Senior Manager, Business Strategy - International VMO

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

1d • $90,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Builds vendor management strategy for Canada and International to drive high-performing KPIs for the Fire Suppression business. Responsible for contracts and vendor expectations as Walmart builds its vision of world-class Fire Suppression across the world. The role directs business strategies and projects, manages performance and change initiatives, develops process improvements, resolves business issues, and provides recommendations to senior management. It also includes supervising and developing associates, promoting company policies and values, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to meet business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Social Science, Communications, or a related field and 4 years of experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or a related area; or 6 years of experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or a related area.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Build vendor management strategy for Canada and International to drive high-performing KPIs for the Fire Suppression business.
• Manage contracts and vendor expectations.
• Drive execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs, communicating priorities, removing barriers, allocating resources, measuring progress, and adjusting performance.
• Supervise and develop associates through selection, training, mentoring, assignment of duties, performance expectations and evaluations, recognition, coaching, and team development.
• Promote company policies, procedures, mission, values, and ethical standards, and ensure compliance.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of business plans, programs, and initiatives; consult stakeholders and apply suggestions to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Manage business issues by reviewing data, determining solutions that meet local needs and can be leveraged regionally, following up with stakeholders, and collaborating across functions.
• Drive change initiatives by defining desired changes, validating value and priority, managing project plans and readiness, and supporting adoption from pilot through execution.
• Manage process improvement development and implementation, including project evaluation, execution, reporting, and benchmarking competitors’ programs.
• Provide recommendations to senior management by reviewing feedback, assessing risks, developing program enhancements, reporting key performance metrics, and aligning functional units.
• Direct development, prioritization, and execution of business strategies and communications, including cross-functional initiatives, business programs, customer and company communications, and associate training content.
• Build an inclusive, high-performing team and foster respectful, trusting relationships with team members and business partners.
• Promote integrity, ethics, compliance, accountability, and a culture where associates can raise concerns.
• Deliver business results with a customer- and member-first, omnimerchant, and cost-conscious mindset.
• Use data analytics, customer and member insights, and a holistic view of the business to shape plans and strategy.
• Promote continuous improvement, learning, innovation, and use of digital tools and new ways of working.

Benefits

• 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 leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U paid education benefit, covering tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
• Performance-based bonus awards.

What This Job Offers

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