Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Job DescriptionThe WMSC Logistics team is a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) entity established to bolster the growth of Walmart Marketplace and e-commerce. As we expand our service offerings, we now provide international transportation solutions to third-party sellers on Marketplace from origins in China, India, and Vietnam, via ocean and air. To support international operations in real-time, we are seeking dedicated individuals in Bentonville, AR.
Key Responsibilities
Manage Supply Chain Processes: Ensure merchandise flows smoothly through the distribution network and fulfillment centers. Direct resolution and respond to escalations of daily issues.
Analyze Data: Streamline and improve network efficiencies by analyzing data from multiple stakeholders.
Supplier Compliance: Provide data for supplier compliance processes and analyze root causes of shipping, receiving, inventory, and return-related issues.
Performance Reviews: Conduct performance reviews of merchandising departments, distribution centers, and suppliers, providing recommendations for corrective action.
Supply Chain Optimization
Streamline Operations: Oversee the end-to-end flow of goods from customer to final delivery, ensuring alignment with operational timelines, compliance standards, and customer requirements.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams, carriers, and stakeholders to achieve goals related to on-time delivery, cost efficiency, service quality, and compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations.
Track Movement: Monitor the movement and arrival of goods across the supply chain.
Conflict Resolution: Develop and present recommendations to address conflicting goals and identify order exceptions and supply chain constraints.
Operational Leadership and Guidance
Communication Hub: Serve as the primary point of contact, ensuring clear communication of operational expectations to suppliers, transporters, and internal teams.
Performance Management: Monitor and address performance-related issues with carriers, agents, and other stakeholders, providing actionable feedback and implementing best practices to ensure operational excellence.
Process and Resource Development: Partner with business units to identify gaps and develop tools, processes, and resources that enhance efficiency and streamline logistics operations.
Process Improvement
Flow Process Improvement: Design, develop, and deliver new ways of working between supply chain stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement: Present new ways of working and continuous improvement recommendations to leadership.
Innovation: Champion innovation to simplify current solutions and methodologies.
Cost Reduction: Provide cost recommendations to reduce process waste and identify opportunities for cost reductions and process efficiencies.
Relationship and Assignment Management
Stakeholder Relationships: Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to support customer and business needs.
Goal Setting: Identify and communicate goals and objectives, measure progress, and address improvement opportunities.
Adaptability and Learning: Demonstrate adaptability and promote continuous learning.
Supervision and Development
Associate Development: Hire, train, mentor, and assign duties to associates. Provide recognition and ensure diversity awareness.
Compliance: Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, supporting the company's mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience: Candidates should have experience in international freight forwarding, ocean transportation, NVOCC activity, and air freight.
Skillset: Strong analytical skills, ability to manage multiple stakeholders, excellent communication and collaboration abilities, and a focus on continuous improvement.
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 $70,000.00-$130,000.00
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.
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, or related field and 2 years’ experience in logistics, distribution, transportation, or related area OR 4 years’ experience in logistics, distribution, transportation, or related area. 2 years’ experience with Microsoft Office.Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Fleet management, dispatch, or network analysis, Retail Logistics OperationsMasters: Business, Masters: Logistics, Masters: Supply ChainSix Sigma - CertificationPrimary Location...311 North Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America