Senior Director, Supply Chain Management and Supplier Excellence - NA Global Inbound

Job Description

Position Summary... Leads strategy and execution for North America Global inbound management and supplier excellence to improve end-to-end Supply Chain flow. Drives performance through data-driven insights, loss reduction, supplier governance, and cross-functional alignment while developing talent and fostering a culture of integrity, continuous improvement, and customer focus. This position will require to sit on-site at our home office in Bentonville, AR. Travel is required to perform one or more essential functions of this role. Travel may include: Domestic travel (overnight): Travel to and from multiple facilities or work sites requiring an overnight stay. Domestic travel (consecutive overnights): Travel to and from multiple facilities or work sites requiring consecutive overnight stays. Domestic travel (same day): Travel to and from multiple facilities or work sites during the workday. International travel (extended stays): Travel to and from multiple facilities or work sites requiring extended overnight stays. What you'll do... Develop people and capabilities: Provide coaching, feedback, mentoring, and development opportunities (training, mentoring, stretch assignments) for associates, managers, and directors to strengthen performance and build a strong leadership pipeline. Set Supply Chain strategy and business plans: Analyze business objectives, customer needs, costs, and forecasts to build and execute strategies, plans, and practices; determine resource requirements; evaluate operational processes; measure outcomes; and identify improvement opportunities. Build and sustain an engaged workforce: Diagnose capability gaps; recruit, select, and develop talent; support mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning; and leverage strengths of new and existing talent. Lead inbound exception analytics and reporting: Analyze inbound exceptions holistically and develop strategies using trend analysis, statistical controls, and failure modes; establish performance measurements and reporting used across Walmart to optimize flow across channels. Drive inbound exception loss reduction: Identify, capture, and communicate losses within inbound exception processes; prioritize loss reduction efforts; and reduce work content to mitigate Supply Chain risk. Champion integrity and compliance: Embed integrity and ethics into programs and practices; define consequences for non-compliance; and support the Open Door Policy. Lead supplier excellence and execution: Develop and evolve to deliver the “4 Rights” (Right Item, Right Invoice, Right Condition, Right Time) and align stakeholders to deliver a best-in-class internal and external supplier experience. Operate a corrective action Center of Excellence: Build strategy for corrective action based on trends, statistical controls, and failure modes; establish enterprise performance measures and report to improve flow. Manage supplier partnerships and lifecycle: Oversee processes to onboard, maintain, and

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