Senior Manager, Sourcing
Walmart

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What you'll do...

Corporate Home Office

Bentonville, AR

The Sourcing team is embarking on a new phase of growth on our journey to become the most trusted and resilient supplier, powered by Walmart. We are accomplishing this by activating a new strategy, streamlining our structure, and doubling down on fostering a psychologically safe environment, empowering our associates to move faster, collaborate more easily and win together. We would love to have you join Sourcing, a truly superpowered sourcing team aligned throughout the enterprise, all with the customer at the heart of what we do!

As a Senior Manager, Sourcing, your expertise, vision and strategy will allow you to create businesses in Household Essentials departments at Walmart. You will have the opportunity to develop complex sourcing strategies for existing products while also working with Product Developers to create innovative products. You will work directly with Merchants to ensure critical business metrics are met while influencing future growth strategies to help our customers Save Money and Live Better.

What you'll do:

• Develop sourcing strategies: Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop comprehensive sourcing strategies that align with business objectives and drive cost savings while building supply resilience and maintaining quality standards.
• Manage supplier relationships: Manage daily supplier relationships across your specific categories.
• Analyze supplier performance: Evaluate supplier performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify areas for improvement and develop strategies to enhance supplier relationships.
• Lead contract negotiations: Lead contract and cost negotiations with suppliers to ensure favorable terms and conditions, pricing, and service level agreements.
• Drive continuous improvement: Identify process inefficiencies and implement initiatives to streamline sourcing and procurement processes, enhance productivity, and achieve cost savings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including merchandising, replenishment, operations, product development, quality, compliance, finance, and legal to ensure effective coordination and execution of sourcing initiatives.
• Conduct market research: Monitor industry trends, market dynamics, and competitor activities to identify opportunities for cost savings, risk mitigation, and process improvements.

You'll sweep us off our feet if:

• You have a passion for developing successful businesses and have an attention to detail in the business fundamentals of sourcing, finance, and supply chain.
• You can build strong relationships with those around you at all levels whether internal or external to Walmart.
• You know what motivates manufacturers, merchants, & customers and can integrate those perspectives into successful business opportunities.
• You are not timid to identify and communicate business priorities to a diverse set of stakeholders.
• You are data savvy: you can analyze business fundamentals, anticipate market changes, and can use that information to make facts-based decisions.
• You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, or a related field.
• Proven experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management, preferably in a similar industry.

Benefits & Perks:

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.

Who WeAre

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.careers.walmart.com

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

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

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The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00
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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
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- Stock
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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: Bachelor's degree in business, mathematics, engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in merchandising, sourcing, planning, finance, or related area. Option 2: 6 years' experience in merchandising, sourcing, planning, finance, 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 Business, Mathematics, Engineering, or related area., Procurement in a retail environment., Raw material and commodity procurement.

Primary Location...

702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

About Walmart

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

"I have switched careers twice within Walmart and each time my leadership supported me in learning an entirely different business. " - Scott, Senior Manager

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