Senior Manager, Sourcing
Walmart
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Position Summary...
What you'll do...
This position is available at our main corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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The success of Walmart and Sam's Club depends on providing quality, name-brand goods at an exceptional value to our customers and members. In service to that mission, Walmart strives to identify sources of supply that reliably deliver value through a combination of high-quality goods, cost, reliable delivery, and a host of other relevant factors.
About Sourcing
Looking to join an exciting team? This is your spot! We are looking for experienced sourcing professionals with a knack for relationship building.
We've been transforming our ways of working and we know in order to be the most trusted and resilient supplier, powered by Walmart, we must show up as "One Walmart" to our retail markets and suppliers.
As a Senior Manager, Food Sourcing, your expertise will allow you to support a specific department in Walmart. You will have the opportunity to develop complex sourcing strategies for existing products while also working with Product Developers to create first of their kind products. You will work directly with Merchants to ensure critical business metrics are met while influencing future growth strategies to help our members Save Money and Live Better.
What you'll do:
- Collaborate to set the sourcing strategy for Walmart: you'll establish strategy, manage budgets to drive profitable growth, and use vision and creativity to impact the customer experience.
- Be a category expert: you'll know the customer and suppliers better than anyone and are always thinking about what is next for your business.
- Build relationships: you'll use your strong communication and leadership skills to build trusting partnerships with suppliers, merchants, and business partners.
- Influence decisions: you'll collaborate with merchants to influence decisions about nearly every aspect of your products including manufacturers.
- Design, develop, and launch products: you'll work with Merchandising and Product Development to support the creation of new products for Walmart.
You'll sweep us off our feet if:
- You have a passion for developing successful businesses and have deep 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.
- Regional or global experience in Sourcing, Merchandising or Procurement.
- Bachelor's degree in related field.
- 3+ years' experience in retail, manufacturing, or sourcing industry.
- 5 or more years' experience in retail or major brand, or importer/agent serving major retail customers.
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.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00
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 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.
Procurement in a retail environment., Raw material and commodity procurement., Sourcing and 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.
"We advocate for our customers, provide opportunity to our employees, and support efforts that better the lives of millions of people." - Hannah, Sourcing Manager
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