Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management

Walmart Canada; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability accommodations

Job summary

Walmart Canada is seeking a Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management to lead the planning and execution of supply chain strategies from long-range planning to annual operating plans. The role focuses on optimizing delivery networks, improving efficiency, and delivering best-in-class experiences.

You will collaborate with finance, merchandising planning, merchandising and operations to develop and execute strategies, evaluate program feasibility, and implement industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Education in supply chain or related field.
• Experience translating strategy into operating plans and budgets.
• Strong financial acumen with ROI evaluation and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-range planning and annual operating plans.
• Optimize delivery networks and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with finance, merchandise planning, merchandising and operations.
• Develop and assess program feasibility and business cases.
• Coach teams managing delivery service providers and store operations.
• Guide executives through major capacity and strategic decisions.

Skills

Supply chain strategy

Financial acumen

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytics

Communication

Education

Supply chain education

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management leads the planning and execution of supply chain strategies, including long-range planning and annual operating plans. This position focuses on optimizing delivery networks, improving efficiency, and ensuring best-in-class delivery experiences. Collaboration with cross-functional teams, such as finance, merchandise planning, merchandising, and operations, is essential in developing and executing these strategies.

This role also drives business opportunities by identifying and assessing program feasibility, evaluating financial and physical performance, and implementing best practices from the industry. The Senior Manager may act as a subject matter expert, providing insights and developing benchmarking initiatives to enhance supply chain processes. Additionally, this role supports system solutions for new features, working with product and engineering teams to address critical business issues.

The Senior Manager is responsible for developing and managing budgets, business cases for strategic projects, and coaching teams that manage delivery service providers and store operations. Ensuring the smooth flow of goods involves working collaboratively with various teams to resolve capacity constraints, develop mitigation activities, and guide executive team members through major decisions. This role may also oversee planning and execution for large promotional events and handle complex stakeholder relationships to drive continuous improvement in supply chain management

Qualifications:

• Supply Chain focused education
• 7-10 years of progressive experience in supply chain, inventory management, replenishment, logistics
• 3-5 years of leadership experience managing teams, projects, or complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience developing and executing supply chain strategies, annual operating plans, and long-range business plans.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience developing business cases, managing budgets, evaluating ROI, and driving cost optimization.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and lead decision-making through data-driven recommendations.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using operational metrics and KPIs to drive performance improvements.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership capabilities.

Leadership Expectations:

Respect the Individual:

Demonstrates and encourages respect for all; builds a high-performing team; seeks, and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences; creates a workplace and experiences where all associates feel seen, supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all; identifies, attracts, and retains the best team members.

Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent, through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work; empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company; and regularly recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.

Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates and listens attentively, with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.

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 sets expectations for others to do the same; promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates. takes action and encourages others to do the same; holds self and others accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.

Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.

Serve our Customers:

Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently 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 holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the team’s strategy.

Strive for Excellence:

Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and learning from mistakes, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.

Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working.

Primary Location…

1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada

Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

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