Senior Manager, Product Development - Pet Foods

Senior Manager, Product Development - Pet Foods

The Senior Manager, Product Development on the Pet Team, leads cross-functional collaboration to drive product initiatives from concept through lifecycle management, ensuring alignment with business strategies and quality standards. This role involves managing development activities for dry, wet, and fresh food for dogs and cats. The position requires strategic oversight of product specifications, market benchmarking, and performance tracking to support financial goals. The role also works with multiple cross functional teams, fosters effective communication, and implements continuous improvements to enhance product performance and customer satisfaction within a dynamic retail environment. About the team: The Product Development team shapes the strategy for Walmart Brands across all pet product categories, from food to toys. They create the vision and products that support customers and their pets, collaborating closely with Merchandising, Sourcing, Quality Assurance, and external suppliers. The team drives product initiatives aligned with business goals, ensuring timely delivery and quality through effective project and portfolio management. By leveraging cross-functional communication and industry insights, they bring innovative products to market that uphold Walmart's commitment to value and customer satisfaction.

What You'll Do...

Lead cross-functional communication to align product development initiatives and ensure timely updates to stakeholders.

Manage development activities by creating strategies and tactics while collaborating with teams to support business strategies.

Develop and monitor product specifications throughout the lifecycle to maintain quality and meet customer requirements.

Conduct root cause analysis to identify and resolve product issues, ensuring solutions are implemented effectively.

Drive product strategy by analyzing market trends, benchmarking, and providing recommendations to senior leadership.

Oversee execution of business plans, removing obstacles and adjusting performance to meet objectives.

Foster a high-performing and collaborative work environment.

What You'll Bring...

Proven expertise in product development processes, ensuring timely delivery and quality standards.

Experience in pet food formulation, pet nutrition, cost engineering, and manufacturability.

Expert in developing and executing product strategies aligned with business goals.

Skilled in conducting root cause analysis and implementing effective solutions to resolve product issues.

Excellent skills in communication and collaboration with internal and external partners to drive alignment.

Demonstrated capability in driving digital launches for Pet products.

Proficiency in navigating pet food regulatory changes and ensuring compliance on claims and packaging.

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 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...

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.