Manager, Product Development

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

What You Will Do

• Manage product specifications across the full product lifecycle
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners to define product needs, drive initiatives, resolve issues, and ensure alignment.
  • Conduct industry benchmarking to identify product details, specifications, and trends.
  • Review and manage sample assortments and create detailed product specifications.
  • Submit colors, components, and aesthetics for approval; provide reports throughout development, approval, and production stages.
  • Identify potential issues early, perform root cause analysis, communicate findings, and recommend solutions.
  • Conduct in‑store visual reviews to identify variances and evaluate products against specifications.
• Support and influence product strategy for the department
  • Conduct research to understand current and future customer needs.
  • Analyze data to assess business impact and streamline product development and delivery processes.
  • Aggregate research insights to provide business intelligence.
  • Communicate protocols and make recommendations to senior leaders on new or enhanced product offerings.
• Drive communication and alignment across partners
  • Manage communications with internal and external partners through multiple channels.
  • Provide updates to cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment on product development initiatives.
  • Identify potential lifecycle issues, investigate causes, perform root cause analysis, and recommend and implement solutions.
  • Ensure timely communication with stakeholders throughout the process.
• Manage sourcing activities to support business strategies
  • Ensure sourcing documents are completed accurately and on time.
  • Validate data and documentation for accuracy and audit readiness.
  • Work with cross‑functional teams to attach all necessary data points to items.
  • Assist sourcing managers with special projects.
• Ensure product alignment with merchandising strategies
  • Support creative direction for new products and collaborate with merchants.
  • Provide guidance on product strategies and requirements to drive financial performance.
  • Track performance metrics to ensure alignment with goals.
  • Evaluate the full product lifecycle to identify and address issues and ensure on‑time delivery.
  • Support cross‑functional teams to resolve issues with minimal business disruption.
• Lead and support team and organizational initiatives
  • Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Support plans and initiatives that meet customer and business needs.
  • Set goals, communicate objectives, and measure progress.
  • Identify improvement opportunities, demonstrate adaptability, and promote continuous learning.

What You Will Bring

• Strong ability to manage product specifications and lifecycle activities end‑to‑end.
• Expertise in root cause analysis, issue identification, and solution recommendation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams and external partners.
• Analytical skills to interpret data, assess business impact, and inform product decisions.
• Clear communication skills to ensure alignment across teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with sourcing documentation, data validation, and audit‑ready reporting.
• Understanding of merchandising strategies and ability to guide creative product direction.
• Ability to evaluate product performance and lead corrective actions.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple initiatives, timelines, and stakeholder relationships.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, adaptability, and driving results.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart 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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people.  

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 responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.   

#LI-onsite 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 :
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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 2 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area OR 4 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.

Customer Service, Data Analysis and Insights, Microsoft Office, Product Development, Programming Language - VBA, Project Management, Statistical Programming Language - Structured Query Language (SQL), Supervising Associates

Primary Location...

1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

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