(USA) Senior Manager, Sourcing

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

2d • $90,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Lead Walmart’s upstream resin strategy by building supplier relationships, market intelligence, and commercial agreements that improve material cost, supply continuity, sustainability, and innovation across Private Brands and packaging. The role works at the raw-material level, connecting Walmart’s business needs with resin producers, converters, and circular-material partners. The Senior Manager leads category strategy across virgin and recycled resins, monitors commodity and capacity dynamics, and develops preferred supplier and long-term agreement opportunities. Success requires translating resin-market conditions into practical solutions that strengthen supply, improve economics, and support packaging and sustainability priorities.

The Upstream Materials team develops strategies, supplier relationships, and commercial agreements for materials used in Walmart’s products and packaging, including resin, pulp, ingredients, and metals. In collaboration with Private Brands, Merchandising, Product Development, Packaging, Supply Chain, and suppliers, the team turns market insights into practical solutions. Its work includes building preferred supplier networks, establishing long-term agreements, improving material specifications, and navigating volatile commodity markets to support Walmart and Sam’s Club business objectives.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience within commodity-driven material markets.
• Expertise in contract negotiation, RFP development, and long-term supplier strategy.
• Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting spend, market data, and cost drivers.
• Experience driving stakeholder alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage complex sourcing initiatives in a fast-paced, global, matrixed organization.
• Deep knowledge of resin or commodity-driven material markets.
• Minimum qualification: Bachelor's degree in business, mathematics, engineering, or a related area and 2 years of experience in merchandising, sourcing, planning, finance, or a related area; or 6 years of experience in those areas.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in business, mathematics, engineering, or a related area.
• Procurement experience in a retail environment.
• Raw material and commodity procurement experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year material category strategies focused on resiliency, total cost of ownership, and sustainability.
• Lead competitive RFPs and negotiate long-term and preferred supplier agreements that secure capacity and mitigate commercial risk.
• Partner cross-functionally to align sourcing strategies with business priorities and deliver measurable savings.
• Analyze commodity markets, pricing trends, and spend data to inform sourcing decisions and protect supply continuity.
• Advance sustainable and responsible sourcing initiatives across material categories.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
• 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, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.

What This Job Offers

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