Walmart Canada · 7 hours ago
Senior Manager, Product Development - Men's Fashion Apparel
Bentonville, AR
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $220K/yr
4+ years expWalmart Inc. is a leading retail company dedicated to helping people save money and live better. As a Senior Manager in Product Development for Men’s Fashion Apparel, you will be responsible for executing Walmart’s Private Brand product strategy through innovative apparel development and strong cross-functional collaboration.
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Responsibilities
Partner to define and execute Private Brand strategies rooted in customer insights, trend analysis, and competitive benchmarks
Act as the category expert—understanding customer needs, supplier capabilities, and emerging opportunities
Build strong relationships with Design, Merchandising, Technical Design, Sourcing, and global partners to bring assortments to life
Influence decisions across the product lifecycle including pricing, assortment strategy, manufacturing, replenishment, supply chain, and floor set planning
Lead development of high‑quality products that meet Walmart’s standards for fit, construction, value, and durability
Ensure strict adherence to testing, compliance, and quality assurance protocols
Deliver seasonal product milestones and calendars with consistent on‑time execution
Analyze weekly sales performance to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
Collaborate with Sourcing to meet cost targets, negotiate pricing, and optimize engineering efficiencies
Drive key business metrics across margin, sales, and assortment productivity
Manage and mentor Product Development team members across multiple levels
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and proactive problem solving
Lead process improvements that increase efficiency and speed‑to‑market
Qualification
Required
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
10+ years of global apparel product development and sourcing experience, preferably within Men's categories
Proven experience working in a cross‑functional environment with Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, and international partners
Strong cost engineering, negotiation, and vendor management capabilities
Experience managing multi-season calendars and meeting key milestone deliverables
Demonstrated success in team leadership and talent development
Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills
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
Benefits
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.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
Company
Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada is a subsidiary of Walmart that operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide. It is a sub-organization of Walmart.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
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2025-12-18
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2025-12-03
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