Senior Manager, Inventory Management - SKE (Seasonal & Key Events)

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Position Summary... What you'll do... Senior Manager, Project Management – SKE (Seasonal & Key Events) Location: Bentonville, AR Position Summary Love the energy of Black Friday, Back-to-School, and the holiday rush? As Senior Manager on the SKE team, you’ll lead project management for Walmart’s biggest seasonal moments and key events — the campaigns customers count on and competitors watch closely. You’ll turn ambitious cross-functional plans into flawlessly executed experiences that drive traffic, sales, and customer love at scale. About the team: SKE (Seasonal & Key Events) The SKE team sits at the heart of how Walmart shows up for customers during the moments that matter most — from holidays and tentpole events to category-defining seasonal launches. We operate as the connective tissue across Merchandising, Marketing, Site Experience, Operations, and Supply Chain, ensuring every event lands on time, on strategy, and on brand. This role directly impacts millions of customer journeys and meaningfully contributes to enterprise revenue goals. What you’ll do: Lead end-to-end project management for assigned seasonal and key event programs, from kickoff through post-event recap. Build and maintain integrated timelines, milestones, and RACI models across Merchandising, Marketing, Creative, Site, and Operations partners. Identify risks and dependencies early, drive issue resolution, and escalate clearly to senior leadership when needed. Run executive-ready status meetings, readouts, and retrospectives that keep stakeholders aligned and accountable. Continuously evolve SKE playbooks, tools, and ways of working to scale event execution year over year. What you’ll bring: 5 years of project or program management experience, ideally in retail, e-commerce, marketing, or seasonal/event-driven environments. Proven track record managing complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and tight, immovable deadlines. Fluency in project management tools (Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, or Workfront) and strong working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall approaches. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief senior leaders concisely. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Operations, or a related field; PMP or equivalent certification a plus. The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. At Walmart, 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 (

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