(USA) Director, Business Strategy

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

2d•$110,000 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Electrical Strategy & Maintenance develops and executes enterprise electrical asset strategies across Walmart Stores, Sam's Clubs, Distribution Centers, Fulfillment Centers, and other operating facilities. The role provides strategic leadership for lifecycle management, reliability, maintenance, compliance, and capital investment planning for electrical infrastructure and critical power assets. The Director establishes asset strategies, oversees preventive maintenance programs, identifies end-of-life risks, prioritizes capital investments, and improves electrical standards and designs to keep systems safe, compliant, reliable, and operationally sustainable. The Director leads enterprise programs spanning electrical asset lifecycle planning, maintenance and reliability, critical power and energy resilience, compliance and safety, technical governance, root cause analysis, vendor management, and financial and capital planning. The role partners with Engineering, Prototype, Procurement, Parts, Compliance, Safety, Legal, Operations, Construction, Supply Chain, external suppliers, and other stakeholders to support electrical infrastructure and business continuity objectives. The position also serves as the executive point of contact for electrical asset strategy, reliability, and compliance initiatives and develops organizational expertise and field capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Facilities Management, Construction Management, or a related field (as listed in the role-specific qualifications).
10+ years of experience in electrical infrastructure, facilities engineering, maintenance, asset management, reliability engineering, or related disciplines (as listed in the role-specific qualifications).
Experience managing large-scale electrical infrastructure portfolios and maintenance programs.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide initiatives.
The posting's additional Minimum Qualifications section also lists a bachelor's degree in Business, Statistics, Social Science, Communications, or a related field and 6 years' experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or a related area, or 8 years' experience in those areas.
2 years' supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE), Master Electrician, or equivalent technical certification.
Experience with electrical distribution systems, critical power infrastructure, generators, UPS systems, and energy resilience programs.
Knowledge of NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B, NEC, OSHA, and electrical safety standards.
Experience with capital planning, asset lifecycle management, reliability engineering, and root cause analysis.
Experience managing vendors, contractors, OEM relationships, and technical standards programs.
Leading a cross-functional team.
Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Supply Chain, or Transportation.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute enterprise electrical infrastructure strategies across stores, clubs, distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and other facilities.
Establish long-range lifecycle plans for electrical distribution systems, switchgear, switchboards, transformers, panelboards, lighting infrastructure, critical power systems, generators, and related assets.
Identify aging, obsolete, and end-of-life assets and develop capital replacement strategies to reduce operational and compliance risks.
Own repair-versus-replace frameworks and asset prioritization methodologies; develop annual and long-range capital requirements.
Lead enterprise preventive, predictive, and condition-based electrical maintenance strategies and oversee planned maintenance programs supporting NFPA, NEC, OSHA, and company requirements.
Monitor asset health, reliability trends, failure modes, and maintenance effectiveness across the portfolio.
Set strategic direction for critical power infrastructure, including UPS systems, transfer switches, backup generation, and related equipment; support power restoration, resilience, outage preparedness, and recovery programs.
Own electrical compliance strategies, including NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B, NEC, and related regulatory requirements; lead the enterprise Arc Flash Labeling Program.
Establish governance processes, standards, audits, and reporting to support compliance and electrical safety across facilities.
Partner with Safety, Compliance, Legal, and Training organizations to reduce electrical risk and drive construction and maintenance safety for company and contractor work.
Maintain enterprise electrical standards and specifications with Prototype, Engineering, and Construction teams; evaluate emerging technologies and establish standards for new assets.
Provide subject matter expertise for store, club, supply chain, and growth initiatives involving electrical infrastructure.
Lead investigations and root cause analyses of major failures, recurring defects, design deficiencies, and reliability issues; implement corrective actions.
Use data, analytics, and reliability engineering to improve asset performance and reduce total cost of ownership; work with OEMs, engineers, installers, and suppliers to improve designs, specifications, and installation practices.
Collaborate with Procurement, Parts, Engineering, Construction, Prototype, Operations, and Supply Chain; establish supplier performance standards and accountability measures.
Lead strategic sourcing support, supplier diversification, vendor performance management, technician enablement, training development, and field capability programs.
Serve as the executive point of contact for electrical asset strategy, reliability, and compliance initiatives.
Develop and manage annual operating and capital investment strategies; prioritize investments based on risk, compliance, reliability, and business continuity; build modernization business cases and optimize lifecycle planning and capital allocation.
Influence senior leaders and cross-functional partners, build high-performing teams and organizational electrical expertise, and champion continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Live Better U, a Walmart-paid education benefit program for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering programs from high school completion through bachelor's degrees as well as language learning and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees are paid.
Performance-based bonus awards, including annual or quarterly bonuses.
Stock may be included as additional compensation for certain positions.