Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:
The Senior Manager, Product Development leads cross-functional collaboration to drive product initiatives from conception through lifecycle completion, ensuring alignment with business strategies and quality standards. This role involves managing sourcing activities, conducting root cause analysis, and resolving issues to meet production timelines. By leveraging industry benchmarking and data insights, the position supports product innovation and financial performance. The manager also directs team development, fosters effective communication with stakeholders, and implements continuous improvements to enhance product delivery and customer satisfaction within a dynamic business environment.
About the team:
The Product Development team leads cross-functional initiatives to advance product strategies from concept through lifecycle management. Collaborating with internal and external partners, the team ensures alignment, resolves challenges, and meets production timelines. Utilizing data analysis, industry benchmarking, and clear communication, the team supports business objectives and enhances product quality. Members focus on continuous improvement, innovation, and delivering value through effective product plans. The team maintains high standards of integrity and operational excellence while fostering a collaborative environment dedicated to achieving results and supporting organizational goals.
What you'll do:

• Lead product development initiatives by managing communications with internal and external partners to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
• Oversee sourcing activities, validating documentation and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support business strategies.
• Develop and monitor product specifications throughout the lifecycle, conducting benchmarking and resolving issues to maintain quality standards.
• Direct product strategy implementation by analyzing market trends, customer needs, and business impact to recommend enhancements.
• Drive execution of business plans by identifying needs, removing obstacles, and measuring performance against objectives.
• Mentor and develop associates, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

What you'll bring:

• Proven expertise in managing product development through all lifecycle stages, ensuring quality and alignment with business strategies.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive initiatives to meet production timelines.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing effective solutions to resolve product issues.
• Ability to analyze market trends and benchmark industry standards to inform product strategies.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with internal and external partners and provide clear updates.
• Demonstrated capability in developing business plans, tracking performance metrics, and adjusting strategies accordingly.
• Leadership experience in mentoring and developing team members to achieve high performance.

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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 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.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Design, or related field and 4 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or
related area OR 6 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Application development experience with emphasis on VBA and SQL programming languages, Creative design software, Financial modeling, Leading and completing cross-functional projects, Manufacturing, product development, or packaging, Microsoft Office, SupervisoryMasters: Arts, Masters: Business, Masters: ScienceProject Management - Project Management Professional - Certification, Six Sigma - Certification

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.