Senior Manager, Business Analysis and Insights - Discovery & Emerging Brand

Reference: R-2663213Posted: 2026-10-08Location: BENTONVILLE, AR, United StatesSalary: $80000 - $155000/yearType: Full time / Regular/PermanentCompany: WalmartBusiness Segment: Home OfficeRole summary: 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 identifies promising brands early to support Walmart’s growth. Collaborating with Merchandising, Marketplace, Finance, and other teams, they transform market signals into actionable insights. The team focuses on data-driven analysis, stakeholder collaboration, and strategic communication to enable faster, informed decisions. Their work strengthens Walmart’s assortment and supplier partnerships by delivering impactful business strategies. Committed to providing merchants with timely information, the team drives scalable business success through effective collaboration and insightful analysis. What you'll do: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.What you'll bring: A commercial builder with strong instincts for brand, category, and customer potential. You know how to spot what is next, understand why it matters, and build the case for Walmart to move early. You are equally comfortable evaluating a founder’s pitch, working a trade show floor, digging into data, and turning messy signals into sharp recommendations. You balance instinct with evidence and understand customer demand, retail economics, and operational readiness. You build trust with founders, investors, merchants, and cross-functional partners while keeping a high-volume pipeline moving. Strong project management, storytelling, prioritization, and zero-to-one building skills are essential. 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 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. 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