Senior Manager, Business Operations eCommerce - Category Enablement & Strategic Initiatives
Position Summary...
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chart the roadmap for tomorrow.
Key Responsibilities:
- Craft and continuously optimize the alcohol go-to-market strategy (assortment, pricing, fulfilment, compliance).
- Serve as single-threaded owner of Alcohol within the "4-in-the-Box" (Product, Design, Tech, Ops) cadence-driving prioritization, sprint readiness, and KPI reviews.
- Run a lightweight PMO that sources, sizes and shepherds high-impact bets (e.g., same-day local pickup network, AI-driven listing quality, community-sourced curation).
- Lead cross-functional workstreams, owning timelines, resources and risk registers for multi-quarter programs across marketing, supply-chain, finance and legal.
- Use discovery frameworks (JTBD interviews, design sprints) to surface unmet customer and seller needs; translate findings into business cases and OKRs.
- Create executive-ready communications on progress, learnings and pivots that influence VP/SVP stakeholders.
- Identify, structure and execute discovery-to-delivery projects-mapping stakeholders, clarifying scope, prioritising work, and guiding teams end-to-end to unlock new opportunities and solve complex problems.
Minimum qualifications
- 8+ years in category management, strategy consulting or program management within e-commerce/CPG; 3+ years directly leading people or large-scale initiatives.
- Demonstrated success launching or scaling an age-restricted category (alcohol, tobacco, pharma) or similarly regulated vertical online.
- Deep fluency in category analytics, P&L ownership and cross-functional leadership; comfort with ambiguity and "zero-to-one" builds.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Supply-Chain, or related field.
Preferred qualifications
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree.
- Familiarity with US alcohol laws, ID-scanning tech stacks, and 3-tier distribution a plus
- Previous experience in management consulting or corporate strategy accelerating net-new growth programs.
You'll wow us if you…
- Translate messy problem spaces into crisp frameworks and north-star metrics.
- Influence without authority, energizing diverse partners to deliver bold outcomes.
- Balance strategic vision with hands-on execution-equally at ease in an executive readout or configuring a Jira board.
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
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 information technology, computer science, or related area and 5 years' experience in eCommerce merchandising, site operations, business management, or related area OR 7 years' experience in eCommerce merchandising, site operations, business management, information technology, computer science or related area. 2 years' supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
ECommerce Merchandising, Site Operations, Business Management, or related area, Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related area
Primary Location...
702 Sw 8Th 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.
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