(USA) Manager, Assortment Insights

Walmart; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) and stock purchase

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Walmart seeks an Assortment Insights Manager to shape category and department assortments and layouts across stores and digital platforms. You will analyze data on customer behavior and industry trends to deliver insights to the Merchandising team, driving cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement while upholding integrity and customer focus.

The role emphasizes data storytelling, strategic thinking, and influencing partners in a fast-paced retail environment with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Design, Marketing, Mathematics, or related field and 2 years’ experience in retail, replenishment, supplier sales, finance, or related area OR 4 years’ experience in retail, replenishment, supplier sales, finance, or related area.
• Category Management, Microsoft Office, Retail Industry, Supervising Associates

Responsibilities

• Shape assortment strategy using customer behavior, channel preferences, and category performance across stores and digital.
• Conduct advanced insights work including segmentation, trip missions, clustering, and localization to understand customer needs.
• Generate actionable insights and recommendations by analyzing data, trends, performance drivers, and market opportunities and translating those into actionable insights.
• Deliver diagnostics and performance narratives to identify what's working (and what isn't), identifying root causes and translate findings into clear actions and priorities.
• Develop next-generation space recommendations that improve customer experience, shopability, and productivity.
• Measure impact by defining success metrics, developing test vs. control approaches, evaluating results, and refining recommendations over time.

Skills

Merchandising

Strategy

Insights

Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Design, Marketing, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

The Assortment Insights Manager supports the development of category and department assortments and layouts, aligning strategies with overall category and department goals. This role analyzes data to identify customer behavior and industry trends, and translate those data points into actionable insights for the Merchandising team. The position includes data analysis and storytelling, influence, and fostering strong cross-functional relationships. The manager drives continuous improvement and upholds company values by promoting integrity, accountability, and a customer-focused approach to deliver impactful business results.

About the team:

The Assortment Insights team transforms complex customer, business, and industry data into clear, actionable insights that guide merchandising strategy across stores and digital platforms. The team identifies opportunities to optimize assortment, space, and customer experience in alignment with evolving needs, supporting future growth. Collaborating closely with Merchandising and cross-functional partners, the team influences decisions on assortment, localization, space allocation, category flow, and digital experiences. By integrating multiple data sources, they translate complex datasets into clear insights, highlight key opportunities, and provide strategic recommendations to enhance the customer experience and drive business performance.

What you'll do:

• Shape assortment strategy using customer behavior, channel preferences, and category performance across stores and digital.
• Conduct advanced insights work including segmentation, trip missions, clustering, and localization to understand customer needs.
• Generate actionable insights and recommendations by analyzing data, trends, performance drivers, and market opportunities and translating those into actionable insights.
• Deliver diagnostics and performance narratives to identify what's working (and what isn't), identifying root causes and translate findings into clear actions and priorities.
• Develop next-generation space recommendations that improve customer experience, shopability, and productivity.
• Measure impact by defining success metrics, developing test vs. control approaches, evaluating results, and refining recommendations over time.

What you'll bring:

• Experience in merchandising, strategy, insights, or analytics with a demonstrated ability to connect insights to business decisions.
• Strong strategic and analytical thinking , including data literacy and the ability to synthesize multiple data inputs into a clear point of view and practical recommendations.
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners through strong storytelling, executive-ready communication, and stakeholder management.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset, able to define structure, drive clarity, and move work forward.
• Ability to leverage artificial intelligence to analyze complex data, accelerate insights, and develop creative solutions to business challenges.
• Commitment to integrity, accountability, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced retail environment.

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 (https://one.walmart.com/) .

The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00 - $130,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

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, Design, Marketing, Mathematics, or related field and 2 years’ experience in retail, replenishment, supplier sales, finance, or related area OR 4 years’ experience in retail, replenishment, supplier sales, finance, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Category Management, Microsoft Office, Retail Industry, Supervising Associates

Primary Location...

601 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.