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(USA) Senior Manager, Marketing Planning And Strategy

Walmart

Bentonville, AR
Full Time
Senior
90k-180k
about 11 hours ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Senior Manager - Marketing Planning and Strategy will be a pivotal role for the continued growth of Sam's Club. You will be a business owner for local marketing campaigns, developing campaign strategy, driving membership acquisition, and ensuring successful market entry. Reporting to the Director for Sam's Club Marketing, you will work across multi-channel campaigns and collaborate with complex cross-functional teams to achieve campaign goals and support store growth and awareness.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement local marketing strategies that align with the company's overall goals and objectives while ensuring each strategy is tailored to each market's unique characteristics.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Membership, Channel Owners, Creative Teams and Insights team to bring the program to life, including strategy, content development, execution, measurement, and reporting.
  • Oversee event logistics, vendor coordination, and day-of-event management to ensure seamless execution.
  • Serve as the day-to-day contact for the lead agency to ensure all activations are coming to life in the local community.
  • Manage multiple aspects of various projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams like Membership, Operations, and Real Estate to drive awareness, membership growth and sales for retail locations.
  • Stay up to date on industry trends, best practices and the competitive landscape to identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
  • Monitor and report on key performance indicators to measure the success of local marketing campaigns and strategies.
  • Understand store design and layout to ensure new clubs meet brand standards and provide an optimal shopping experience.
  • Track and analyze membership acquisition metrics to measure campaign success and optimize campaigns based on data.

Requirements

  • Proven track record in event marketing, strategic planning, and member acquisition.
  • Experience in retail marketing, including brand management, online/offline marketing, and managing vendor contracts and relationships.
  • Strong communication and project management skills for coordinating with legal, real estate, construction, and store operations teams.
  • Experience analyzing demographics, market trends, and competition for location selection and go-to-market strategies.
  • Financial acumen to manage budgets and resources effectively to maximize ROI.
  • Understanding of key marketing vehicles such as site, email, social, direct mail, TV, and media integrations, and how they work together.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
  • Resourceful, self-starter with problem-solving skills and the ability to track down answers and resolve issues.
  • Success in developing and implementing effective local marketing campaigns and strategies.
  • Strong analytical skills to measure and optimize campaign performance.

Nice to Have

  • Leading cross-functional projects.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Masters in Business Administration.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
  • 3 years' experience in marketing or related field, or 7 years' experience in marketing or related field.

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive pay with performance-based bonus awards.
  • Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Financial benefits such as 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off including PTO, sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
  • Other benefits like short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • Live Better U education benefit program covering tuition, books, and fees.

Working at Walmart

Sam's Club helps members live better by providing value on large-volume items and fostering a diverse, inclusive environment. The company values creative thinking, smart decision-making, and anticipating future retail trends. Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and creating a safe, productive work environment.

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Job Details

Posted AtSep 6, 2025
Job CategoryMarketing
Salary90k-180k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About Walmart

Website

walmart.com

Company Size

10000+ employees

Location

Bentonville, AR

Industry

Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, and Other General Merchandise Retailers

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