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Position Summary...

What you'll do...

The success of Walmart depends on providing quality, private-brand goods at exceptional value to our members. In service to that mission, Walmart strives to identify sources of supply that reliably deliver value through a combination of high-quality goods, cost, reliable delivery, and a host of other relevant factors.

This position is available at our main corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas! We have an excellent relocation package to help you get here!

Learn more about what Bentonville has to offer!

https://www.bentonvillear.com/

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About Sourcing

Looking to join an exciting team? This is your spot! We're looking for experienced sourcing professionals with a knack for relationship building. 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!

As a Senior Manager, Sourcing - Entertainment , your expertise, vision, and strategy will allow you to create businesses in the Televisions, Projectors and Connectivity categories at Walmart. You'll have the opportunity to develop complex sourcing strategies for existing products while also working with Product Developers to create new and innovative products. You'll 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 you'll do:

• Collaborate to set the sourcing strategy for Private Brands: You'll establish sourcing strategy for sustainable success, manage budgets to drive profitable growth, and use vision, innovation and creativity to impact the customer experience for Walmart US and International Markets.

• Build relationships : You'll use your influencing, negotiation and leadership skills to build partnerships with suppliers, merchants, product development teams and other business partners. You'll represent greater Entertainment Sourcing Team in Home Office in a close collaboration with the director, peers and associates.

• Influence decisions : You'll collaborate with merchants and product development teams to influence decisions about nearly every aspect of your products including supplier matrix, geography of excellence, cost structure, store operations, planning, assortment, layouts, budgets, modular, replenishment, supply chain, and pricing.

• Design, develop, and launch products : You'll work closely with Product Development team to create new products and roadmap for Private Brands.

• Every Day Low Costs/Prices: You'll create and ensure a healthy and dynamic supplier matrix by identifying and evaluating new and existing suppliers based on performance metrics and long-term potential. You'll plan and create partnerships. You'll incorporate company strategies into alignment decisions. You'll negotiate with suppliers to obtain products at lowest sustainable costs. You'll ensure cost keys are accurate. You'll oversee factory capability and capacity, product quality, and on-time delivery. You'll understand buying objectives and specification, components, component suppliers (upstreaming), production, capacity and communicate with suppliers.

• Be a category expert: You'll have market intelligence, know your private brand customers and suppliers better than anyone and are always thinking about what is next for your business. You'll demonstrate awareness of global trade and political developments for assigned geographies.

• Develop, empower, coach and digitize: You'll lead a diverse team of associates located in Asia and Americas, and establish a high performing and motivated sourcing team. You'll apply digitization and new ways of working during sourcing activities; optimize strategic sourcing and procurement processes; analyze data by leveraging inhouse and third party platforms/tools to build data backed proposals.

You'll sweep us off our feet if:

• You have a passion for developing successful businesses and have an attention to detail in the business fundamentals of sourcing, finance, and supply chain.

• You can build strong relationships with those around you at all levels whether internal or external to Walmart.

• You know what motivates manufacturers, merchants, & customers and can integrate those perspectives into successful business opportunities.

• You are not timid to identify and communicate business priorities to a diverse set of stakeholders.

• You are data savvy: you can analyze business fundamentals, anticipate market changes, and can use that information to make facts-based decisions.

• You drive the talent development, including recruitment, training, performance management, and succession planning.

• You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition.

You'll make an impact if you have:

• Global experience in Consumer Electronics Sourcing, Merchandising or Procurement.

• In-depth knowledge of the television industry, including market dynamics, product innovation, and key players.

• Bachelor's degree in related field.

• 5+ years' experience in retail, manufacturing, or sourcing industry and people management (This opportunity has direct reports).

• 10 or more years' experience in retail or major brand, or importer/agent serving major retail customers.

Benefits & Perks:

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, UNLIMITED PTO, multiple health plans and much more.

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.

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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.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .

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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.

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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.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .

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The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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• Stock

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in business, mathematics, engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in merchandising, sourcing, planning, finance, or related area. Option 2: 6 years' experience in merchandising, sourcing, planning, finance, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master's degree in Business, Mathematics, Engineering, or related area., Procurement in a retail environment., Raw material and commodity procurement.

Primary Location...

805 Se Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.