Senior Manager Advanced Analytics – Supplier Excellence

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

10d

About The Position

Position Summary... What you'll do... Want to use your critical thinking & problem-solving abilities to influence the future of omni-channel inventory decisions & product availability? The Senior Manager of Strategy & Analytics – Merchandise Operations is a critical thought-leadership role with a focus on defining & enabling the future of omni-channel customer availability across all merchandising business units. Sitting at the intersection of customer expectations, business process, supply chain constraints, and product development, you will rely on vision and business partner influence to shape the development of our systems & products for years to come. Reporting to the Director of Strategy & Analytics – Merchandise Operations, you will leverage your analytical prowess to transform complex data into relevant insights that fuel business process improvement, product capability requirements, and aspirational technology needs. Your work in these areas will re-shape the way in which we deploy resources to enable an end-to-end supply chain capable of supporting availability however customers choose to interact with Walmart. You’ll sweep us off our feet if… You’re a visionary… anticipating where customer expectations are heading to help shape a strategy for Walmart leapfrog competition while balancing the needs of today. You’re inspiring…leading broad organizational changes isn’t easy, but you educate and motivate others to move forward through effective storytelling. You build trust quickly & lead by influence…creating sustainable business impact through partnership, as well as end-to-end ownership. You know big data…and, most importantly, how to translate complex information into user-friendly insights, tools, product requirements, etc…influencing business strategy You’ve got analytical skills…as practitioner of common analytical languages & data visualization tools, such as: SQL, R, Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, Looker, etc… You’re familiar working around product, data science, & tech teams…bring new business capabilities to life.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 4 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 6 years' experience in data analytics or related field.
• You’re a visionary… anticipating where customer expectations are heading to help shape a strategy for Walmart leapfrog competition while balancing the needs of today.
• You’re inspiring…leading broad organizational changes isn’t easy, but you educate and motivate others to move forward through effective storytelling.
• You build trust quickly & lead by influence…creating sustainable business impact through partnership, as well as end-to-end ownership.
• You know big data…and, most importantly, how to translate complex information into user-friendly insights, tools, product requirements, etc…influencing business strategy
• You’ve got analytical skills…as practitioner of common analytical languages & data visualization tools, such as: SQL, R, Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, Looker, etc…
• You’re familiar working around product, data science, & tech teams…bring new business capabilities to life.

Nice To Haves

• Certificate in business analytics, data mining, or statistical analysis
• Statistical programming languages (for example, SAS, R)
• Masters: Business Administration
• Masters: Information Systems
• Masters: Statistics

Responsibilities

• Setting strategic direction on corporate initiatives related to business technology capabilities (products) and evolves work processes to leverage automation for an enhanced Walmart customer experience.
• Driving visibility to business performance by defining KPIs, and how they will be measured and monitored for broad utilization across large groups of stakeholders.
• Providing data-driven insights and analysis to influence the development and deployment of business strategies.
• Becoming an invaluable strategic partner to internal stakeholders by partnering with various internal teams to unify business processes, identify opportunities for automation, and scale best practice & governance across the organization.
• Communicating effectively to achieve leadership support and influence large groups of cross-functional stakeholders.
• Performing business &/or statistical analysis to understand drivers of performance, predict outcomes, and influence business decisions.
• Partnering with data science teams to leverage advanced predictive analytics for various business use cases.
• Successfully navigating in ambiguous environments, with multiple cross-functional stakeholders, in pursuit of end-to-end business process improvement.
• Promoting and supporting company mission, values, & standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance; and utilizing and supporting the Open-Door Policy.

Benefits

• Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
• Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees