(USA) Manager, Procurement

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

2d • $70,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Procurement serves as the technical packaging lead within the procurement organization. The role translates sourcing and business needs into packaging requirements that improve cost, quality, speed, risk management, and sustainability outcomes. It partners with procurement managers, suppliers, quality, operations, and cross-functional teams to develop specifications, evaluate packaging options, support sourcing events, validate changes, and enable successful implementation at scale.

The Global Procurement Packaging team drives value through supplier-enabled innovation, clear technical requirements, standardization, disciplined execution, and packaging solutions suited to Walmart’s scale and supply-chain complexity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field, or the procurement-related education and experience alternative listed in the minimum qualifications.
• Experience in packaging engineering within procurement, sourcing, commercialization, manufacturing, or supplier-facing environments.
• Strong knowledge of packaging materials, specifications, testing, structural design, and performance requirements.
• Experience supporting supplier evaluations, sourcing events, packaging changes, or cost-optimization initiatives.
• Effective communication skills to influence stakeholders and present complex information clearly.
• Commitment to ethical practices and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Minimum qualification option 1: Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, economics, technology, or a related field and 2 years of experience in procurement strategy, contract management, analytics, or a related field.
• Minimum qualification option 2: 4 years of experience in procurement strategy, contract management, analytics, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in data modelling, data analytics, and data management.
• Qualified experience in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Define packaging, quality, testing, and sustainability requirements for sourcing events, supplier evaluations, and implementation plans.
• Lead packaging cost optimization and value-engineering initiatives.
• Develop packaging solutions that balance performance, manufacturability, compliance, sustainability, and cost.
• Create, review, and maintain packaging specifications, standards, and test requirements.
• Oversee packaging testing, trials, and validation to confirm performance and implementation readiness.
• Partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve issues, improve execution, and support successful commercialization.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen packaging capability through standardization, documentation, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
• 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 leave, 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, with tuition, books, and fees paid for qualifying programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager