(USA) Manager, Business Strategy

Position Summary... What you'll do... Role summary: The role shall drive cross-functional initiatives to resolve business challenges and drive transformational change across the organization. This role supports strategic initiatives by gathering and cleaning data, building analyses, creating dashboards, preparing presentation materials, maintaining project trackers, shaping strategy & strategic initiatives and supporting business cases. The position requires managing projects from conception through implementation, ensuring alignment with company goals while fostering continuous improvement. The role holder will provide data analysis & insights support, strategy creation, program planning & management, and communication support for Walmart’s Sourcing & Procurement teams as part of the Strategy & Transformation team. About the team: The Strategy & Transformation team drives enterprise Sourcing & Procurement priorities by delivering high-value initiatives and scaling effective practices across teams, markets, and categories. The team emphasizes clear decision-making, disciplined pilots, strong governance, and AI/digital enablement to achieve measurable enterprise impact. Collaborating cross-functionally, the team focuses on business planning, data analysis, and go-to-market strategies to support transformational change and continuous improvement. This group fosters disciplined execution and innovation to enhance operational performance and deliver sustainable business results aligned with organizational goals. What you'll do: Conduct data pulls, data cleaning, analysis, and research to support strategy and transformation projects. Support business cases, financial models, benchmarking, value sizing, and opportunity assessments. Lead change initiatives by implementing transformational processes, assessing readiness, and ensuring timely project execution. Develop and communicate strategic business plans, aligning priorities and managing resources to achieve objectives. Monitor key performance metrics, communicate strategic direction, and recommend program enhancements to leadership. Develop clear PowerPoint materials, executive summaries, project updates, and working-team documents. Use AI / LLM tools to summarize information, generate insights, shape strategy, build dashboards, and create workflows for recurring tasks. Support playbooks, templates, governance materials, operating rhythms, and repeatable tools. What you'll bring: Proven experience managing business strategy and leading cross-functional initiatives Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis, SQL, and analytic applications to inform decision-making. Expertise in developing and executing business plans aligned with business needs. Demonstrated ability to manage change initiatives Excellent communication and collaboration skills to influence and align various teams and stakeholders. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects while adapting to evolving business priorities. Commitment to ethical standards, integrity, and fostering a high-performing team environment. Problem solving toolkit to break down ambiguous questions and supports practical recommendations. AI and Digital Fluency: Uses AI, automation, and analytics tools to improve productivity and decision support 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 $70,000.00 - $130,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ‎ 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, Statistics, Social Science, Communications, or related field and 3 years’ experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or relevant area OR 5 years’ experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area. Preferred Qualifications... Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications. Supervising Associates, Working on cross-functional teams or projects Primary Location... 703 Associate 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. About Walmart: Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we're reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.