(USA) Senior Manager, Business Analysis and Insights

About the role

The Senior Manager of New Brand Discovery & Acquisition sits at the front edge of what's next for Walmart, identifying the brands, founders, and ideas that could shape tomorrow's basket. This role owns the new-to-Walmart pipeline, turning merchant priorities into a proactive hunt for high-potential brands across categories. They build relationships with founders, investors, and accelerators, scout the places where new brands are breaking, and turn early signals into sharp recommendations for merchants and leadership. Part strategist, part scout, part relationship-builder, this person helps Walmart find great brands earlier and gives them a clear path from discovery to scale.

About the team

The Discovery & Emerging Brands team within Supplier Excellence focuses on identifying promising brands early to support Walmart's growth. Collaborating across Merchandising, Marketplace, Finance, and other teams, the group transforms early market signals into actionable insights. This enables faster, informed decisions that strengthen Walmart's assortment and supplier partnerships. The team emphasizes data-driven analysis, stakeholder collaboration, and strategic communication to deliver impactful business strategies. Their goal is to discover opportunities swiftly and provide merchants with the information needed to act confidently, driving scalable business success for Walmart.

Responsibilities

• Build the Emerging Brands intelligence engine – Build the systems, tools, and signals that help Walmart spot the next breakout brands earlier and act faster.
• Build the brand evaluation system across growth, demand, differentiation, readiness, and Walmart opportunity.
• Connect the signals across sales, search, social, Marketplace, DTC, competitive retail, investors, and customer insights.
• Work cross-functionally with merchants, Supplier Excellence, Marketplace, WMC, data, and insights teams to identify whitespace and priority bets.
• Turn data into action with sharp business cases, recommendations, and leadership storytelling.
• Build for scale by improving the tools, reporting, and automation behind the work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Statistics, or related field and 4 years' experience in data analytics, project management, business, or related area OR 6 years' experience in data analytics, project management, business, or related area.
• 2 years' experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office.

Preferred qualifications

• Statistical Programming Language
• Supervising Associates
• Working on cross-functional teams or projects
• Masters: Business Administration
• Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification
• Six Sigma Black Belt - Certification
• Six Sigma Green Belt - Certification

Skills

• Strong instincts for brand, category, and customer potential
• Ability to spot what is next, understand why it matters, and build the case for Walmart to move early
• Comfortable evaluating a founder's pitch, working a trade show floor, digging into data, and turning messy signals into sharp recommendations
• Balances instinct with evidence; understands customer demand, retail economics, and operational readiness
• Builds trust with founders, investors, merchants, and cross-functional partners
• Strong project management, storytelling, prioritization, and zero-to-one building skills

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $155,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include stock.

Benefits

• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes (amount depends on job classification and length of employment; meets or exceeds paid sick leave laws where applicable)
• Live Better U education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates (programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees completely paid by Walmart)

Schedule

Primary location: 601 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

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