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(USA) Senior Director, Supply Chain Management - Program Management

Walmart, Bentonville, AR, United States


Position Summary

As a member of our Program Management team, you will lead the end-to-end planning and execution of large-scale, enterprise initiatives across Supply Chain. You’ll ensure programs move smoothly from design and capital funding through launch, delivering results with speed, accountability, and strong cross-functional collaboration. In this senior leadership role, you will set program strategy and governance, drive alignment to the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Plan (LRP), secure capital funding, and ensure initiatives are delivered on time and within budget. You will influence and align senior stakeholders across Supply Chain and partner functions, while building scalable mechanisms that improve execution, visibility, and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own a portfolio of complex Supply Chain programs, establishing roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, resourcing plans, and success metrics.
  • Set program/portfolio governance (operating rhythms, decision forums, escalation paths, and accountability) to ensure disciplined execution.
  • Lead end-to-end delivery from concept/design through capital approval, build, launch, and stabilization.
  • Secure capital funding and manage business cases in partnership with cross-functional teams; ensure alignment to AOP/LRP priorities.
  • Manage portfolio financials including budgets, forecasts, and benefits realization; ensure delivery on time and within budget.
  • Track progress and performance using clear metrics; provide executive-level updates, remove blockers, and drive timely decisions.
  • Proactively manage risks and issues; implement mitigation plans and ensure delivery against commitments.
  • Drive process improvements and operational efficiencies by standardizing best practices, improving mechanisms, and scaling repeatable playbooks.
  • Engage and align senior stakeholders across Supply Chain, Finance, Product/Tech, Operations, and other partner teams to deliver outcomes.
  • Lead and develop a team of program managers (and/or leaders), including coaching, performance management, and capability building.

Qualifications

  • Experience in program management, supply chain, or operations.
  • Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills with the ability to influence across functions and levels.
  • Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional programs with multiple workstreams, dependencies, and timelines.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; comfort using data to drive decisions and tradeoffs.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
  • 6 years’ experience in logistics, distribution, transportation, or related area.
  • 3 years’ experience with advanced functionality of Microsoft Office.
  • 3 years’ supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Dispatch, Fleet Management, Network Analysis, Retail Logistics Operations.
  • Masters: Business, Masters: Logistics, Masters: Supply Chain.
  • Project Management Professional Certification.
  • Six Sigma Certification.

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay, performance-based bonus awards, and other 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 includes 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. Additional benefits such as “Live Better U” provide Wi‑Fi‑free education programs for full‑time and part‑time associates. For detailed eligibility information, see

Salary

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 – $260,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Certain positions may also include stock.

Location

805 Respect, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America.

EEO Statement

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.

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