The Private Brand Packaging team is looking for an up-and-coming packaging subject matter expert. Someone who has a passion for sustainability and reducing our packaging and waste footprint. This person will know the ins and outs of omnichannel supply chains and can effectively communicate and influence packaging decisions.
About Private Brand Packaging -
The Walmart US Private Brand Packaging team is rapidly evolving to define the future state of packaging. As the world’s largest retailer, we are on a mission to help people save money and live better. With the help of some of the brightest minds in merchandising, product development, supply chain, packaging and more, we are reimaging the intersection of digital and physical shopping to help achieve that mission.
As a Senior Manager, Project Management - Packaging, you will be responsible for the development of cross category initiatives in common packaging formats and materials to meet our Private Brand commitments. You will analyze packaging trends and data to develop strategies for implementation and partner with suppliers to build success criteria and priorities for our Private Brand items. You will partner with merchants, product developers, sourcing partners, supply chain and the sustainability team to provide technical support and metrics for influencing and communicating our initiatives. You will manage the packaging compliance dashboard and provide insights and metrics to teams to meet sustainability initiatives. Success in this role requires tenacity, a customer mindset, influencing skills, and a bias for action. You’ll use your executive presence to work with internal and external stakeholders at all levels and navigate interesting, complex challenges.What you'll do...
Developing and maintaining packaging and sustainability standards to meet commitment to community engagement.
Coordinating complex tasks with different types of packaging, including nontraditional hybrid systems and advising on packaging technical parameters and packaging/product interactions.
Researching, piloting and implementing intelligent packaging technologies while evaluating different package materials and technologies and analyzes costs and benefits.
Building, maintaining and enhancing effective internal and external partnerships through demonstrated integrity.
Supporting development of accurate specifications for packaging materials and formats.
Developing sustainable packaging solutions for an omnichannel supply chain.
Leading and coordinating sustainable design efforts between internal teams and outside vendors to develop optimized packaging solutions.
Evaluating supplier solutions for fit to sustainability goals.
Advising senior management on the latest packaging trends and innovative solutions.
You’ll sweep us off our feet if…
You have Packaging experience across various materials and formats
You’re comfortable influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership, and communicating clearly
You’re customer-centric in spirit and in execution
You have a competitive spirit of being in front of trend and innovation
You like digging into data and doing some analysis
You’re excited about solving complex challenges
You can work with details, but also see the big picture
You’re data-driven and a strategic thinker
You have a test and learn mentality and an agile way of working to improve your team’s products
Benefits & Perks:
Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions welcoming all people.
Who We Are
Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. www.careers.walmart.com
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great 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 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.
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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.
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The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00-$155,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or related field and 4 years' experience in business, operations, analytics, or related area OR 6 years' experience in business, operations, analytics, or related area.2 years’ supervisory experience.
3 years’ project management experience.Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Managing small or medium scale change initiatives, Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or related field, Project Management Certification, Six Sigma certificationPrimary Location...1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.