Quality Control Manager - Supply Chain

Walmart • Cheyenne, WY

1d • $116,000 - $174,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Join a high-impact supply chain team that ensures fresh, high-quality produce gets to our customers safely, efficiently, and on time. In this role, you’ll lead critical distribution center operations with a special focus on quality, food safety, and fruit ripening — using data, technology, and strong partnerships to drive results across the network.

Requirements

• Bring solid experience in warehouse or distribution center operations, especially in fresh or perishable products, and understand ripening, handling, and quality requirements for produce.
• Are an influential communicator who can confidently lead discussions with diverse viewpoints, leverage data and analytics to tell a compelling story, and drive alignment across teams and divisions.
• Have strong data and digital literacy skills — comfortable working with analytics and visualization tools, partnering with data science teams, and using insights to enable real-time, data-led decisions.
• Are passionate about operational excellence and business process improvement, with a track record of designing better ways of working, leading change, and coaching others to adopt new processes.
• Thrive in complex, fast-paced environments, demonstrate sound judgment when faced with ambiguous information, and actively seek and provide timely, constructive feedback to help teams grow.
• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Food Science, or related field and 3 years’ experience in food manufacturing or production quality control/assurance, food safety or related field OR 5 years’ experience in food manufacturing or production quality control/assurance, food safety or related field
• 3 years supervisory experience or experience leading cross functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Microsoft Office functionality (for example, Word, Excel, Outlook) or other productivity software
• Data Analysis
• Fruit ripening experience

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee day-to-day warehouse and distribution center operations, including the fruit ripening program (bananas, avocados, and other ripening produce), to meet quality, color, and maturity targets.
• Evaluate warehouse quality and cold chain performance using key performance indicators, and identify opportunities to improve quality and compliance.
• Own quality control and food safety for inbound, storage, and outbound processes by designing and implementing compliance testing, resolving complex quality issues, and ensuring adherence to cold chain and sanitary handling standards.
• Use data and digital tools to validate data quality, generate insights, and create clear, impactful reports that inform decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.
• Develop, implement, and maintain standard operating procedures, documentation, and record-keeping practices that support regulatory requirements and operational excellence.
• Build and nurture strong cross-functional partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor who influences decisions, aligns on shared goals, and drives strategic business outcomes.

Benefits

• At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• You will also receive 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.

What This Job Offers

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