(USA) Senior Manager, Dairy Producer Relations - Manufacturing

Walmart Inc.; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (medical, vision, andd

401(k) and stock purchase plan

Company-paid life insurance

Paid time off (PTO including sick, par

Disability insurance (short-term &

Employee discounts

Live Better U education benefits

Job summary

Walmart Inc. in the United States is seeking a Producer Relations professional to manage relationships with agricultural producers and cooperatives. The role focuses on attracting, retaining, and coordinating raw product suppliers to support marketing and production programs.

The position involves negotiating terms, monitoring compliance, and collaborating with QA, logistics, and marketing to ensure quality and sustainability standards across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture, agri-business, dairy or food science, or related area.
• 4 years' experience in agriculture, agribusiness, dairy or food science, or related area.
• 2 years’ experience in contract negotiations with producers and cooperatives.

Responsibilities

• Consults with business partners, managers, coworkers, or other key stakeholders.
• Solicits evaluates and applies suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Develops and implements programs to attract and retain producers.
• Identifies producers aligned with business needs and sustainability standards.
• Maintains relationships with raw product producers and ensures proper compensation.
• Collaborates with veterinarians and QA to address animal welfare and sustainability issues.
• Drives production plans, monitors performance, and removes barriers.
• Represents Walmart to producers and external audiences.

Skills

Negotiation

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in agriculture, agri-business, dairy or food science, or related area

Job description

Position Summary

Consults with business partners managers coworkers or other key stakeholders.

Solicits evaluates and applies suggestions for improving efficiency and costeffectiveness.

Participates in and supports community outreach events.

Develops and implements effective producer and cooperative attraction and retention programs by defining program goals structures and expectations for producer participation.

Identifies producers consistent with the companys current business needs sustainability standards and industry best practices.

Creates a network of raw product producers.

Procures the raw product supplies needed for marketing programs.

Develops relationships with raw product producers to identify needs and concerns and serves as the primary contact for producers.

Translates producer needs and concerns into services and benefits.

Ensures producers are compensated appropriately and in line with the Federal Marketing Order FMO.

Assists producers in understanding payments and resolving any monthly discrepancies.

Manages a network of producers across an assigned region to ensure compliance and productivity of producers and cooperatives by monitoring for example conducting onsite audits external resources producers quality of raw product treatment of animals sustainability and other compliance concerns.

Collaborates with veterinarians in animal welfare examinations.

Relays potential quality animal welfare and sustainability issues to quality assurance and food safety teams.

Addresses quality animal welfare and sustainability concerns with producers and ensures concerns are resolved.

Collaborates with the plant and Home Office including Logistics to meet production needs and quality standards.

Develops and implements productivity initiatives to increase production and improve quality profitability and environmental impact.

Collaborates with producers to increase the raw product supply needed for new production growth or capabilities of the plant.

Serves as the company representative for producers and cooperatives by implementing message frameworks.

Identifies producers engaged in innovative and sustainable practices.

Ensures key external audiences understand Walmarts culture and values.

Collaborates with crossfunctional teams to ensure consistent communication and media relations.

Develops maintains and leverages relationships with national local and online journalists and bloggers for proactive and reactive media stories.

Mitigates and elevates potential media opportunities.

Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs developing and communicating business plans and priorities removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance providing resources identifying performance standards measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly developing contingency plans and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.

Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training mentoring assigning duties building a teambased work environment establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations providing recognition and rewards coaching for success and improvement and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace.

Promotes and supports company policies procedures mission values and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application ensuring compliance with them and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy.

Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans programs and initiatives consulting with business partners managers coworkers or other key stakeholders soliciting evaluating and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness and participating in and supporting community outreach events.

Respect the Individual

Respect the Individual: Builds highperforming teams embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where associates feel seen supported and connected through a culture of belonging creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.

Respect the Individual: Works collaboratively builds strong and trusting relationships communicates with impact energy and positivity to motivate and influence.

Respect the Individual: Attracts and retains the best talent empowers and develops talent and recognizes others contributions and accomplishments.

Act with Integrity

Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture holds oneself and others accountable supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers members and the world around useg creating a sense of belonging eliminating waste participating in local giving.

Act with Integrity: Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble selfaware honest fair and transparent.

Serve Our Customers and Members

Serve Our Customers and Members Delivers results while putting the customer first considers and adapts to how where and when customers shop and applies the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.

Serve Our Customers and Members Makes decisions based on data insights and analysis balances short and longterm priorities and considers our customers fellow associates shareholders suppliers business partners and communities when making plans.

Strive for Excellence

Strive for Excellence: Displays curiosity and a desire to learn takes calculated risks demonstrates courage and resilience and encourages learning from mistakes.

Strive for Excellence: Drives continuous improvements adop tt and encourages the use of new technologies and skills and supports others through change.

Benefits

• 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.

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

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

Salary & Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is $116,000.00 - $174,000.00.

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

• Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
• Stock

Minimum Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in agriculture, agri-business, dairy or food science, or related area.
• Option 2: 4 years' experience in agriculture, agribusiness, dairy or food science, or related area.
• 2 years’ experience in contract negotiations with producers and cooperatives.
• 2 years’ experience in the food manufacturing industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Agriculture, Agri-Business, Dairy or Food Science, or related area.

Primary Location

5200 Inner Perimeter Rd, Valdosta, GA 31604-0000, United States of America

Workplace Policy

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we're reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.