(USA) Senior Manager, Advertising Sales - Walmart Connect

Location: (USA) 167 N GREEN ST IL CHICAGO Home Office

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Position Summary...

What youll do...

Role summary:
The Senior Manager, Advertising Sales at Walmart Connect leads strategic sales initiatives by leveraging deep industry knowledge and advanced analytics to drive business growth. This role involves developing and executing comprehensive sales plans, managing complex negotiations, and fostering strong stakeholder relationships. The position requires guiding teams in delivering impactful advertising solutions while aligning with organizational objectives. The successful candidate will apply business acumen to evaluate market trends, optimize sales forecasting, and enhance customer engagement, ensuring measurable value and sustained performance in a dynamic retail environment.
About the team:
The Meat & Deli team partners with leading food brands to drive growth in Walmart’s protein, deli, and meal solution sectors. They leverage customer insights, data, and innovative advertising solutions to deliver measurable business results. With deep category expertise and strategic collaboration, the team supports suppliers in expanding household penetration, increasing unit sales, and accelerating digital adoption. Acting as trusted advisors, they translate customer behavior into growth opportunities that benefit Walmart and its partners, fostering strong, results-oriented relationships across the business.
What youll do:

• Lead strategic sales planning and forecasting to drive advertising revenue growth and market expansion.
• Manage and develop high-performing teams, providing coaching and guidance on sales best practices and negotiation strategies.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to align advertising solutions with business objectives.
• Oversee sales proposal development and presentations, ensuring clear communication of product value propositions.
• Utilize data analytics and business insights to inform decision-making and optimize sales performance.
• Drive onboarding and integration processes for complex customers, enhancing their experience and satisfaction.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives to elevate team effectiveness and operational efficiency.

What youll bring:

• Extensive experience in advertising sales and digital advertising with proven success in sales strategy and business development.
• Strong project management skills to lead complex initiatives and drive execution aligned with business objectives.
• Expertise in sales forecasting, negotiation strategies, and stakeholder management to influence and guide decision-making.
• Proficiency in analytics to derive insights, measure performance, and optimize advertising solutions.
• Ability to develop and deliver compelling sales presentations and proposals tailored to different types of customer needs.
• Demonstrated leadership in coaching teams and fostering collaboration across cross-functional partners.

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 Sams Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelors 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.
The annual salary range for this position is $99,000.00 - $198,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

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

Option 1: Bachelors degree in business, finance, marketing and sales, advertising, or related area and 4 years experience in business development, market development, or related area.
Option 2: 6 years’ experience in business development, market development, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

In a role preparing and executing budgets., Leading cross-functional teams, Masters degree in Business, Finance, Marketing and Sales, Advertising, or related area., Sales, Supervisory

Primary Location...

167 N GREEN ST, Chicago, IL 60607-2377, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.