(USA) Senior Manager, Sourcing - Produce
(USA) Senior Manager, Sourcing - Produce
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Position Summary...
What youll do...
Senior Manager Sourcing - Produce
Introduction
The Sourcing team is embarking on a new phase of growth on our journey to become the most trusted and resilient supplier powered by Walmart. We are accomplishing this by activating a new strategy streamlining our structure and doubling down on fostering a psychologically safe environment empowering our associates to move faster collaborate more easily and win together.
We would love to have you join Sourcing a truly superpowered sourcing team aligned throughout the enterprise all with the customer at the heart of what we do!
About the Job...
As a Senior Manager Sourcing Produce your expertise vision and strategy will allow you to create businesses in the Produce department at Walmart. Youll have the opportunity to develop complex sourcing strategies for existing products while also working with Product Developers to create new and innovative products. Youll work directly with Merchants to ensure critical business metrics are met while influencing future growth strategies to help our customers Save Money and Live Better.
What will you do
- Collaborate to set the sourcing strategy: youll establish strategy manage budgets to drive profitable growth and use vision and creativity to impact the customer experience.
- Build relationships: youll use your influencing and leadership skills to build partnerships with suppliers merchants and business partners.
- Influence decisions: youll collaborate with merchants to influence decisions about nearly every aspect of your products including replenishment supply chain manufacturers store operations planning assortment layouts budgets modular and pricing.
- Design develop and launch products: youll work with Product Development to create new products for Private Brands.
- Be a category expert: youll know your private brand customers and suppliers better than anyone and are always thinking about what is next for your business.
Youll sweep us off our feet if
- You have a passion for developing successful and complex businesses and have an attention to detail in the business fundamentals of sourcing finance and supply chain.
- You know what motivates manufacturers merchants & customers and can integrate those perspectives into successful business opportunities.
- You can build strong relationships and influence those around you at all levels and have demonstrated success leveraging cross functional teams.
- You are data savvy: you can identify sourcing solutions analyze commodity trends and translate results into strategies to support merchants.
- You have category management and negotiation expertise specifically in produce packaging and food ingredients.
- You possess natural curiosity to learn beyond the minimum requirements to perform role.
Minimum education and experience required: bachelors degree or the equivalent in Business Engineering or related field plus 3 years of experience in sourcing supply chain merchandising or related field.
Minimum Qualifications: must have qualifications
- Project management and planning
- You have proven track record with supplier relationship building
- Analytical mindset
- Willingness to travel 10% to 30% of the time to visit growers in fields
Preferred Qualifications: optional preferred qualifications for this position:
- Experience with the produce industry
- Prior experience in Sourcing and Retail
- Experience in cost negotiation
For information about PTO see Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sams Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelors degrees including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition books and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility see . Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no minimum qualifications. Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no preferred qualifications.Minimum Qualifications...
Preferred Qualifications...
Primary Location...
8651 Nw 13Th Ter Doral FL 33126-1512 United States of America
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
