Position Summary...

Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales. Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities. Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.

What you'll do...

About the team:

Strategic Sourcing &Procurement (SSP) is responsible for development & execution of Walmart Labs Global Vendor Management Office (VMO) strategies within India.

Job Summary:

You are at the helm of all crucial information, be it customer insights or business intelligence. You bend and wield this high-profile career position with proven leadership skills to provide market knowledge and consumer understanding to reflect and resolve with that wisdom, analysis and resourcefulness. You etch our new product features, ward us off if needed, think up a roadmap to support our goals and strategies, and synchronize together with other platform teams on cross-functional initiatives

What you will do:

Sourcing & Procurement

• Responsible for tactical procurement of good / services (Indirect Procurement). Major categories include IT Category involving procurement of Hardware (Laptops, Servers, Testing Devices, Printers, Monitors, Network Equipment’s and Cabling), Software, Professional manpower services, new real-estate Infrastructure development projects.
• Manages the work by aligning with Wal-Mart’s ethics, policies, guidelines, and internal controls.
• Identifying and developing vendor source for achieving cost effective purchases and procurement of materials / services within stipulated time frame.
• Trigger healthy competition among vendors and negotiated best commercial terms meeting business requirement and as per company policies and procedures.
• Participate in variety of meetings and work groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, and resolve problems.
• Participate in price negotiations, supply chain strategies as necessary, and provide operational inputs that enable decision-making.

Process & Compliance

• Maintain & Publish Approved Vendor List.
• Responsible to maintain all documentation related to Vendor Contracts and renewals.
• Maintain and publish contract renewal tracker.
• Support in maintaining and updating procurement tools with accurate data and adherence to procurement policies & guidelines.

Data Analytics & MIS

• Responsible to work closely with key stakeholders from Business, Procurement & Finance teams to gather requirements & right data for procurement analytics.
• Develop procurement analytics KPIs dashboards (spend, contract, savings, operational etc)
• Build key insights and identify savings opportunities based on procurement spend / contract / operational data.
• Perform data cleansing, categorization, normalization of suppliers and data enrichment to develop clean data for analysis

What you will bring:

• You have strong problem solving, analytic, decision-making and excellent communication with interpersonal skills.
• You pay attention to details and are able to interpret data and trends, diagnose problems, and formulate effective actions plans to resolve issues.
• You are self-driven and motivated with entrepreneurial passion and desire to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment with varied responsibilities.
• Your Qualification: 8-10 Years of experience in technology, procurement, sourcing, and contract management.
• University degree preferably in Business Administration, Engineering or a related field.
• Some understanding of the ecommerce industry and/or the category/commodity.
• Some knowledge of actively managing commodity/category and implementing various strategies to address objectives like savings, speed to business, and driving innovation
  Advanced working knowledge in data analysis, building simulated worksheets and performing sensitivity analysis
• Basic understanding of interpreting financial statements

Key Skills

Procurement, Vendor Development, Negotiation, Contracts, Database Management, Analytics & Reporting, Audits.

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits:
Benefits Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, 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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, economics, technology, or related field and 2 years' experience in procurement strategy, contract management, analytics, or related field. Option 2: 4 years' experience in procurement strategy, contract management, analytics, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location...

4,5,6, 7 Floor, Building 10, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India