<p>What you'll do...</p> <p>Position: Procurement Manager</p> <p>Job Location: 1375 Crossman Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089</p> <p>Duties: 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. Financial Acumen Understand the drivers of the financial metrics that impact the business Perform analyses based on independent reasoning to draw appropriate conclusions. Analyze business and financial data and supports the implementation and tracking of business plans that enable the attainment of financial goals. Understand the impact of factors and trends that may affect financial performance Communicate the results of analyses to audiences. Category Strategy and Management Identify savings opportunities and plan make recommendations and execute for moderately complex categories. Ensure delivery against business goals by making recommendations to reduce risks to the business. Review category segmentation and suggest optimization based on category needs and changes. Recommend changes to plans based on industry and category trends Develop and track supplier performance metrics. Review category segmentation Build Total Cost of Ownership clean sheet models with limited guidance. Source Selection Gather customer requirements for competitive bid scenarios. Develop supplier scorecards. Identify and evaluate sources of supply using defined criteria. Build business case to allocate and reallocate nonstrategic business among suppliers. Identify risks and recommend modifications on mitigating risks in low complexity supply chains. Establish pros and cons of different event formats and methods supplier communication plans event planning with milestones and contingency planning. Negotiation Facilitate contractual negotiations for relatively small projects and provide support for complex negotiations. Develop and present factual rational and compelling arguments while anticipating roadblocks and objections. Ensure negotiations adhere to company and regulatory processes values and policies. Seek guidance on and escalate complex legal and or regulatory issues. Understand and articulate position of company and comprehend and address other parties strengths and weaknesses through active listening techniques. Contract Management Identify and understand contract components validate contract components and identify contract components which do not comply with standard templates or differ from multiple contracts within a category. Make decisions based on contract risks and understand when to escalate contract risks and outline mitigating actions.</p> <p>Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree or the equivalent in Business, Supply Chain, Economics, Technology, Engineering (any), or related field; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Business, Supply Chain, Economics, Technology, Engineering (any), or related field and 2 years of experience in procurement strategy, contract management, analytics, or related field.</p> <p>Skills required: Experience with eSourcing and eAuction platforms (Ariba and Coupa). Experience with spending analysis using data analysis expression (DAX). Experience with data querying and manipulation (SQL) for querying procurement databases. Experience developing financial modeling and cost analysis. Experience designing and implementing technical supplier performance management frameworks and scorecard tools. Experience with advanced ERP system expertise (SAP MM and Oracle Procurement Cloud). Experience with designing data visualization (Power BI and Tableau for procurement dashboards). Experience building strategic sourcing strategy. Experience building Supply Chain Risk Management process. Experience leading project management. Experience running Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software. Experience building cost breakdown and clean sheet modeling. Experience implementing supplier total landed cost analysis. Experience implementing Lean Six Sigma. Experience managing master data. Experience leading system design and improvement for sourcing. Experience with strategic performance monitoring and reporting. Experience building category segmentation and optimization strategies. Experience developing sustainability and diversity sourcing practice. Experience building Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis. Experience with risk identification and mitigation in contracts. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.</p> <p>Salary Range: $121,035/year to $169,000/year. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.</p> <p>Benefits: At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.</p> <p>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. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com.</p> <p>Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.</p> <p>#LI-DNI #LI-DNP</p> <p>Walmart 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.</p>