Senior Manager, Project Management

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

7d • $80,000 - $155,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Global Procurement team is focused on delivering effective operational and financial solutions to enable the selected sourcing and procurement initiatives and improve existing processes. We deliver holistic, sustainable, scalable sourcing, procurement and payable solutions that provide appropriate accounting and effective controls to protect the company and support quality financial statements and reporting. We support company goals by prioritizing the right work. We are a one-stop shop for all mission-critical services that are both high-quality and low-cost. Our team is responsible for a variety of priorities, including solving complex problems for all our stakeholders across the board by providing world-class services such as Source to Contract and Procure to Pay for Goods Not for Resale, Business Intelligence, Analysis, and Automation. What you'll do... As the Senior Manager, Program Management, you will be responsible for improving processes, conducting gap analyses, and implementing best practices across Global Procurement. You will work with key stakeholders inside and outside of Global Procurement to understand business needs, and to design and implement effective sourcing, procurement and payable systems solutions while serving as point of contact for procurement applications and system design for the Global Procurement business. You will ensure awareness of strategic programs and initiatives, leadership support and user adoption. In this role, you will leverage a variety of program management skills to help managers and associates adopt new tools and to understand ways to improve their experience. By relentlessly focusing on the end user, you will develop new processes and explore new ways to deliver solutions that will keep associates engaged and excited about the work we’re doing. You will advise and support the business using the industry best practices to transform ways of working while partnering with business segments on the procurement business and processes. You will identify and implement solutions that can be leveraged and repeated in other areas that conduct and support procurement activity. This position is crucial in developing and implementing processes, standardizing best practices, and driving the execution of business plans and projects within the procurement team. You will identify customer and operational needs, communicate business plans and priorities, remove barriers, measure progress, and support continuous learning.

Requirements

• You enjoy a dynamic, fast-paced environment with new challenges every day
• You have experience in program management, preferably in the procurement, governance, or compliance industry
• You have a strong understanding of procurement processes and contract management
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• You have exceptional organizational and time management abilities
• You have the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• You are proficient in project management tools and software
• You are organized and execution driven
• You’re comfortable influencing others, holding others accountable, managing stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership, and communicating clearly
• You exceed in written and verbal communication skills including presenting to senior level leadership
• You have the ability to anticipate roadblocks and create an inclusive environment to solve issues prior to the issue impacting the project schedule, budget or quality
• You are able to positively influence leadership, project team members, peers, and stakeholders
• You able to reduce complex issues into clear and meaningful discussion points resulting in quick and accurate leadership decisions
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or related field and 4 years' experience in business, operations, analytics, or related area OR 6 years' experience in business, operations, analytics, or related area.
• 2 years’ supervisory experience.
• 3 years’ project management experience.

Nice To Haves

• Managing small or medium scale change initiatives
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or related field
• Project Management Certification
• Six Sigma certification

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives to ensure business needs are being met.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to identify goals, risks, and issues, and create program strategies.
• Improve program management processes by conducting gap analyses and implementing best practices.
• Recommend program changes based on data and guide cross-functional teams to implement.
• Build strong relationships with team members and business partners to achieve objectives.
• Partnering with business stakeholders to determine the best ways to reach target audiences
• Finding the right mix of information sharing and training to help users adopt new tools, processes, and ways of working
• Gathering end user data to understand opportunities to improve the user experience
• Frequently switching gears between design thinking and rapid execution
• Understanding the procurement process, including vendor selection, negotiation, and contract management
• Ensuring compliance with procurement policies and procedures
• Developing and executing a comprehensive rollout plan, including timelines, resource allocation, and communication strategies
• Monitor and track progress, addressing any issues or challenges that may arise during the rollout process
• Supporting large scale cross functional projects and programs through Initiating, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing
• Support the development of long-range plans and project timelines, change management strategies; anticipate risks and issues, proactively providing sustainable risk mitigation solutions
• Track action items, risks, risk mitigation, issues, and resolutions
• Create lessons learned after each key milestone; develop best in class playbook from requirements gathering through implementation to ensure successful deployment
• Understand the full functionality of the programs in progress to anticipate impacts in the downstream and upstream process areas

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. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
• 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: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees