Senior Analyst, Operations

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role assists in designing project plans, organizing project timelines and deliverables, and facilitating meetings involving stakeholder teams to analyze, plan, and implement project initiatives. The Senior Analyst will recommend appropriate operational processes, develop and manage project requests and timelines by establishing project requirements, and communicate project status details, timelines, and available resources. They will also plan and execute resource allocation, finalize, approve, and deliver projects, and take corrective action as necessary to drive project results. Additionally, this role involves communicating project plans and deliverables to key stakeholders, identifying root causes, developing potential solutions for initiatives, and making recommendations based on data and observation. The Senior Analyst will develop and improve existing operational tools, reports, and customer-facing functionality by providing direction and input on project business and functional requirements, providing subject matter expertise, developing requirements, and providing solutions for complex problems that span multiple business functions and/or time frames with new or existing tools. They will also partner cross-functionally with product management, merchandising, engineering, and other groups to drive projects. This role aids in the implementation of operations strategies by providing guidance on proposed projects, developing and implementing scorecards and other tracking mechanisms, responding to requests for recurring and ad hoc reports, compiling and analyzing data, and reviewing solution outcomes. The Senior Analyst will implement operational best practices that can be scaled as the business grows and develops by creating mechanisms and tools to roll out these best practices. They will demonstrate up-to-date expertise and apply it to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices, supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs, and building commitment for perspectives and rationales. This role provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, identifying business needs, determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices, monitoring progress and results, recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities, and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities. The Senior Analyst will model compliance with company policies and procedures and support company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans, using the Open Door Policy, and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices. They will demonstrate engagement and commitment to the team, develop others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities, and recognize others' contributions and accomplishments. The Senior Analyst will build strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners, work collaboratively to achieve objectives, communicate with impact, and listen attentively to a range of audiences, and demonstrate energy and positivity for their own work. They will maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, model the Walmart values, and lead by example to foster the company culture. They will support Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around them. They will follow the law, code of conduct, and company policies, and encourage others to do the same, supporting an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns, reinforcing the company's culture of non-retaliation, listening to concerns raised by associates, and taking action, and acting with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with the company's values. They will be consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent. They will deliver results while putting the customer/member first and applying an omnimerchant mindset and act with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members. They will adopt a broad perspective that considers data analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans. They will consistently raise the bar and seek to improve, demonstrate curiosity and a growth mindset, seek feedback, ask thoughtful questions, support innovation and intelligent risk-taking, and exhibit resilience in the face of setbacks. They will implement and support continuous improvements and willingly embrace new digital tools and ways of working.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations , or related field OR 2 years’ experience in operations, project management, or related area.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations , or related field
Project Management Certification
Masters: Business Administration
Masters: Computer Engineering
Masters: Operations Management
Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Responsibilities

Assists in designing project plans organizing project timelines and deliverables
Facilitates meetings involving stakeholder teams to analyze plan and implement project initiatives
Recommends appropriate operational processes
Develops and manages project requests and timelines by establishing project requirements
Communicates project status details timelines and available resources
Plans and executes resource allocation
Finalizes approves and delivers projects taking corrective action as necessary to drive project results
Communicates project plans and deliverables to key stakeholders
Identifies root causes and develops potential solutions for initiatives and making recommendations based on data and observation
Develops and improves existing operational tools reports and customer-facing functionality by providing direction and input on project business and functional requirements
Provides subject matter expertise
Develops requirements
Provides solutions for complex problems that span multiple businesses functions andor time frames with new or existing tools
Partners crossfunctionally with product management merchandising engineering and other groups to drive projects
Aids in the implementation of operations strategies by providing guidance on proposed projects
Develops and implements scorecards and other tracking mechanisms
Responds to requests for recurring and ad hoc reports
Compiles and analyzes data and reviews solution outcomes
Implements operational best practices that can be scaled as the business grows and develops by developing mechanisms and tools to roll out these best practices
Demonstrates uptodate expertise and applies this to the development execution and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices
Supports and aligns efforts to meet customer and business needs
Builds commitment for perspectives and rationales
Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders
Identifies business needs
Determines and carries out necessary processes and practices
Monitors progress and results
Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities
Adapts to competing demands organizational changes and new responsibilities
Models compliance with company policies and procedures
Supports company mission values and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans using the Open Door Policy
Demonstrates and assists others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices
Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team
Develops others through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities
Recognizes others contributions and accomplishments
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners
Works collaboratively to achieve objectives
Communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences
Demonstrates energy and positivity for own work
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance
Models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture
Supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers and the world around us
Follows the law our code of conduct and company policies and encourages others to do the same
Supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns
Reinforces our culture of nonretaliation
Listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action
Acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values
Is consistently humble selfaware honest and transparent
Delivers results while putting the customermember first and applying an omnimerchant mindset
Acts with an Every Day LowCost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customersmembers
Adopts a broad perspective that considers data analytics customermember insights and different parts of the business when making plans
Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve
Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset
Seeks feedback asks thoughtful questions
Supports innovation and intelligent risktaking
Exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks
Implements and supports continuous improvements
Willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working

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 leave
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.