Senior Director, Merchandising – Home Décor, Strategic Initiatives

Walmart

. Lead Home Décor’s multi-year growth strategy across decorative accessories, lighting, mirrors, and assigned categories .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeBentonville • United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates exceptional merchandising expertise with a strong focus on profit and loss management, strategic thinking, and the ability to create differentiated assortments that enhance customer experiences. Proven track record in leading cross-functional partnerships and executing commercial strategies to drive growth in home décor categories.

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Merchandising ExpertiseProfit And Loss ManagementStrategic ThinkingCross-Functional LeadershipCustomer Insights

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Hard Skills

MerchandisingProfit And Loss (P&L) ManagementAssortment PlanningMarket AnalysisSales Strategy

Soft Skills

LeadershipStrategic ThinkingCollaborationCommunicationTeam Development

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree In Business

Industry Keywords

Home DécorCustomer ExperienceSeasonal ActivationsSupplier PartnershipsMarket Dynamics

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Home Décor’s multi-year growth strategy across decorative accessories, lighting, mirrors, and assigned categories
Own sales, profit, inventory, customer, and market share outcomes
Anticipate risks and unlock opportunities
Lead Home Pad strategy and execution
Create integrated seasonal assortments, presentations, and activations across channels
Build distinctive assortments and customer experiences
Lead Home style initiatives to elevate the assortment and strengthen customer consideration
Lead cross-functional partnerships and supplier relationships
Speed trend adoption, sharpen quality and value, and deliver differentiated solutions
Set commercial strategy and curate assortments
Build supplier partnerships and lead merchants to deliver customer growth, sales, profit, and market share
Advance style and brand priorities and align cross-functional partners
Develop talent, set expectations, build accountability, empower ownership, and inspire teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field and 5 years’ experience in merchandising or related field OR 7 years’ experience in merchandising or related field
4 years’ experience with direct responsibility for profit and loss (P&L) statements
Exceptional merchandising expertise
Ability to identify customer opportunities and create differentiated assortments
Strategic thinking connecting customer insights, market dynamics, style trends, and financial performance
Understanding of assortment, brands, storytelling, marketing, digital, store execution, and seasonal activations
Ability to align senior executives, merchant teams, creative partners, operators, and cross-functional stakeholders
Preferred: Merchandising or related field and supervisory experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance-based bonus awards
Medical, vision and dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO, including sick leave
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U Walmart-paid education benefit
Tuition, books, and fees completely paid for eligible education programs