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10 Walmart merchandising leaders
These ten current and former Walmart merchandising leaders have held vice president, senior vice president, divisional merchandise manager and general merchandise manager roles at the company. A reader can learn how merchandising leaders work at Walmart from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Corey E. Bender
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Merchandising, Hardlines · Walmart
SVP, Merchandising, Hardlines at Walmart since December 2022, a role their profile says covers areas including automotive care and parts, DIY and hardware, patio and garden, camping and outdoors, and sports and fitness. At Walmart they also held Omni Merchandising Vice President roles in Household Essentials (2022) and Household Cleaning (2020–2022) and were VP DMM: Household Paper Goods & Cleaning (2015–2020).
Danielle Lyman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Merchandising, Cook and Dine · Walmart
Vice President of Merchandising, Cook and Dine at Walmart since January 2025, after serving as Vice President of Merchandising, Home Decor there from 2022 to 2025. At Walmart they were also a Divisional Merchandise Manager (2018–2022), Senior Director, Private Brands (2017–2018) and Director, Produce (2014–2017).
Jason Jarrell
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, DMM Shoes · Walmart
Vice President, DMM Shoes at Walmart since March 2024, a role their profile describes as divisional merchandise manager for men's, women's and kids footwear. Before Walmart they were VP DMM for men's shoes and men's and women's active shoes at Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack (2021–2024) and Director - Men's at Nordstrom (2019–2021).
Megan Crozier
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - GMM, Packaged Goods · Walmart
Former Senior Vice President - GMM, Packaged Goods at Walmart (2017–2019) and Vice President - DMM, Frozen Foods there (2015–2017). They were Chief Merchant at Sam's Club from 2019 to 2025 and have been EVP at Walmart since 2025, a role their profile describes as EVP, General Merchandise, Walmart U.S.
Michelle Gill
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Merchandising, Jewelry & Accessories · Walmart
Vice President, Merchandising, Jewelry & Accessories at Walmart since July 2022, based in Bentonville, Arkansas. Before Walmart they were Vice President Of Merchandising at The Container Store (2021–2022) and Vice President, DMM Beauty at Neiman Marcus (2019–2021), and held a vice president DMM role in women's apparel there (2015–2019).
Olivia Smith-Keneipp
LinkedInExperience: Vice President DMM, Home Decor · Walmart
Vice President DMM, Home Decor at Walmart since May 2025, after serving as Senior Merchandising Director, Automotive there from 2022 to 2025. Their profile describes experience in eCommerce and brick and mortar and lists merchandise buying and planning, site merchandising and marketplace platform growth among their skills.
Ryan Peterson
LinkedInExperience: VP Divisional Merchandise Manager - Consumer Electronics · Walmart
VP Divisional Merchandise Manager - Bakery at Walmart since February 2023, after serving as VP Divisional Merchandise Manager - Consumer Electronics there from 2017 to 2023. At Walmart they were also VP Automotive TLE Merchandising (2011–2017) and Divisional Merchandise Manager - Automotive (2009–2012).
Scott Bayles
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Omnichannel Divisional Merchandise Manager, Automotive · Walmart
Vice President, Omnichannel Divisional Merchandise Manager, Automotive at Walmart since October 2021, where their profile says they hold P&L leadership across stores, eCommerce and Auto Care Center operations. They held the same title for Stationery School & Office Supplies at Walmart from 2014 to 2021 and were Senior Director, Entertainment Toys Seasonal Stationery Sourcing there (2009–2014).
Vinima K Shekhar
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Merchandising, Beauty · Walmart
Vice President Merchandising, Beauty at Walmart since August 2024, a role in which their profile says they own the enterprise P&L and strategy for Walmart's beauty business. At Walmart they were also Vice President Merchandising, Wellness (2022–2024) and eCommerce Merchandising Director (2018–2020).
Will McDonald
LinkedInExperience: Vice President DMM - Household Essentials · Walmart
Vice President DMM - Household Essentials at Walmart since July 2025, after serving as Vice President DMM - Beverages there from 2022 to 2025. At Walmart they were also Senior Merchandising Director (2021–2022), Merchandising Director (2019–2021) and Senior Buyer (2017–2019).
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Match the person's category to your question, since leaders of different categories know different parts of the business best. Check whether their role is current or past and how senior it was, because a divisional view and a whole-division view answer different questions.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How is a merchandising team at a large mass retailer organized across divisions and categories?
- 02How do merchandising leaders balance store and eCommerce priorities within one category?
- 03What does a divisional merchandise manager at a large retailer spend most of their time on?
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