Why you should apply for a job with Walmart:
All eligible associates have affordable options that include no lifetime maximum and eligible preventive care covered at 100%.
The enhanced maternity benefit supports birth moms with up to 10 weeks of protected paid time away from work.
Associates can take advantage of Resources for Living, a free confidential counseling and health information service.
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Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Associate Director, Marketing Planning and Strategy - Forecasting
Do you want to redefine how future planning and processes for the Marketing team are created for the world’s leading omni retailer?
The Associate Director, Marketing Planning and Strategy – Forecasting & Process will be responsible for developing and redefining the processes needed to setup a world class marketing organization. Further, this role will have a particular focus on the development and rollout of forecasts across the entire Walmart Marketing Digital landscape. You will work within the Business Operations team and work collaboratively with members of the Marketing Analytics and Data Enablement team to deploy best in class analytical models.
You’ll sweep us off our feet if…
You’ve led multiple Business projects / programs medium to large in scope that are highly complex from planning to minimum realization with full responsibility and accountability for the outcomes; includes organizing and tracking project details and consistent communication with project stakeholders, sponsors, and key personnel
You have experience in acting as a driver for key enterprise initiatives including leading 4-in-the-box collaborating teams to concept, test, optimize and operationalize new ways of business planning
You have strong analytical skills and agility to strategically communicate the relationship between marketing results and business outcomes to drive cross-organizational alignment
You have utilized different digital media attribution methodologies (MMM, MTA, and LTA) to develop forecast models by marketing vehicle
You are familiar with leading discussions with a cross functional audience (category, channel, Finance) to obtain feedback that be used to refine forecasts on future performance
You know how to obtain stakeholder buy-in and present data analysis to teams
You’re detail-oriented, strategic thinker and curious
You’re driven, with strong organizational skills
You’ll make an impact by:
Conduct and lead the full bottoms up planning process across entire Marketing organization
Create and develop best practices that will be deployed across the organization
Develop processes to bridge Enterprise, Category and Channel goals
Manages and ensures the alignment, buy-in, and support of diverse project stakeholders by building and maintaining relationships with media, category and finance
Develop, own, and gain organizational alignment on monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting and analytic models across all digital marketing channels
Create feedback loops across cross functional organization to ensure buy-in and applicability
Provide guidance and strategic recommendations to leadership on performance, business risks and opportunities
Benefits & Perks:
Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
About The Business Operations Team
The Business Operations Team help the Marketing organization-- and individual marketers -- be even more effective, productive, and happy -- by knitting plans, people, process, and tools together to achieve our shared customer and business objectives
About Walmart
Join Walmart and your work could help over 265 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.
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 Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field and 3 years' experience in marketing or related field OR 7 years'
experience in marketing or related field.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Leading cross-functional projects, Marketing or related field, Supervisory experienceMasters: Business Administration
Primary Location...
121 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5989, United States of America
About the company
In 1962, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world’s largest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we’re reinventing the shopping experience - and our associates are at the heart of it (all 2.2 million of them). When you join our Walmart family of ...