This role executes sourcing strategies for Private Brand items to maximize margins and profitable sales across various departments.
Job Description
This role collaborates with product teams to identify appropriate categories for RFP/RFQ/RFI processes, presenting options and recommendations to the business. Efforts focus on diversifying supplies from various sources and negotiating products based on approved specifications.
Supplier communication management is key, ensuring thorough understanding of brand standards for all suppliers. The role also develops and executes plans aimed at driving savings and mitigating costs, defining buying timelines, and coordinating with supply chain and category managers.
Maintaining and strengthening vendor relations through regular communications is essential. This role may also involve attending trade shows to foster relationships. Strong working relationships with internal teams are vital to ensure effective collaboration and representation of recommendations. The role also manages vendor transitions to minimize product availability risks.
Leadership Expectations:
Respect the Individual:
Demonstrates and encourages respect for others; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all; embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; supports workplaces where associated feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging, so all associates thrive and perform; contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work.
Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; and recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively to achieve objectives; communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences; and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work.
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 encourages others to do the same; supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns; reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action; acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.
Is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.
Serve our Customers:
Delivers results while putting the customer first and 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 broad perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans.
Strive for Excellence:
Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions; supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.
Qualifications
University or Master's degree in business, mathematics, engineering, or related area.1 year’s experience in procurement in a retail environment.1 year’s experience in raw material and commodity procurement.minimum level of work experience required for this role: 5-7 yearsminimum level of supervisory/management experience 0-1 years
Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Age – 16 or olderPreferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.
Primary Location…
1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, CanadaAre you currently a Walmart associate?Please login to your Workday account and use the Find Jobs report to apply for this job.Find Jobs