Director, Supply Chain Management - Reverse Networ...

The Director of Supply Chain Management for the Reverse Network is responsible for driving continuous improvement, change management, and large-scale projects to deliver value for associates, customers, and the overall network.  

This position will be based in Waco, TX; Greenfield, IN.; OR Spartanburg, SC.

Travel: up to 75%

• Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships to maximize the achievement of business goals by engaging and leading stakeholders in the development and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives and supporting associate efforts in these areas. 

• Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs developing communicating building support for and implementing business strategies plans and practices analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans determining and supporting resource requirements evaluating operational processes measuring outcomes to ensure desired results identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities promoting a customer environment and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning. 

• Drives process improvement programs by evaluating and determining improvement needs; partnering with cross-functional teams to develop the operational strategy to simplify processes; providing guidance and expertise on company policies, practices, and procedures; ensuring proper controls, tools, and materials are present in order to enhance behavior change; partnering with stakeholders to ensure alignment and support of the processes; monitoring program performance in relation to metrics; identifying post-implementation issues and concerns; and developing and gaining buy-in on changes and resolutions. 

• Drives initiatives to improve processes and technologies for key business functions to achieve business objectives and programs by analyzing data and evaluating key business components to assess current performance baselines; identifying gaps, opportunities, and needed improvements. Evaluates current practices and solutions; developing improvements; ensuring program processes are simple, executable, and sustainable for use with proper rollout plans; aligning with cross-functional teams and communicating changes to stakeholders to get buy-in and drive behavior change. 

• Directs supply chain flow process improvement efforts by overseeing the design development and delivery of new ways of working among supply chain stakeholders, ensuring plans are achievable; championing innovation to simplify current solutions and methodologies, managing the correction of errors processes and feedback loops, identifying areas of opportunity to improve service levels supporting the use of end-to-end costing methodology and lean concepts, providing recommendations to reduce process waste, and reviewing the impact to internal processes. 

• Drives projects nationwide by identifying areas of opportunity; determining proper procedures and guidelines for advising on, executing, and documenting organizational practices across multiple sites; understanding global trends that affect the business; demonstrating and communicating working knowledge of industry best practices and Walmart policies and procedures in business area of expertise; anticipating issues of concern; and being proactive in recommending sustainable solutions in area of expertise. 

• Manages the alignment of business initiatives and the support segment strategy by identifying, aligning, and managing interdependencies across implementation portfolio; assessing capacity and resources and adjusting prioritization and assignments based on strategy; ensuring support segment expertise is incorporated into business initiatives; designing initiative operationalization within support segment frameworks; and providing guidance to ensure the target associate and customer experience is identified and represented throughout the portfolio. 

• Influences strategies, processes, and best practices by conducting modeling and statistical analyses; partnering with cross-functional teams across the business; benchmarking with industry experts through continuous education and use of networks; developing assessments of key opportunities; demonstrating the ability to translate technical solutions into business solutions; supporting the development of long-term plans and project timelines; and communicating with and influencing decision-makers and executives within the organization. 

• Drives solutions for cross-functional team processes to maximize results by evaluating current systems and processes; researching and developing solutions to address pain points and gaps; aligning technology solutions across business models, segments, and markets; developing business cases to support recommendations for systems enhancements or adoption of new systems; gaining business partner buy-in and support for recommendations; and developing, testing, and implementing new procedures and systems. 

• Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps; recruiting, selecting, and developing talent; supporting mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning; and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent. 

• Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices; developing consequences for violations or non-compliance; and supporting the Open Door Policy.