Manager, Product Development

Manager, Product Development – Active (Fashion)

Relocation Required to Ar. At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make and drives us to create the future of retail. As a Private Brands Manager, Product Development – Active (Fashion), you will play a pivotal role in the end-to-end development of fashion products, with a specialized focus on apparel and active wear.

This position is dedicated to Fashion Product Development, Production, Sourcing, and Raw Materials, ensuring that every product meets the highest standards of quality, trend relevance, and value for our customers. You’ll serve as an advocate for our customers and see the products you develop, from ideation to finished product review, come to life in stores and online. This is an opportunity to develop fashion-forward products for Walmart customers, offering great value and product quality.

You’ll be the expert for Private Brand fashion products within your categories of responsibility and leverage the scale and access of the Walmart system to truly impact the business and the lives of millions of customers worldwide. Along the way, you’ll be guided by our deep-rooted culture with the support and tools you need to do your best work.

• You have a passion for developing fashion products and a keen understanding of the apparel and active wear market, with attention to detail on who our core Walmart customer is
• You are a strong influencer and problem solver who enjoys working with cross-functional partners in the Fashion Product Development process, including design, sourcing, and production teams
• You enjoy learning about the latest fashion trends, materials, and market innovations
• You are data savvy: you can analyze performance, understand trends, and translate results into product and brand execution
• You are tenacious, dedicated, and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition
• You have 5+ years of experience in Fashion Product Development, Production, Sourcing, and Raw Materials, with a proven track record in the apparel industry
• You are a self-starter and can perform all product development actions independently
• You can lead as a voice of the customer in product development reviews, cost negotiation, and cross-functional forums
• You proactively lead sourcing and country of origin strategies, with a deep understanding of raw material selection and vendor management
• You can optimize complex workflows across design, development, sourcing, and vendor touch points specific to fashion and apparel
• You anticipate bottlenecks and adjust proactively to maintain calendar adherence and product quality
• You champion operational rigor to adopt best practices in PLM, 3D, and AI insights for fashion product development

• Collaborating to assist in setting the category strategy for Private Brands: you’ll assist with strategy development, through deep customer understanding, market trends, and industry knowledge specific to fashion and apparel
• Building relationships: you’ll use your influencing and leadership skills to build partnerships with suppliers, merchants, business partners, and other Private Brand team members in the fashion supply chain
• Influencing decisions: you’ll collaborate with merchants to influence decisions about nearly every aspect of your fashion products including replenishment, supply chain, manufacturers, store operations, planning, assortment, layouts, budgets, modular, and pricing
• Delivering on Key Business metrics:
  You’ll work with Sourcing to deliver quality fashion products whilst ensuring key business metrics are achieved
• Knowing your category:
  You’ll know your private brand fashion customers and suppliers better than anyone and are always thinking about what is next for your business
• Quality:
  Quality will be a constant area of focus, both in continuous improvement but also in maintaining business-required systems and protocols for fashion and apparel

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase…