Walmart

(USA) Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics

Walmart$90K — $180K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field
  • 4 years of experience in data analytics or related field, or 6 years of relevant experience
  • Strong analytics and data-driven decision-making experience
  • Proven project or program management skills leading complex initiatives
  • Experience in transportation, distribution center, or supply chain operations

Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to understand business objectives
  • Contribute data-driven recommendations to strategic planning
  • Identify operational efficiency improvement opportunities
  • Lead complex cross-functional projects from planning to execution
  • Manage project timelines, risks, and stakeholder communications
  • Drive proof-of-concept initiatives into scalable solutions
  • Lead advanced analytics initiatives to support operations

Benefits

  • Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) and stock purchase plan
  • Paid time off benefits including PTO, parental leave, and bereavement
  • Short-term and long-term disability benefits
  • Walmart-paid education benefit program for employees covering tuition and training fees
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Job Description - Senior Manager, Supply Chain Transformation & Analytics

Req #: R-2508315

Location: Bentonville, AR

Position Summary

The Supply Chain Transformation & Analytics team within Flow and Capacity Planning is responsible for supporting strategic initiatives that improve the end-to-end flow of goods from suppliers to distribution centers and ultimately to stores. The organization partners across distribution center networks, transportation operations, and store delivery teams to modernize systems, simplify operational processes, and enhance the overall associate and customer experience.

This role will support a high-priority transformation initiative within Store Delivery, focused on improving the distribution center-to-store delivery experience through modernization of legacy systems, process optimization, and advanced analytics. The team is currently transitioning from proof-of-concept work into large-scale testing and implementation efforts, making this a highly visible and impactful opportunity within Supply Chain.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of project management, analytics, transportation, and supply chain operations experience, along with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and drive complex initiatives from strategy through execution.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnership & Strategy
  • Partner with senior leadership, cross-functional stakeholders, and operational teams to understand business objectives, operational challenges, and transformation priorities.
  • Contribute to strategic planning efforts by providing data-driven recommendations and actionable insights.
  • Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, simplify workflows, and enhance store delivery performance.
  • Support large-scale modernization efforts involving legacy systems, operational processes, and supply chain technologies.


Project & Program Management
  • Lead complex, cross-functional projects end-to-end, including planning, execution, testing, implementation, and post-launch support.
  • Manage project timelines, risks, dependencies, milestones, and stakeholder communications.
  • Drive proof-of-concept initiatives into scalable production-ready solutions.
  • Develop contingency plans and proactively remove barriers impacting project delivery.


Analytics & Operational Insights
  • Lead advanced analytics initiatives to support transportation, distribution center, and store delivery operations.
  • Develop models, reporting frameworks, and analytical solutions that enable data-driven decision-making.
  • Analyze operational performance, identify trends, and provide strategic recommendations to leadership.
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams to support system enhancements and transformation efforts.


Collaboration & Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Partner with Supply Chain, Transportation, Store Operations, Product, Engineering, and external vendors to deliver scalable operational solutions.
  • Collaborate across multiple business functions to align priorities, support implementation efforts, and ensure successful execution.
  • Communicate project updates, risks, and business impacts effectively to leadership and stakeholders.


Team Leadership & Development
  • Help build and maintain a high-performing, collaborative team environment.
  • Mentor and support associates through coaching, training, and professional development opportunities.
  • Promote continuous learning, operational excellence, and a culture of accountability and innovation.
  • Support company policies, ethics, and integrity standards while fostering an inclusive workplace environment.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong analytics and data-driven decision-making experience
  • Proven project or program management experience leading complex initiatives
  • Experience working within transportation, distribution center, or supply chain operations
  • Product, logistics, or supply chain systems experience
  • Experience supporting operational transformation or modernization initiatives
  • Ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders and competing priorities
  • Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills


Impact of the Role

This role plays a critical part in transforming how goods move from distribution centers to stores across the supply chain network. The position will directly support one of the organization's top strategic initiatives, helping modernize systems, improve operational efficiency, and create a better experience for associates, stores, and customers.

At Walmart, 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 (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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.

Live Better U is a Walmart-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 $90,000.00 - $180,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

- Stock








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, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 4 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 6 years'
experience in data 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.

Certificate in business analytics, data mining, or statistical analysis, Statistical programming languages (for example, SAS, R)

Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Information Systems, Masters: Statistics

Primary Location...

805 Respect, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

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2,300 employees
Market Cap
$387 billion
Industry
Net Income
$13.5 billion
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
Revenue
$559.1 billion
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