Senior Analyst, Assortment Activation

## Position Summary... ## What you'll do... **Role summary:** The Senior Analyst, Assortment Activation, plays a critical role in supporting business plans by identifying operational needs, managing cross-functional initiatives, and driving merchandising programs. This position involves analyzing data to inform decisions, recommending system enhancements, and providing insights to senior leadership to optimize assortment strategies. The role requires collaboration with multiple stakeholders to implement effective business solutions, monitor progress, and adapt plans as needed. The analyst also contributes to training development and ensures alignment with company policies, fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence. **About the team:** The team plays a crucial role in supporting business plans and projects by identifying operational needs and driving key initiatives across merchandising and communication platforms. Collaborating with cross-functional partners, they enhance store and corporate processes, manage training programs, and deliver data-driven insights to senior management. Focused on continuous improvement, the team develops and executes actionable strategies, removes performance obstacles, and adapts to evolving business demands. Their commitment to integrity, effective communication, and operational excellence ensures alignment with company goals and delivers value to customers and stakeholders. **What you'll do:** - Support execution of business plans by identifying operational needs and removing barriers to enhance performance. - Manage cross-functional initiatives impacting store and corporate merchandising programs and communication platforms. - Provide insights and recommendations on merchandise priorities and system support developments to senior management. - Develop and oversee training programs, including content creation, delivery assistance, and effectiveness evaluation. - Analyze data to drive solutions for business challenges and recommend process and system improvements. - Build partnerships with stakeholders to implement business solutions and monitor progress against objectives. - Model compliance with company policies and promote ethical standards in all business activities. **What you'll bring:** - Proven experience in managing cross-functional initiatives and executing business strategies that drive operational performance. - Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights to senior management. - Expertise in project management, including developing business plans, setting performance standards, and adjusting plans based on results. - Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with teams and influence stakeholders. - Ability to identify training needs, develop content, and evaluate training effectiveness to support continuous learning. - Demonstrated adaptability in managing organizational change and competing priorities while maintaining focus on business goals. - Commitment to integrity, ethical standards, and fostering positive working relationships aligned with company values. 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 info…