Director, Merchandising - Women's Apparel, Walmart Fashion

This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make to create the future of retail, from responsible sourcing to sustainability – and everything in between.As a Merchandising Director, your expertise, vision and strategy will allow you to see the products you buy come to life in stores and online . Leveraging your advocacy and negotiation skills with the access and scale of the Walmart system, you’ll make a direct impact on the business and help families all over the world save money and live better. Guide suppliers and vendors in the development of customer focused processes and products.You enjoy owning and developing plans for highly complex category strategy, supporting long term business plans and executing prioritized strategic initiatives.You are data savvy: you can analyze competition, customer behavior, industry trends, and the macro environment.You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition.You’ll make an impact by:Developing strategy and growth of multiple formats and departments for large, complex, or high-risk categories and subcategories by identifying relevant trends to meet diverse customer needs.Growing your business: planning, budgeting, forecasting and driving growth for the categories and establishing a comprehensive understanding of the competitive landscape.Establishing and influencing high-visibility supplier relationships.Providing overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing cost and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; promoting a customer environment; and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning.Always looking for creative ideas to drive business improvements, innovation, and customer experience.Benefits & Perks:Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work.