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Senior Manager, Merchandising Planning (Sam's Club)

Walmart

Walmart

Sales & Business Development
Bentonville, AR, USA
USD 90k-180k / year
Posted on Apr 23, 2025

Position Summary...

Join the Sam’s Club Merchandise Planning Team as a Senior Manager, Merchandise Planning and your work could help over 30 million members live better every week. Join our team and you’ll quickly find we’re a team that wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Sam’s Club is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.

We are seeking an experienced and analytical Senior Manager, Merchandise Planning to support our non-GM merchandising teams. This individual will be responsible for accurately planning all promotional events and one-time buys. The successful candidate will act as a co-pilot to the cross-functional matrix team, driving financial performance through data-driven insights and strategic planning.

What you'll do...

  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop, refine, and implement merchandise strategies that support business objectives
  • Develop and maintain accurate financial models to identify trends and provide insights that drive key business decisions that will improve productivity, grow sales and enhance profitability
  • Develop and deliver reporting to senior leadership on key performance metrics, budget versus actuals, forecast projections, and sell-through.
  • Perform ad-hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives and evaluate business opportunities

You’ll make an impact by demonstrating:

  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data
  • Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams and influencing senior leadership
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders
  • Strong business acumen and ability to think strategically
  • Experience with SQL, PowerBI, and BigQuery is preferred
At Sam's Club, 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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. 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.

- Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Live Better U is a company 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.

Minimum Qualifications...

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

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field and 4 years’ experience in retail, merchandising, forecasting, or related area. OR 6 years’ experience in retail, merchandising, forecasting, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Negotiating terms and costing, Profit and Loss (P&L) Responsibility, Retail Link, Supervisory Masters: Marketing

Primary Location...

2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America