Walmart

Director, Product Management - Inventory Availability

Walmart$130K — $260K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related area OR 11 years of product management experience.
  • 13 years of product management experience or related area if no degree.
  • Strong product management fundamentals, including product strategy and customer discovery.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience building data-driven products with quantitative insights.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the product strategy for Walmart's Perfect Inventory portfolio.
  • Build products focused on improving inventory visibility and accuracy.
  • Develop intelligent capabilities that use inventory signals to predict out-of-stock conditions.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Data Science, and Store Operations to provide data-driven experiences.
  • Leverage customer insights and operational metrics for product investments.
  • Influence senior stakeholders with data and a clear product vision.
  • Lead product discovery, roadmap planning, and execution balancing customer needs and business priorities.

Benefits

  • Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with company matching and stock purchase options.
  • Company-paid life insurance and short-term/long-term disability options.
  • Paid time off including sick leave, parental leave, and bereavement.
  • Company discounts and Military Leave Pay.
  • Tuition, books, and fees fully covered through the Live Better U education benefit program.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...
As the Director, Product Management - Inventory Availability, you'll lead the strategy and execution of products that ensure inventory is accurate, visible, and available across our store ecosystem.

You'll own a critical portfolio responsible for helping associates, Spark drivers, and customers confidently locate and fulfill inventory throughout the store-from the sales floor and top stock to the backroom and inbound trucks. By leveraging real-time inventory signals, predictive insights, and data-driven decision making, you'll help reduce out-of-stocks, improve operational efficiency, and maximize product availability.

This is a highly cross-functional leadership role where you'll influence strategy across Product, Engineering, Supply Chain, Store Operations, Data Science, and UX to deliver scalable solutions that improve the customer experience at enterprise scale.

What you'll do...
  • Define and execute the product strategy for Walmart's Perfect Inventory portfolio.
  • Build products that improve inventory visibility and accuracy across stores, including on-hand quantities, top stock, backroom inventory, and inbound shipments.
  • Develop intelligent capabilities that combine multiple inventory signals to identify current and predicted out-of-stock conditions, enabling proactive actions that reduce lost sales and unnecessary labor.
  • Partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, UX, Supply Chain, and Store Operations to deliver intuitive, data-driven experiences for associates and Spark drivers.
  • Use customer insights, operational metrics, and analytics to prioritize investments, validate outcomes, and continuously improve product performance.
  • Influence senior stakeholders by building alignment through data, customer insights, and a clear product vision.
  • Lead product discovery, roadmap planning, and execution while balancing customer needs, operational efficiency, and business priorities.


What You'll Bring...
  • Experience leading complex product initiatives with measurable business impact.
  • Strong product management fundamentals, including product strategy, roadmap development, prioritization, and customer discovery.
  • Experience building data-driven products and using quantitative insights to inform product decisions.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional partners and build consensus across diverse teams.


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 (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.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

Bentonville, Arkansas US-30005: The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00

San Bruno, California US-08848: The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00 - $338,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

- Stock








Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related area and 11 years' experience in product management. Option 2: 13 years' experience in product management or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related area and 10 years' experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products, Supervisory experience, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Computer Engineering, Masters: Computer Science

Primary Location...

802 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

About Walmart

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