CAN – Senior Manager

Position Summary...

Reporting to the Senior Director, Strategy, this role is primarily responsible for driving an internal consulting team that acts as an executive advisory support for critical large-scale initiatives, including any of the top strategic initiatives, M&A, new ventures & business development on behalf of Walmart Canada. This includes working with Walmart Canada’s business leaders in diagnosing core issues, identifying opportunities, scoping and assessing options to recommended solutions and designing implementation roadmaps. It may also include overseeing execution of parts of the critical initiative to ensure successful delivery. This role is an agent of the Office of the President, and as such, must uphold a level of strong internal influence and no functional-related bias to ensure optimal delivery for Walmart Canada overall. Furthermore, this role may also be responsible for delivering the enterprise-wide Competitive Intelligence and Strategic Planning mandates, inclusive of the development of the corporate strategy (five-year plan) and annual process. This is a high visibility and complex role with significant independent responsibilities and excellent prospects for career growth.

What you'll do...

• Structure complex, ambiguous problems into clear, simple hypotheses, create digestible project plans, and use a data-driven approach to deliver on these.
• Accountable to develop and own comprehensive business cases and financial models utilizing all relevant data sources and various modelling methods to support strategic projects.
• Strategically lead and own project streams, develop a point-of-view and be accountable for analysis, insights, and recommendations.
• Manage stakeholder communications and relationships and become a trusted advisor to influence key outcomes.
• Accountable for project insights and presenting recommendations as point of contact to senior business owners/executive audiences.
• Utilize market research and analytics-based insights to inform opportunities and risks for the organization, through internal and external sources, including economic outlook, competitor activity, marketplace environment and trends impacting Walmart Canada and its stakeholders.
• Own the development and management of the long range plan for Walmart Canada; support management of the annual strategic planning process and development of best-in-class corporate processes and capabilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in business or related field- Master’s or MBA preferred
• 5+ years of experience in management consulting, or strategy within a large retail or consumer organization
• 1-2 years of people leadership experience
• Strong analytical skills and structured strategic thinking
• Excellent communication skills- written and spoken
• Proficient in data analysis (excel) and presentation building (PowerPoint)
• Results-driven, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity, innovative
• Strong team player and collaborator
• Experience in retail or CPG a plus

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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.

Age – 16 or older

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined 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, Canada

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