Manager, Procurement - Marketing & Growth

Manager, Procurement - Marketing & Growth

Manager, Global Procurement develops, leads, and executes high impact sourcing strategies to support Walmart's rapidly growing Marketing & Growth organization. In this role, you'll partner closely with business and marketing stakeholders to identify opportunities, source and onboard agencies and partners, lead negotiations, and manage contracts end to end. You'll thrive in this role if you're a self starter with a strong understanding of the marketing ecosystem, sound commercial judgment, and a desire to make a tangible business impact.

About Global Sourcing & Procurement, Marketing & Growth Global Sourcing & Procurement is a centralized, enterprise wide team supporting all global marketing sourcing and procurement efforts. We partner with business stakeholders through strategic sourcing, industry benchmarking, and negotiations to deliver Every Day Low Cost (EDLC) while driving value across GNFR supplier relationships. We are expanding our team to support the newly formed Global Growth organization, which is accelerating Walmart's business mix across advertising, data, and membership priorities. Our scope includes sourcing and negotiating across a wide range of categories—from advertising and creative agencies to events, staffing, data agreements, and media services—at significant scale.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies, negotiations, and contract solutions aligned to business objectives, with a strong EDLC mindset.
• Manage a high volume of contracts and approvals, leveraging AI and tools to move efficiently and meet critical deadlines.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with suppliers and cross functional stakeholders.
• Analyze financial and business data to identify savings opportunities, manage risk, and inform decision making.
• Create clear, compelling presentations for stakeholders and leadership that translate complex procurement topics into actionable insights.
• Navigate multiple priorities and rapidly pivot across projects in a fast paced, collaborative environment.

What You'll Bring

• Experience in marketing, sourcing, agency management or supplier negotiations.
• Bachelors degree in a related field.
• 3+ years in retail, marketing, retail media, or sourcing with major brands.
• Strong analytical, negotiation and relationship building skills.
• Ability to independently manage a high volume of projects in a dynamic, fast moving environment.
• Experience with tools such as Coupa or similar procurement platforms preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, economics, technology, or related field and 2 years' experience in procurement strategy, contract management, analytics, or related field. Option 2: 4 years' experience in procurement strategy, contract management, 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.

Data modelling, data analytics, and data management, Qualified experience in Microsoft Excel

Primary Location

814 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America 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.