Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management owns governance of the item, vendor, and location master data that supports Walmart's automated distribution centers. The role establishes standards, measures data health, investigates root causes when inaccurate data disrupts operations, and collaborates with suppliers, merchants, replenishment, engineering, and distribution center operations to maintain accuracy at the source. The position oversees data governance and stewardship, develops quality rules and correction processes, monitors data quality and operational impacts, and resolves escalated issues. It also leads supplier attribute audits and compliance, partners on automation launches and system integrations, identifies cost and efficiency opportunities, and influences stakeholders while providing senior leadership with actionable recommendations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field and 4 years of experience in logistics, distribution, transportation, or a related area; alternatively, 6 years of experience in logistics, distribution, transportation, or a related area.
- 2 years of experience with advanced functionality of Microsoft Office.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in dispatch, fleet management, network analysis, or retail logistics operations.
- Master’s degree in Business, Logistics, or Supply Chain.
- Project Management Professional certification.
- Six Sigma certification.
Responsibilities
- Set and maintain master data standards for item dimensions and weights, case and pack configurations, tie/hi, conveyability and handling attributes, GTIN/UPC accuracy, and location and slotting attributes.
- Define data owners and stewardship across teams, establish data quality rules, manage attribute creation and changes, and maintain a correction-of-errors process with closed feedback loops.
- Build and run reporting on data accuracy, attribute completeness, and the downstream costs of bad data, including induction rejects, non-conveyable exceptions, rework, and manual handling.
- Investigate operational issues tied to master data and coordinate corrections across item setup, supplier, and distribution center teams.
- Lead supplier attribute audits, communicate data and packaging expectations, and use scorecards to measure and improve supplier performance.
- Partner with automation engineering and technology teams on new distribution center launches, system integrations, and data requirements to ensure readiness before go-live.
- Identify and quantify cost-reduction and efficiency opportunities through improved data quality, using lean and end-to-end costing.
- Align stakeholders without direct authority, present recommendations when goals conflict, and provide senior leadership with clear, actionable insights.
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 education benefit, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs.
- Performance-based bonus awards and annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
- Stock may be included as additional compensation for certain positions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
