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　　WHO WE ARE

　　Come be a part of the Walmart Customer Development Team at Hallmark! Walmart is the number one retailer in the United States and Hallmark's top mass customer. Our team is highly collaborative and plays to win, working hard to continue growing the Walmart business and delivering on Hallmark's mission to be the company that creates a more emotionally connected world by making a genuine difference in every life, every day.

　　WHAT YOUR ROLE ENTAILS AND HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE

　　The Walmart Program Manager plays a critical role to Hallmark's success at Walmart and Sam's Club. As a Program Manager, you will coordinate the execution of all Hallmark programs with Walmart and Neighborhood Market stores across the country and are directly responsible for all Hallmark sales opportunities and end-to-end account management with Sam’s Club.

　　Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

　　Walmart program management: The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely and comprehensive omnichannel program development across Hallmark’s core celebration businesses at Walmart. The Program Manager collaborates with Hallmark internal business partners, Walmart merchant teams and 3rd party suppliers to lead the progression of all Walmart specific and Hallmark initiated programs from ideation to shelf to achieve our joint business plan.

　　Walmart customer meeting support: Coordinates and schedules Walmart merchant meetings and program deliverables including meeting preparation sessions, buyer presentation materials and physical program display sets.

　　Walmart corporate office support: The Program Manager has frequent interaction with Walmart Home Office personnel in ensuring the execution of programs and delivery of information required by the customer. They are the primary contact for the Walmart D67 Associate Merchant and meets weekly with them to review sales performance, provide program updates, explain key execution tactics, identify future project requirements, gain approval for incremental program placement, and identify incremental program opportunities.

　　Sam’s Club sales and account management: The program manager has end-to-end sales and account management responsibility for Hallmark’s business with Sam’s Club.

　　BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

　　The following is required to be considered for this role:

　　Bachelor's Degree or 4 years of professional work experience

　　At least 5 years of professional experience in Sales, Marketing, Business or Product Development

　　Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

　　Resides in the Bentonville, AR/Northwest Arkansas region

　　PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

　　Your resume and application will stand out if you have:

　　Previous experience working for or with Walmart and/or Sam's Club

　　Previous sales and account management experience working with a large retail customer

　　Previous experience working as a supplier with a large product portfolio

　　Proven understanding of the retail marketplace and knowledge of key customers

　　Strong financial and business acumen

　　Effective partnering and collaboration skills

　　Self-directed, detail & team oriented with highly developed problem solving and analytical skills

　　Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, coupled with strong organizational, planning and interpersonal skills

　　ADDITIONAL DETAILS

　　This is a hybrid position, working three days a week from our Hallmark Bentonville office location.Now’s your chance to embrace a future with Hallmark—just follow the instructions below to apply.

　　You must show how you meet the basic qualifications in a resume or document you upload, or by completing the work experience and education application fields. Accepted file types are DOCX and PDF. 

　　In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment.

　　Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, signing of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks.

　　Hallmark is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally-protected status. Principals only please.

　　HALLMARK – Because Connecting With Each Other Has Never Been More Important

　　For more than a century, Hallmark has been bringing people together and improving the relationships that matter most. That’s why millions of people all over the world connect with the Hallmark brand (https://www.hallmark.com/) . It has always been a mission so much bigger than any one of us who work here.

　　Today, we need empathetic learners, strategic thinkers, and enthusiastic visionaries with diverse experiences and skills to help us create the rest of Hallmark’s second century as we shift to a more digitally savvy, unified approach that combines the best of brick-and-mortar retail with the efficiency of dot-com spaces. Help us imagine what our next hundred years could look like!

　　When you join Hallmark, we will go out of our way to make you feel like part of the team, even in a remote/hybrid work environment. In the day-to-day, we’ll make the best use of the skills and talents you already have. We’ll also give you leadership opportunities and show you multiple potential pathways to future success.

　　Our culture (https://corporate.hallmark.com/culture/hallmark-family/) of care for our consumers and for one another shows in the way we embrace different backgrounds, identities, and working styles, deliberately seeking out ways to be more inclusive both internally among our work groups and externally through the things we make and sell to our retail partners and consumers. We believe that a broadly inclusive, equitable approach is also our best path to future success. We’re seeking out those who can bring a fresh perspective to our business and would love your input as someone new to our team! We can only change and grow when we intentionally include new perspectives–like yours.

　　Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

　　The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)