Position Summary...

What you'll do...

The Senior Manager of Assortment Insights for Consumables leads the development of customer-led assortment and space strategies that guide how our departments show up in stores and across channels. This role uses customer purchasing behavior, segmentation, trip missions, clustering/localization insights, and performance data to inform department flow, space allocation, and Strategy Guides, enabling continuous evolution of the customer experience beyond the traditional relay cycle. What You’ll Do

• Shape assortment strategy by using customer behavior, channel preferences, and category performance to define what “great” looks like for how the department shows across stores and channels.
• Conduct advanced insights work including customer segmentation, trip missions, and clustering/localization to reflect customer needs at scale.
• Develop and evolve Strategy Guides by establishing clear space principles and decision guardrails (e.g., category flow, adjacencies, sightlines, capacity, and footage guidance) that create consistency while enabling smart localization.
• Generate actionable insights and recommendations by analyzing internal and external data, identifying customer/industry trends, and surfacing performance drivers and market opportunities that inform space and assortment direction.
• Deliver diagnostics and performance narratives by identifying what is working (and what isn’t), pinpointing root causes, and translating findings into clear actions and priorities.
• Drive next-generation space thinking by building recommendations for department layouts and future formats, connecting customer needs to improved shopping experience, shop-ability, and productivity.
• Measure and show impact by defining success metrics, establishing test/control measurement approaches where appropriate, and tracking outcomes to refine strategy over time.
• Elevate team capability by sharing knowledge, mentoring others, improving ways of working, and raising the bar on insight quality, clarity, and business influence.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in merchandising, strategy, insights, or analytics with a demonstrated ability to connect insights to business decisions.
• Strong strategic and analytical thinking, including the ability to synthesize multiple data inputs into a clear point of view and practical recommendations.
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners through strong storytelling, executive-ready communication, and stakeholder management.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset, able to define structure, drive clarity, and move work forward.
• Ability to leverage AI to develop repeatable frameworks that scale across teams and categories.
• Strong learning agility and continuous improvement mindset, ability to influence organizational change toward insight-led decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Finance, Computer Science, Data Science, Business, or related field, OR 5+ years of experience in analytics, merchandising, or insights.
• 3+ years of experience in Consumer Insights, Category Management, or Strategic Assortment Planning.

Benefits & Culture

• Compensation: $90,000–$180,000 plus annual bonus and stock options.
• Perks: 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, maternity/parental leave, multiple health plans, PTO.
• Culture: Inclusive environment rooted in belonging, respect, and growth mindset.

Mission: Join us and help over 275 million customers live better each week through insights-driven retail innovation 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 :
- Stock

ㅤ

ㅤ

ㅤ

ㅤ

‎

Minimum Qualifications...

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

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Design, Marketing, Mathematics, or related field and 3 years’ experience in retail, replenishment, supplier sales, finance, or related area OR 5 years’ experience in retail, replenishment, supplier sales, finance, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Category Management, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Retail Industry, Supervising Associates

Primary Location...

601 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.