(USA) Operations Manager, Procurement

Walmart•Chino, CA

About The Position

The Operations Manager, Procurement collaborates with internal teams and stakeholders and manages vendor relationships, procurement processes, contract administration, budgeting, analytics, process improvement, and crisis-management activities. The role translates business requirements into projects and practical solutions, develops recommendations and business cases, and uses data and visualization tools to inform decisions. It also supports contract negotiations, supplier selection and management, purchase fulfillment, warranty claims, regulatory compliance, and departmental operations. The manager is expected to build trust, communicate clearly, support change, develop others, and model Walmart’s values of respect, integrity, customer service, and continuous improvement. The role is based at Walmart’s Chino, California location. The annual salary range is $100,800–$151,200, with additional compensation that may include performance bonuses and, for certain positions, regional pay-zone compensation or stock. A related bachelor’s degree plus qualifying experience is one path to minimum qualifications; alternative experience-based paths are also listed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Financial Management, or Production/Operations Management, plus one year of qualifying experience in an operations, distribution, or logistics environment supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers or supervisors; managing workload; and participating in hiring and promotion for multiple departments or areas; OR
One year of experience as a Walmart Logistics Area Manager supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing associates; managing associate workload; and participating in hiring and promotion; OR
Three years of experience in an operations, distribution, logistics, or retail environment supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers or supervisors; managing workload; and participating in hiring and promotion for multiple departments or areas; OR
One year of experience as a Walmart Logistics Operations Manager supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers or supervisors; managing workload; and participating in hiring and promotion of associates for multiple departments or areas.
Attend and successfully complete all job-required training and assessments.

Nice To Haves

Financial modeling and analysis.
Inventory management.
Modeling and forecasting.
Preparing and executing budgets.
Profit and loss accountability.
Supervising associates.
Talent development.
Walmart Logistics Manager experience.
Walmart Logistics Systems experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Logistics, Management, or Operations Management.

Responsibilities

Build credibility with team members and stakeholders, respond to requests, and collaborate across departments to accomplish business goals.
Communicate complex information clearly and concisely; prepare reports and presentations; provide constructive feedback; and influence teams and leaders with evidence-based recommendations.
Analyze data, test hypotheses, develop insights, use visualization tools, and present findings to internal and external stakeholders.
Recommend solutions to complex business issues, develop business cases for projects, translate business requirements into activities aligned with strategy, and connect business needs with practical outcomes.
Identify and implement technology changes within the scope of work; recommend improved processes and ways of working; and support organizational change.
Participate in crisis-management planning and response, maintain crisis documentation and contact lists, and help develop procedures and simulated scenarios.
Support warranty claims management, oversee work orders, repairs, and discrepancies, and advise on complex claims and settlements.
Carry out departmental responsibilities while following regulatory requirements and procedures, identifying safety hazards, and reporting operational anomalies.
Manage routine supplier interactions and issues, escalate nonroutine matters, research alternative suppliers, participate in supplier selection, and help ensure purchases meet delivery and quality requirements.
Analyze business processes, gather relevant data, identify problems and improvement opportunities, and participate in requirements analysis for process changes.
Administer contracts, maintain vendor, customer, and contract files, review contracts for compliance, and support contract documentation and procedures.
Document capital appropriations and project authorizations; prepare budget reports under guidance; explain variances; and provide supporting information for significant expense items.
Support procurement transactions using approved systems and suppliers, follow documentation and approval procedures, and help fulfill purchase requirements for services, materials, and equipment.
Prepare data for analysis, identify redundant data fields, perform statistical hypothesis testing for defined data sets, improve data collection processes, and create analytics applications and simple dashboards.
Facilitate negotiations for relatively small projects and support complex negotiations; develop factual arguments, anticipate objections, follow company and regulatory requirements, and escalate complex legal or regulatory issues.
Document project plans, estimates, meetings, deliverables, and next steps; prepare status reports under guidance; and create communication plans for project updates.
Respect individual differences, build trusting relationships, mentor and develop others, recognize contributions, act with integrity, put customers and members first, and pursue 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, and voting time.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes, subject to job classification and length of employment.
Live Better U, a Walmart-paid education benefit for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.