(USA) Senior Manager, Assortment Activation

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:
The Senior Manager, Assortment Activation, leads the strategic planning and execution of modular and relay initiatives to ensure alignment with enterprise objectives. This role oversees resource management, operational standards, and cross-functional collaboration to drive consistent execution quality. By fostering continuous improvement and mentoring emerging leaders, the position supports business priorities through data-driven decision-making and process optimization. The role demands strong governance, risk mitigation, and stakeholder coordination to deliver impactful results while upholding the highest standards of integrity and operational excellence.
About the team:
The Assortment Activation team collaborates with merchant stakeholders to optimize in-store space and item placement aligned with customer needs. This team leads effective assortment execution by managing resources, timelines, and evaluating modular performance to maximize space utilization and productivity. They provide strategic guidance, uphold execution standards, and drive continuous process improvements. Working cross-functionally, the team ensures clear, accurate assortments that support business priorities and enhance the shopping experience. Their focus on strategic planning, execution, and operational excellence enables consistent delivery of impactful results.
What you'll do:

• Lead end-to-end planning, governance, and oversight of modular and relay initiatives to ensure alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Manage portfolio capacity and resources, sequencing work to meet business rhythms and store readiness.
• Establish and enforce execution standards and best practices, conducting post-implementation reviews to scale improvements.
• Serve as a strategic liaison across Insights, Space, and Merchant teams to align decisions with execution realities.
• Mentor managers and associates, fostering continuous learning and leadership development.
• Drive process optimization, risk mitigation, and data-informed decision-making to support operational excellence.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience in strategic planning, execution leadership, and governance of complex initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage portfolios and resources effectively, balancing capacity with business priorities.
• Expertise in process optimization, risk management, and data analysis to drive operational excellence.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, enabling alignment between insights, merchant, and leadership teams.
• Demonstrated leadership in mentoring and developing high-potential talent to build future leaders.
• Ability to design and monitor KPIs, ensuring continuous improvement and quality standards.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, integrity, and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in business, merchandising, operations, or related area and 5 years’ experience in retail operations, merchandising, or modular execution, including 2 years’ experience leading teams or cross-functional programs.
Option 2: 7 years’ progressive experience in retail operations, merchandising, or modular execution, with demonstrated leadership of large-scale relay/mod initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Experience influencing senior stakeholders across formats., Experience with enterprise modular planning and retail execution platforms., Master’s degree in business, merchandising, operations, or related area.

Primary Location...

1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.