Senior Manager, Product Development (seasonal Décor)- Sam's Club

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Bentonville, AR

Senior Manager, Product Development for Seasonal Décor at Sam's Club, focusing on leading the end-to-end product development lifecycle from concept to execution. The role involves translating trend insights and customer feedback into compelling seasonal assortments that drive category growth and member excitement. Responsibilities include managing product strategy, driving lifecycle excellence, elevating design, leading cross-functional alignment, introducing newness, leveraging data, and building a high-performing team.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and deliver breakthrough seasonal assortments by leading product development from concept to shelf introducing new ideas, materials, and storytelling that resonate with members and drive sales.
  2. Translate trend insights into product strategy by leveraging global inspiration (e.g., international trade shows, trend services, competitive benchmarking) to define seasonal themes and “must-win” product directions.
  3. Drive product lifecycle excellence by proactively identifying risks, solving complex production challenges, and ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery across a high-SKU environment.
  4. Elevate design intent through product execution by partnering cross-functionally to ensure materials, finishes, and details align with a cohesive aesthetic vision (e.g., traditional with a twist, natural textures, coastal influences).
  5. Lead cross-functional alignment across sourcing, merchandising, design, and insights teams to ensure product strategies are executable, scalable, and aligned with business goals.

Skills

Required

  • Product development leadership
  • Seasonal product assortment strategy
  • Trend analysis and translation
  • Customer insights utilization
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Project management in high-SKU environments
  • Design and aesthetic sensibility
  • Materials and product construction knowledge
  • Data analysis for product improvement
  • Retail strategy

Nice to have

  • Mentoring and team development
  • Global inspiration sourcing

What the JD emphasized

  • delivering successful product lines in seasonal, home, or high-SKU retail environments
  • product development expertise
  • trend and taste level
  • materials and product construction
  • operate in fast-paced, complex environments
  • cross-functional leadership and communication
  • data-informed mindset