Manager, Inventory Management - Inventory Optimization

Walmart, Inc.

$70K — $130K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of inventory management experience with demonstrated expertise in control and optimization.
  • Strong leadership experience, specifically in hiring and developing high-performing teams.
  • Proficient in profit and loss management, with a focus on financial data analysis and budgeting.
  • Advanced data analysis skills for trend identification and strategic forecasting.
  • Effective cross-functional collaboration to achieve operational excellence.
  • Commitment to company ethics and compliance, focusing on continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and align inventory management operations with business goals.
  • Develop key stakeholder relationships to support inventory initiatives.
  • Lead and mentor associates, promoting accountability and training.
  • Manage inventory-related profit and loss, including forecasting and budgeting.
  • Ensure compliance with policies and regulations regarding inventory.
  • Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities in inventory processes.
  • Monitor and resolve issues related to returns, recalls, and debit memos.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Retirement benefits featuring a 401(k), stock purchase plan, and life insurance.
  • Generous paid time off including PTO, parental leave, family care leave, and more.
  • Additional benefits like short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, and adoption reimbursement.
  • Education assistance program covering tuition, books, and fees for various programs.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...
Role summary:

Sam's Club is seeking a Manager, Inventory Management to lead and oversee inventory operations, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs. The successful candidate will analyze data to drive efficiencies, manage profit and loss, and collaborate cross-functionally to support continuous improvement. Providing leadership, coaching, and development opportunities to associates is essential, along with maintaining high standards of integrity and operational excellence to support Sam's Club's mission and values.
What you'll do:
  • Oversee inventory management operations, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to support inventory plans and initiatives.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop associates by assigning duties, providing training, and promoting accountability.
  • Manage profit and loss related to inventory, including forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements in inventory processes.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to identify improvement opportunities and implement continuous enhancements.
  • Monitor returns, recalls, and debit memo processes, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution.
  • Present inventory performance results and insights to senior leadership regularly.


What you'll bring:
  • Proven experience in inventory management with strong expertise in inventory control and optimization.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills, including hiring, training, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.
  • Proficiency in profit and loss (P&L) management, with the ability to analyze financial data and drive budget adherence.
  • Strong data analysis capabilities to identify trends, forecast outcomes, and support strategic decision-making.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders to achieve business objectives and operational excellence.
  • Commitment to upholding company policies, ethics, and compliance standards while promoting continuous improvement.


At Sam's Club, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus 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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

- Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

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.

The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00 - $130,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location).








Minimum Qualifications...

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

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or related field and 1 year's experience in inventory management, accounting, or related area OR 3 years' experience in inventory management, accounting, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Experience using Microsoft Database applications

Primary Location...

2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America

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