(USA) Director, Business Strategy

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

The Director, Strategic Initiatives & Business Operations, serves as a strategic leader responsible for driving business performance, organizational effectiveness, and cross-functional execution across the merchandising organization. This role partners across Merchandising, Finance, Operations, Replenishment, and Supplier teams to develop and execute strategic initiatives, improve business processes, and deliver measurable business outcomes. The Director also supports supplier investment and Directed Spend strategies, helping align resources and funding opportunities to key business priorities.

About the team:

The team serves as the strategic planning and execution engine for the Health & Services organization. Working across business and operational functions, the team translates strategy into actionable plans, drives organizational change, improves operating processes, and leads initiatives that support growth, profitability, and operational excellence. Through strong cross-functional partnerships, the team helps ensure alignment, accountability, and successful execution of key business priorities.

What you''ll do:

• Develop and execute strategic plans by analyzing business performance, market trends, and customer needs.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve business results, operational effectiveness, and organizational performance.
• Drive organizational change and process improvement efforts, ensuring successful adoption and execution.
• Establish performance metrics, reporting mechanisms, and decision-making frameworks.
• Identify business opportunities and develop actionable solutions that drive outcomes.
• Lead business planning activities, including forecasting, resource planning, and performance evaluation.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Finance, Operations, Replenishment, and Supplier teams to align priorities and deliver strategic objectives.
• Support supplier investment and Directed Spend initiatives by identifying opportunities, evaluating effectiveness, and helping maximize business impact.
• Build strong internal and external partnerships

What you''ll bring:

• Experience leading strategic planning, business operations, merchandising, or transformation initiatives in a complex organization.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated success driving organizational change, process improvement, and business performance.
• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate insights into action.
• Excellent communication skills, including executive presentations and strategic business recommendations.
• Experience managing multiple priorities while driving accountability and execution.

At Sam''s Club, 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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. 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 https://one.walmart.com/notices.

• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Live Better U is a company 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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location).

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 6 years' experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area OR 8 years' experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area.

2 years' supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Leading a cross-functional team

Masters: Computer Engineering, Masters: Computer Science, Masters: Mathematics, Masters: Supply Chain, Masters: Transportation

Primary Location...

2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America

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