(USA) Merchandising Director (HO) - Specialty Brands, Hayneedle, ART, and Allswell

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Director Merchandising, Specialty Brands, Hayneedle, ART, and Allswell

Are you excited to change the way people shop for home merchandise? Our customer obsessed team helps people discover, acquire and enjoy home goods that match their style at a great value. The Walmart Home Specialty Brands team delights customers at three direct to consumer online businesses Art.com, Hayneedle.com and AllswellHome.com as well as through product development in omni retail channels. The number one reason people join us is to be a part of a nimble, high-performing team doing omni merchandising at scale where they get direct connections with marketing, engineering and operations.

We are seeking a Director of Merchandising and influential business leader to help us define the future of commerce and retail. As the merchandising team leader you will be responsible for building multiple brands thru a comprehensive merchandising strategy vision that suits each brand; being at the helm of driving the integration and execution of your cut through assortment strategies for both all three brands; leading the site merchandising team giving vision and direction on how customers interact with our items and assortment; building cross-functional relationships with marketing, operations, engineering, business operations and finance.  This is an exciting opportunity to exercise your deep merchandising knowledge and passion leading teams, create new ways to delight customers and grow your career as part of a nimble and high-performing team. The ideal candidate will have a growth mindset, deep passion for the customer, and data driven insights and be able to anticipate what the customer needs throughout the year. This role will report to the President, Walmart Home Specialty Brands, have three direct reports and an entire team of at least eleven.  

You’ll sweep us off our feet if:

• You are comfortable managing a multimillion-dollar business with profit and loss responsibility
• You are an entrepreneur and enjoy being the CEO of your business
• You enjoy learning about the latest trends (home décor trends, interior design trends, home trends), products, and your market
• You are data savvy: you can analyze performance, develop thoughtful insights, create data driven action plans, forecast impact and translate results into long term strategies
• You built teams, strategies and process to inspire customers with large assortments and large vendor bases
• You enjoy working with multiple cross-functional collaborators and influencing them to drive your assortment and site merchandising vision.
• You create a learning environment for your team and peer teams
• You make trust a competitive advantage by serving the good of our communities and the environment by becoming a regenerative company while making real progress in the areas of equity and inclusion at Walmart and beyond.   
• You have strong presentation skills with an exceptional ability to communicate ideas and findings to senior leaders.

You’ll love this job if you have/are:

• A growth mindset – You love to learn and believe in constant improvement for yourself and your business.
• A customer-obsession - You bring customer focus to everything you do and inspire others to do the same
• A self-starter - You are ambitious and resourceful, able to work effectively with complex problems
• An operator - You get stuff done, have a desire to make operations run more efficiently and have a sense of urgency around action, accuracy and feedback.
• A problem solver - You see “yes” as the answer and are creative about breaking down barriers.
• A confident leader - You are assertive and can motivate associates across functions and suppliers around the globe
• An effective communicator - You disseminate information clearly and consistently to audiences of all backgrounds and levels and functions

You’ll make an impact by:

• Driving the Specialty Brands merchandising and site merchandising teams: you’ll build strategies, manage KPIs, drive profitable growth, and use vision and creativity to impact the customer experience thru a compelling product offering merchandised well on our web properties.
• Building relationships: you’ll use your incredible influencing and engaging leadership skills to build solid and productive partnerships with your merchant team, suppliers, vendors, business partners and other Walmart Omni Merchants leaders (all high visibility partnerships)
• Making decisions: you’ll make decisions about nearly every aspect of the business including: assortment, positioning, execution pricing, replenishment, packaging, supply chain, manufacturers, store operations, layouts, budgets, store placements and site merchandising.
• Designing, developing, and launching products: you’ll devise long-term strategies and marshal your team to coordinate new, exclusive, differentiated products for Hayneedle. Art.com and Allswell Home that serves the customer needs.
• Inspiring and motivating a team: You’ll have direct reports and multiple peers who are the best in the business and looking for a leader to help make them all better.
• Knowing your category: You’ll know your customers and suppliers in the home goods space better than anyone and are always thinking about what is next for your business

Minimum Qualifications                 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field and 3 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area OR 5 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area

Preferred Qualifications               

• Master's degree in Business, Merchandising
• 5+ years’ experience in retail merchandising
• 5+ year’s supervisory experience
• 5+ years’ experience negotiating with third-party suppliers
• 3+ years’ experience managing teams
• eCommerce experience

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

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, Merchandising , or related field and 5 years’ experience in merchandising management, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area. OR 7 years’ experience in merchandising management, buying, financial planning, operations, 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.

Leading cross-functional teams, Microsoft Office, Negotiating with third-party suppliersMasters: Business Administration

Primary Location...

702 SW 8TH ST, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716, United States of America