Senior Manager, Product Development (Baby Fashion)

Position Summary...

What youll do...

Senior Manager Product DevelopmentRelocation Required to Bentonville AR At Walmart we help people save money so they can live better. This mission guides every decision we make and inspires us to shape the future of retail. As part of our Private Brand Product Development organization youll help create baby apparel that delivers unbeatable value quality comfort and style to millions of customers in stores and online. As a Senior Manager Product Development Baby Fashion you will bring Walmarts Private Brand product strategy to life through innovative product development strong cross-functional leadership and a deep understanding of baby customer needs (newborntoddler) and caregiver expectations. You will guide product from concept through final sample approval partnering closely with Design Merchandising Technical Design Sourcing Quality and global teams to deliver exceptional results. This is a unique opportunity to elevate Walmarts Baby Fashion brandsbalancing trend comfort safety and valueand to influence the everyday lives of millions of families. What Youll Do

• Product Strategy & Category Leadership
• Partner with Merchandising and Design to define and execute Private Brand Baby Fashion strategies grounded in customer insights trend research and competitive benchmarking.
• Serve as a category expert across baby apparel (e.g. bodysuits sleepers sets outerwear accessories) understanding caregiver needs fabric/trim innovation and supplier capabilities.
• Identify whitespace opportunities across good/better/best tiers key price points and seasonal moments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with Design Merchandising Technical Design Sourcing Quality/Compliance Packaging and global partners to bring assortments to life.
• Influence decisions across the product lifecycle including assortment architecture pricing targets manufacturing strategy replenishment readiness supply chain execution and floor set planning.
• Align on brand standards and ensure product storytelling supports omni-channel execution.

Quality Safety Value & Execution

• Lead development of high-quality baby products that meet Walmart standards for fit comfort durability and value.
• Ensure strict adherence to testing compliance and quality assurance protocols with a strong focus on baby-specific requirements (e.g. material safety trim safety labeling and performance standards).
• Own seasonal development calendars and deliver milestones with consistent on-time execution.

Business Ownership

• Analyze weekly and seasonal performance to identify trends risks and opportunities; translate insights into actions on future assortments.
• Partner with Sourcing to meet cost targets negotiate pricing and drive cost engineering (fabric optimization construction efficiencies packaging improvements) without compromising quality.
• Drive key business metrics across margin sales inventory efficiency and assortment productivity.

Leadership & Team Development

• Manage and mentor Product Development team members across multiple levels; set clear expectations and develop capability in baby-specific product knowledge.
• Foster a culture of innovation accountability and proactive problem solving.
• Lead process improvements that increase efficiency improve quality outcomes and accelerate speed-to-market.

What Youll Bring

• Passion for baby fashion and delivering products that caregivers trust for comfort safety and value.
• Strong leadership communication and organizational skills with the ability to influence across functions.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and multiple seasonal work-streams.
• Data-driven decision making paired with trend-right product instincts.
• A creative solutions-oriented mindset and ability to remove obstacles for the team.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years of global apparel product development and sourcing experience preferably within Baby/Kids categories.
• Proven experience partnering cross-functionally with Design Merchandising Technical Design Sourcing and international teams.
• Strong cost engineering negotiation and vendor management capabilities.
• Experience managing multi-season calendars and delivering to key milestone gates.
• Demonstrated success in people leadership and talent development.
• Excellent organizational communication and presentation skills.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Product & Business Performance
• Achievement of annual sales margin and cost targets.
• On-time delivery of seasonal milestones (95% calendar compliance).
• Improved SKU productivity sell-through and inventory efficiency.

Quality Safety & Compliance

• Reduction in quality defects and improved testing pass rates.
• 100% adherence to Walmart compliance quality and baby safety protocols.
• Trend Customer & Innovation Impact
• Seasonal delivery of trend-right assortments and meaningful innovations (comfort fabric easy-care functional details).
• Improved customer ratings reviews and satisfaction metrics.

Leadership & Process Excellence

• High team engagement and development of talent pipelines.
• Successful execution of process improvements that enhance efficiency and/or speed-to-market.

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 unique styles experiences identities ideas and opinions while being welcoming 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 youll quickly find were a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the worlds most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and youll discover why we are a world leader in a culture of belonging sustainability and community involvement. From day one youll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. 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 Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sams Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelors 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 .
The annual salary range for this position is $110000.00 - $220000.00 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
Bachelors degree in Business Administration Marketing Design or related field and 4 years experience in design merchandising marketing or
related area OR 6 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.

Application development experience with emphasis on VBA and SQL programming languages Creative design software Financial modeling Leading and completing cross-functional projects Manufacturing product development or packaging Microsoft Office Supervisory

Masters: Arts Masters: Business Masters: Science

Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification Six Sigma - Certification

Primary Location...

600 Integrity Dr Bentonville AR 72716 United States of America

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