SENIOR MANAGER SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY

Position Summary
The Senior Manager focuses on identifying, quantifying and executing improvement opportunities across Walmart.com Supply Chain leveraging advanced analytics, optimization and statistics. This role will be instrumental in developing world class supply chain strategies to meet customer and business demands of Walmart’s eCommerce business. Utilizing revolutionary data analytics techniques applied to “big data”, the Sr Manager will find opportunities in the current supply chain and be able to develop new tools and or processes to optimize for the future.

This role is part of the operations analytics team – a think tank focused on improving all aspects of the dotcom supply chain from network design to inbound/outbound transportation and multi-channel initiatives by leveraging big data. This is a high impact and high visibility role within the organization with expectations to deliver immediate results. The Senior Manager is expected to attain results through effective management of a small team of high performing analysts, leveraging cross-functional resources, and as an independent contributor as needed.

Position Description
(1) Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy (70%)
• Manage and execute entire projects or components of large projects from start to finish including cross-functional project management, data gathering and manipulation, analysis and modeling, and communication of insights and recommendations.
• Demonstrate a high degree of originality and creativity when developing solutions to improve existing product allocation strategy and business processes within supply chain utilizing methods such as statistical analysis and optimization.
• Manage multiple projects at once while ensuring deadlines are met and data output is accurate and appropriate for the business. Must demonstrate decisive and imaginative leadership ability to determine what data and approach is best for the task at hand.
• Build scalable and complex supply chain models and processes to optimize supply chain strategies with goals to deliver excellent customer experience while balancing operating cost
• Develops visionary approach to problems and opportunities. Excels in “blue sky” out-of-the box thinking for the future of supply chain while also being able to transfer the strategic vision into reality.

Potential projects for the team can include:
• Create models to analyze the network need to support future sales growth with scenario modeling capabilities to understand the sensitivity to multiple variables; provide insight to Logistics executives on opening, closing, or repurposing DCs; analyze impact to multiple networks simultaneously; and create scenario analyses extending beyond the five-year modeling horizon.
• Develop optimization logic and tool to determine truckload lane strategy for outbound transportation balancing cost and SLA requirements
• Develop logic and tool to determine optimal share of volume to process in various customer buying channels in the company balancing inventory availability, capacity, cost, and service level requirements
• Partner with technical teams in @Labs as well as non-technical cross-functional teams to conceptualize and execute visionary supply chain tools of the future developing innovative logic based on theoretical and practical thinking

(2) Change Management & People Management (30%)
• Develop relationships with Wal-Mart functional areas in San Bruno, CA across both technical and non-technical teams, as well as in Bentonville, AR, to provide visibility to the business and to gather support for key initiatives
• Effectively uses influence to obtain alignment from relevant business partners and management to drive projects forward. Breaks through various obstacles and barriers of resistance to ensure success of the project.
• Communicates clearly and persuasively via email, verbally, and presentations. Tailor messaging to the appropriate level audience and modify approach as needed for maximum impact.
• Excels in high stress situations with senior and C-level executives with the ability to not only present clearly but also effectively overcome objections with skillful persuasion using data-driven arguments
• Achieves high productive output from the team while maintaining high morale. Manages associates’ careers with respect and effectively coaches and counsels 2-5 high potential analysts as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
• BA or BS required
• MBA or Master’s in quantitative discipline

• 3+ years post Master’s of experience in supply chain, logistics, finance, retail, consulting or in a strategic, business analyst capacity

Additional Preferred Qualifications
1) Basic Qualifications:
• Proven track record in leading and building teams to achieve business impacting results through analytics and pushing existing processes outside the box
• Ability to drive successful partnerships with cross-functional leadership to execute strategic initiatives and develop strategic roadmap
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills when confronted with difficult situations exhibiting ability to keep the team focused and motivated
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to build innovative complex models to illustrate various scenarios of supply chain flows to compare KPIs
• Experience with statistical analysis, multi-variant testing strategies and concepts, regression modeling and forecasting, time series analysis, data mining, financial analysis, economic order quantity modeling, optimization techniques and customer/product segmentation.
• Expert in MS-Excel, MS-Access, VBA, and SQL
• Proficient in MS-PowerPoint and comfortable building presentations to tell a clear story
• Understanding of retail and e-commerce industry
• Capacity to communicate complex concepts in easy-to-understand terminology
• Effective communication skills at multiple levels of the organization, including management and cross-functional groups
• Works effectively both independently and as a member of a cross functional team
• Strong follow-through skills and acute attention to detail
• Ability to champion ideas and influence the organization in order to ensure ideas are executed
• Foster and maintain Wal-Mart’s three core values:
–Respect for the Individual
–Service to our Customers
–Strive for Excellence
2) Preferred Qualifications:
• Familiarity with large database mining tools (e.g., SAS, Hadoop, R, Stata)
• Experience with network modeling tools (e.g. Llamasoft, CAPS, IBM Logic Net Plus), network optimization and long range planning is a plus
• Six Sigma certified
3) Education Level:
• Master’s degree in math, statistics, operations research, or related quantitative discipline
• MBA strongly preferred

Job Role
Senior Manager, Supply Chain Strategy

Location
SAN BRUNO

http://jobs.walmart.com/silicon-valley/operations-management/jobid3207389-senior-manager-supply-chain-strategy-jobs

Your role

We seek a Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer.   This position has very high visibility and has successfully prepared the two most recent position holders to transition to significant operating positions within the Company

Responsibilities

This role is a critical asset to the organization’s strategy and growth. This individual will lead the FP&A function, and will own the Company’s annual financial and operating plan, the quarterly reforecast, real-time P&L forecasting, complex revenue analysis modeling, annual budgeting process, operating plan variance analysis and special projects.

S/he will provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management including the Board of Directors, CEO, COO and CFO.  These projects will include development and preparation of board communication and reporting, executive management financial reviews, capital expenditure analysis, industry/peer group comparisons, new business opportunities, acquisition analysis and other projects that are on the critical task list of senior management. This function is the core of the analytical engine of the company, providing insights, analysis and critique to support rapid fire business decision making. The position reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain real-time revenue tracking and forecasting capabilities
• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance, focusing on currency, geography, product line, margin impact, customer behavior and other trend drivers
• Partner with business intelligence data group, departmental analysts, executive management and key project leaders to drive better data and smarter, faster decision-making
• Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools
• Partner with accounting team to integrate actual results reporting with forecasting, budgeting, variance reporting and general trend analysis
• Ad-Hoc reporting and analysis to support executive team and department heads
• Quarterly, Monthly Financial reports
• Monthly board fact pack overview
• Weekly financial overview presentation to management team
• Monthly business unit review support
• Work with Business Intelligence group to create and implement dashboards and automated reports
• Proactively monitor company performance, suggesting reasons and supporting analysis for trend changes and variances to expectations
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Accounting or Finance, preferred); MBA highly preferred
• 5+ years experience as Manager or Director of Financial Planning and Analysis or comparable role
• Strong leadership skills required.
• Experience in technology and/or high growth environment
• Experience working with subscriptions or highly transactional environment preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Comfort analyzing large data sets via SQL queries, MS Access, data cubes, pivot tables, etc. Familiarity with SQL preferred.
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized, multitasker.
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to lead a room.
• Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated.
• Demonstrated ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on capacity.
• Experience working across functions with senior managers and executives

For questions on either role, please feel free to reach out to Calvin Peng at [email protected]