Position: Procurement Director

Job Location: 701 S. Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72716

Duties: Manages proposed business solutions development and implementation by collaborating with key stakeholders to interpret and evaluate requests; developing and maintaining an understanding of business operations and technical systems, processes, and procedures; leading risk analysis and providing recommendations on resolutions; evaluating and measuring operational business processes in order to close gaps and continually improve programs and services; influencing strategic direction and deliverables to establish understanding and acceptance of solutions; communicating customer goals, objectives, and strategy to cross-functional leadership and project teams; providing guidance on and approving implementation  method and prioritization in order to maximize resource utilization; and anticipating and mitigating potential risk to the company. Manages collaborative efforts to attain adequate supply capacity in support of new technologies and products by evaluating cost impact variables for program changes; implementing sustainability initiatives; driving the development and implementation of new and innovative products and technology; and evaluating product life cycle cost. Manages teams to accomplish business objectives relative to administrating contracts, purchasing, and warranty claims by managing associate schedules; balancing associate workload and priorities during business cycles impacted by budget development, project creation, and financial reporting requirements; developing training classes on relevant subjects in each discipline where none exists; identifying functional gaps in existing teams; representing the department during development of hourly associate programs; participating as a subject matter expert on future purchasing and contracting program developments; and representing the Logistics division on cross-company teams when projects are being developed to  change or enhance the process. Develops, manages, and leads the contract administration program by creating, negotiating, and approving service and capital contracts for the division; monitoring system performance; working with existing and new vendors and suppliers, internal business partners, and Legal to coordinate the review and approval of exceptions to contract language; making contract decisions for the department; working with business unit leaders to ensure the program meets their needs from a process standpoint; identifying and eliminating bottlenecks and problem areas; working cross-functionally to develop process enhancements; leading teams to incorporate solutions; representing the department on initiatives related to contract  administration; and ensuring cross-company programs are tailored to meet the needs of the division. The role will also supervise: Sr Manager Procurement, Operations Consumables; Sr Manager Procurement, Operations Consumables; Sr Manager Procurement, Fixtures and Equipment; Sr Manager Procurement, Fixtures and Equipment.

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field plus 4 years of experience in supply chain or a related field; OR 6 years of experience in supply chain or a related field.

Skills required: Must have experience with: Global strategic sourcing methodology; Total cost of ownership methodology; Sourcing and procurement software and systems; Interactive bidding or e-auction strategy and execution; Negotiation techniques (Total Cost focus, Power of silence, Be Prepared, Get the needs, Good/Bad Cop, Time as an advantage, Start High, Do First Offer, Leverage, “What if”); International strategic supplier relationship programs development; International sourcing category strategies development and implementation; Strategic thinking to develop and implement effective sourcing strategies; Financial knowledge to understand financial metrics and analyze cost structures and savings; Analytical skills and decision making to assess market trends, supplier performance, and risk management; Conducting financial analysis with analytics tools:  Tableau and Power BI; Developing decision models with cross disciplinary considerations; Developing industry analysis packs using various methods: value chain modeling, Porter’s five forces model to assess new sourcing opportunities, and developing negotiation tactics and cost models; Program management techniques: developing plans, generating, monitoring and interpreting metrics, assessing impact, prioritizing models and communicating to the stakeholders; Analysis using spreadsheets tools (MS Excel) and high impact presentations (MS Power Point); Strategic sourcing systems: SAP Ariba, Source to Contract and Procure to Pay models; and Category strategy systems Cirtuo. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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