Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Senior Manager II, Sourcing : Deli, Proteins

Walmart Corporate

Bentonville, AR

This position is available at our main corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas! We have an excellent relocation package to help you get here!

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The success of Walmart depends on providing quality, name-brand goods at exceptional value to our 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.

As a Senior Manager II, Sourcing, your expertise, vision and strategy will allow you to create businesses in the Deli and Protein departments at 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 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:

• Collaborate to set the sourcing strategy for Private Brands: you’ll establish strategy, manage budgets to drive profitable growth, and use vision and creativity to impact the customer experience.
• Build relationships: you’ll use your influencing and leadership skills to build 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 replenishment, supply chain, manufacturers, store operations, planning, assortment, layouts, budgets, modular, and pricing.
• Design, develop, and launch products: you’ll work with Product Development to create new products for Private Brands.
• Be a category expert:  You’ll know your private brand customers and suppliers better than anyone and are always thinking about what is next for your business.

 

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.

 

We would love for you to have:

• Regional or global experience in Sourcing, Merchandising or Procurement.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in retail, manufacturing, or sourcing industry.
• 7 or more years’ experience in retail or major brand, or importer/agent serving major retail customers.
• Experience buying or sourcing food.
• Full fluency in English and Spanish.

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...

701 S. WALTON BLVD., BENTONVILLE, AR 72716-6209, United States of America