Join Walmart as a Director, Finance – Merchandise (Food) and your work could help over 295 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you will quickly find we are 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 will discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you will be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.  

Our Team 

We are a data driven, results oriented Finance team.  We are focused on transforming our Food business inclusive of our manufacturing and private brand operations by partnering with teams across the enterprise to influence decisions to deliver shareholder value while helping our customers save money and live better.  We are dedicated delivering on the fundamentals while also developing and implementing strategies to help Walmart continue to grow share and transform the grocery landscape in the U.S. by leveraging our assets and strengthening our customer proposition. 

Summary 

The Director, Finance – Merchandise (Food) position is a strategic thought-leadership role blending strong financial acumen and analytical capabilities with great communication and influencing skills. As a Finance Director, you will partner with cross-functional leaders across Walmart to complete strategic planning, performance analysis, assortment, channel and customer insights, and annual planning. If you love diving into the numbers to drive a high-growth, dynamic business, this is the role for you! 

You’ll be a great fit if: 

• You have strong financial acumen and experience within retail or CPG 

• You’re curious and creative and have a track record of coming up with inventive and sustainable solutions for big problems and opportunities.

• You’re a great communicator, able to communicate your insights and findings to senior level leadership. 

• You believe in and prioritize the collective success of the team and are quick to jump in, help, mentor, and coach your fellow team members.

• You thrive in constantly evolving, fast-paced, dynamic environments

• You’re committed to promoting a customer environment; demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning

• You relish partnering with the Food Merchant teams to drive business results and define the strategic initiatives. 

You will sweep us off our feet if you: 

• You love digging into the numbers to find new opportunities or patterns to explain the “what” and “why” behind performance. 

• You’re curious, always looking for new opportunities to up our game in Walmart Food Finance. 

• You are customer obsessed, recognizing there is an art and a science behind the numbers.

• You are creative and resilient – always looking for new ways to approach problems and drive business performance.

• You enjoy the learning journey and like working with your manager and partners to continue to add to your toolbox.

• You are a true servant leader and hold yourself personally responsible for the development of those you manage.

You’ll make an impact by:   

Leading Robust Analytics – Break down your business into analytical building blocks and assess current and future key levers of growth, identifying new opportunities for growth and cross-business linkages 

Recommending Disruptive Strategies – Lead framing, developing and managing complex, data driven, impact-oriented analysis to build out recommendation for strategic growth areas and priorities 

Developing Business Cases – Drive capability assessments, synergy analysis and return analysis to support strategic partnership and investment opportunities 

Delivering Measurable Results – Work cross-functionally to bring the business strategy to life through execution and delivery of meaningful and measurable financial results.  

Providing Actionable Insights – Leveraging data to facilitate consensus about financial decisions across departments in the business unit 

Being A Trusted Advisor – Develop strong and trusting relationships with internal teams. Serve as the go-to for analytics – working across the organization to solve issues, address pain points and implement growth initiatives. 

Connecting The Dots – Engaging with leaders across the company identifying synergies and leveraging a total company perspective to recommend opportunities to create value for the greater Enterprise 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field and 5 years’ experience in accounting, finance, or relevant area OR 7 years’ experience in accounting, finance, or related area

• 4+ years’ experience in Analytics, Planning, Business Management, Omni-Channel Merchandising, or a related area 

• 2 years of experience leading and completing cross-functional projects, people leadership, and decision support 

• Strong organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines 

• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills. 

• Detail and results-oriented with sense of urgency. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Retail Merchandise Finance or external CPG experience 

• Experience driving change in a large, complex, matrixed organization 

• Master of Business Administration