Manager – Procurement
Walmart
Manager – Procurement
Walmart
Sells groceries and essentials in stores and online
This role demonstrates strong influencing, analytical, and relationship management skills to support stakeholders and business partners in following strategic sourcing processes, procurement policies, and best practices. The incumbent works collaboratively with Senior Managers, Directors, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand business requirements, identify sourcing opportunities, and execute procurement initiatives that drive value, mitigate risk, and improve supplier outcomes.
The role is responsible for leading and supporting the end-to-end sourcing process for assigned projects, including project identification, requirements gathering, development of sourcing strategies, supplier engagement, RFx events, proposal evaluation, commercial analysis, negotiations, supplier selection, and contract execution support. Acting as a key support resource for Senior Managers, the incumbent coordinates sourcing activities, manages project timelines, and helps ensure initiatives remain aligned with business objectives and governance requirements.
Conducting market research, supplier benchmarking, category analyses, and competitive assessments is a critical responsibility of this role. The Manager, Procurement continuously monitors market conditions, industry trends, supplier capabilities, and emerging opportunities to provide insights and recommendations that support sourcing decisions and business objectives. The role collaborates with procurement leadership and business teams to identify cost savings, operational efficiencies, supplier innovation opportunities, and other sources of value.
The incumbent supports supplier negotiations and contract discussions by developing commercial analyses, evaluating supplier proposals, assessing total cost of ownership, and preparing negotiation strategies and supporting materials. Working closely with Senior Managers and business stakeholders, the role helps facilitate negotiations that balance commercial value, supplier performance expectations, and risk management objectives.
A key aspect of the role involves building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers. The Manager, Procurement acts as a trusted business partner, facilitating discussions to gather requirements, manage sourcing activities, coordinate stakeholder input, and communicate project progress. The role works closely with Senior Managers to ensure stakeholders are informed of opportunities, risks, recommendations, and sourcing outcomes throughout the procurement lifecycle.
The position is responsible for maintaining accurate sourcing documentation and ensuring compliance with procurement policies, governance processes, and contractual obligations. The incumbent supports the sourcing approval process and works with stakeholders to ensure decisions are appropriately documented and aligned with organizational requirements.
The Manager, Procurement is also responsible for tracking sourcing project milestones, savings delivery, sourcing pipeline activity, and key performance indicators. Regular reporting, analysis, and updates are provided to Senior Managers, procurement leadership, and business stakeholders to support decision-making and ensure successful execution of procurement initiatives.
Additionally, the incumbent contributes to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance procurement processes, leverage sourcing tools and analytics, improve stakeholder engagement, and strengthen sourcing practices across the organization.
Key Qualifications
Leadership Expectations:
Respect the Individual:
Demonstrates and encourages respect for others; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all; embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; supports workplaces where associated feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging, so all associates thrive and perform; contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work.
Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; and recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively to achieve objectives; communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences; and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work.
Acts with Integrity:
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).
Follows the law, our code of conduct and company policies, and encourages others to do the same; supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns; reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action; acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.
Is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.
Serve our Customers:
Delivers results while putting the customer first and applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers.
Adopts a broad perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans.
Strive for Excellence:
Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions; supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.
L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 91,900.00 à 126,390.00. La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente.ㅤ
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Age – 16 or olderOutlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.
Primary Location…
1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canadaㅤ
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Walmart sells groceries, household essentials, clothing, and electronics through stores and online marketplaces for consumers around the world. Its everyday low price model combines large purchasing volumes with distribution networks that move goods to stores and customer homes. Shoppers can browse online, collect orders at a nearby store, or request delivery, while third-party merchants use its marketplace and fulfillment services to reach customers. The group earns revenue from merchandise sales, memberships, advertising, and services, and also operates pharmacies, optical centers, and digital payments businesses. Walmart opened its first discount store in 1962 and is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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