Senior Sales Director - Walmart

About the role

The Senior Director of Sales – Walmart serves as a key leader within the Wellbeing Collective (WBC) team and acts as the "face of the WBC brands" to the customer. This role involves leading the Walmart Sales team in maximizing growth, collaborating with key stakeholders at Walmart and across operating companies, and driving strategic customer partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead Walmart Sales team across all sales efforts in Walmart to maximize growth while being willing to roll your sleeves up and contribute to enhancing process and ways of working
• Play a leadership role within annual ASP collaboration with key stakeholders at Walmart + across our operating companies
• Drive strategic customer partnerships: lead team in collaboration with our customers to ensure true partnership spirit
• Develop and manage strategic planning of annual business at Walmart, providing critical customer input into development of company go-to-market strategies
• Build and enhance process, customer insights, data utilization, and implement the sales best practices
• Drive collaboration with brand, marketing, supply chain to align on goals and deliver AOP
• Build strong external and internal relationships at all levels of management with our customers
• Think long term, drive a consumer and customer oriented vision, and bring your team and cross-functional partners along in that journey
• Provide nimble leadership, both quantitative and strategic, building customer plans that deliver to the long term vision with financial acumen
• Lead annual cross functional planning with key decision makers to drive profitably sales growth
• Articulate the WBC's unique positioning to deliver overall growth and drive the long term strategic vision as partners to Walmart in their category transformation
• Be an ambassador of our team values (Be Yourself, Be Disruptive, Be Passionate, Be Supportive) and contribute to the culture to make it better for all of us!
• Recruit, develop and inspire the team; nurture cultural leaders who will make life at the WBC better for all of us!

Capabilities + Skills Required

• 10-15 years of experience in CPG Sales and/or Retail Merchant/Buyer with a proven track record of success working with multiple top tier retailers (5+ years Walmart experience preferred)
• Proven ability to build & lead a high-performing sales team with 5+ years of people leadership experience
• Deep P&L and Trade Budget knowledge and ownership experience
• An inclusive leader with strong communication skills, a passion for team development and a high degree of comfort in giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Proven ability to build customer relationships and develop a high level of trust
• Proven ability to drive eCommerce sales & customer experience
• Entrepreneurial spirit, tenacity, dependability, integrity, and innovative sensibility
• Ability to influence cross-functionally and build capabilities for the entire company
• Personally, and professionally motivated to deliver results and get things done
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and multitasking ability
• Strong negotiation skills in” getting to yes” with retail partners
• Energized and passionate about building a transformational company in today’s marketplace.
• Ability to change information into insights for actionable growth
• A true “Team Player” who can work cross-functionally to achieve results
• Thought leadership that inspires change and value within the organization

The Details

• Location: Northwest Arkansas, 4X travel per year to company offsites
• Hours: full time, exempt (salaried)
• Manager: VP of Walmart & Club – Wellbeing Collective

What We Offer

• 100% employer-paid medical coverage for employee only, dental + ortho, and vision insurance
• 4 weeks PTO + paid holidays + 12 Mental Health Days per year
• 100% Paid parental leave, Fertility + Adoption Benefits
• 401(k) plan with Employer Match
• Remote Work + Wellness + Cell Phone Stipends
• Free product