Merchandising Manager - Walmart

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Want to help lead the way in redefining how we shop online? The Editorial Manager for eCommerce Site Operations is a critical leader in shaping the creative vision and strategy for our customers' site experience for a department or business area. This person will manage everything from the editorial calendar and content strategy to photography curation and creative asset planning, trend forecasting, competitive analysis and user generated content for a particular department or business area. You'll drive impact through integrated messaging and 360 storytelling to create an inspirational, seamless shopping experience to help drive brand perception, conversion and customer satisfaction for our eCommerce business across all devices and channels.

You'll sweep us off our feet if:

• You're a natural storyteller and love telling stories that bring products to life, helping consumers reimagine merchandise beyond a single product page.

• You're trend obsessed and have a strong aesthetic eye, and can combine competitive analysis, content, merchandise, and presentation to create a site experience that feels unique and inspirational.

• You understand how customers shop online and design shopping experiences that drive customer engagement, trust and purchases.

• You're a thought leader who can communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals, enabling you to earn trust at all levels.

• You use both sides of the brain and can combine data, customer insights and creative intuition to optimize editorial content, deliver on business goals and create a best-in-class customer shopping experience.

• You have an incredible focus on operational excellence and getting the fundamentals right and can identify opportunities for efficiency and improvement.

• You believe in and prioritize the collective success of the team and are quick to jump in, help, mentor, and coach your fellow team members.

You'll make an impact by:

• **Leading the content strategy for your department/business area -**You'll drive the holistic content strategy for a specific department or business area, using trends and customer insights to tell a cohesive story and create a seamless customer experience, overseeing the editorial calendar, trend forecasting, photography curation and creative planning.

• Telling a story through our site - You'll identify key trends and define the department's story-telling roadmap.

• Leveraging data to optimize the content strategy- You'll leverage data, reporting and analytical insights to set goals, measure success and continually refine our content mix and strategy.

• Becoming an invaluable strategic partner to internal stakeholders - You'll advise on and partner with various internal teams to improve processes, identify opportunities, and scale best practice and governance, driving continual assessment and improvement of content strategy direction and execution.

• Operating with excellence - You'll land the fundamentals and create and help scale efficiency and best-in-class workflows, processes and timelines, embedding operational excellence into everything you do and developing associates on the team to increase capabilities and enhance skills, knowledge and performance.

Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field or equivalent experience in Business or related field

Preferred Qualification:

• 5 years related experience in Creative, Editorial, or Content Marketing or related field.

• Bachelor's Degree in business or related field

• Experience managing a team

• Experience in consumer-focused eCommerce environment

• Strong customer obsession focused on building the right site experience for our customer

• Creative and analytical - can comfortably leverage data to inform creative strategy.

• Ability to set clear team objectives and performance measures

• Ability to select and develop a team of future leaders

• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a cross-functional team and willingness to take on responsibilities outside primary job description when necessary

• Assertive, adaptable and demonstrates initiative in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.

Who We Are

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 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. careers.walmart.com

About Global Tech

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We're a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world's largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.2 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service, or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. Being human led is our true disruption.

We're virtual

Working virtually this year has helped us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives and spend less time commuting. Today, we are reimagining the tech workplace of the future by making a permanent transition to virtual work for most of our team. Of course, being together in person is an important part of our culture and shared success. We'll collaborate in person at a regular cadence and with purpose.

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 merchandising, visual design, business management, or related area and 3 years' experience in eCommerce merchandising, UI/UX, interactive and visual design, business management, or related area.
5 years' experience in eCommerce merchandising, UI/UX, interactive and visual design, business management, or related area.
As permitted by applicable law, provide evidence of full vaccination as defined by CDC guidelines OR secure approval of medical or religious accommodation for the vaccination mandate.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

ECommerce merchandising, UI/UX, Interactive and Visual Design, Business Management, or related area, Master's degree in Merchandising, Visual Design, Business Management, or related area

Masters: Business

Primary Location...
850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America