Manager, Data Analytics-Sourcing Solutions
About The Position
Step into a pivotal role where data becomes action. As Manager, Data Analytics within Sourcing Solutions PE&A, you’ll lead the insights and decision frameworks that shape sourcing strategy across categories and markets. This highly visible opportunity lets you influence senior leaders, accelerate sourcing outcomes, and embed analytics into everyday decision-making. If you’re ready to lead through impact, not just analysis, this is your next move. About Process Excellence & Acceleration Team/Sourcing Solutions Sourcing Solutions PE&A simplifies, standardizes, and accelerates sourcing decisions through analytics, process optimization, and scalable insights. The team partners with Sourcing, Product, Merchandising, Finance, and Procurement to turn complex data into trusted intelligence, driving speed, clarity, and value across the Source-to-Contract lifecycle. In this critical leadership role, you’ll set analytical standards, shape performance narratives, and ensure insights are embedded in sourcing operations.
Requirements
- Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills; experience translating data into actionable intelligence.
- Data and tech savvy, with AI/ML knowledge in business context and experience pulling, manipulating, and interpreting large datasets; fluency in outcomes-based analysis.
- Ability to lead through influence with clear, compelling communication.
- Have proven experience developing practical predictive models in business domain.
- Background in engineering, statistics, computational science, or related quantitative field.
- Experience in management consulting, sourcing & procurement, supply chain, or business strategy.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, or related field and 2 years’ experience conducting mathematical or statistical research, analysis and modeling intelligence, corporate security, or related area OR 4 years’ experience conducting mathematical or statistical research, analysis and modeling intelligence, corporate security, or related area.
Nice To Haves
- Business analysis and reporting, Microsoft Office, Statistical modeling software
Responsibilities
- Design and implement business intelligence solutions to identify cost-savings opportunities and ensure adoption.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Sourcing, Procurement, Finance, and Merchandising to align data needs, performance metrics, and insights; driving work with urgency and agility while navigating competing priorities to deliver results.
- Structure ambiguous problems with prescriptive analytics, root-cause analysis and establish clear, governable business logic.
- Build and present executive-ready visual stories to drive value-driven actions.
- Mentor and upskill the team to build analytical bench strength.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
- 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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
