Senior Director, Sourcing - Surety of Supply Strategic Initiatives
Sales & Business Development
USD 130k-260k / year + Equity
Posted on Jun 19, 2026
Position Summary...
Lead the strategy and execution of enterprise-wide initiatives across Surety Enablement, Sourcing Regeneration, Sourcing Innovation. This role is responsible for building and operationalizing the capabilities that ensure resilient, transparent, and future-ready supply networks.As Senior Director, you will define and deliver against key enterprise OKRs focused on scaling actionable supply risk insights, advancing regenerative sourcing practices, and accelerating innovation through a robust pilot and partnership pipeline. You will work cross-functionally across Global Sourcing & Procurement, Merchandising, Supply Chain, and external partners to unlock breakthrough solutions that strengthen supply continuity and long-term value creation.
This role will also play a key role in overseeing strategic initiatives across the team, requiring strong cross-functional leadership, a balance of execution and long-term planning, and a track record of scaling capabilities in complex organizations.
About the Team
Our Surety of Supply Strategic Initiatives team is focused on delivering enterprise impact by strengthening the resilience and sustainability of Walmart’s global supply base. We operate at the intersection of strategy, operations, and innovation—ensuring the business can anticipate risk, adapt quickly, and lead the industry in responsible sourcing.
The team is organized across three core pillars:
Surety Enablement: Scaling actionable supply risk signals and embedding them into decision-making at speed and across the enterprise
Sourcing Regeneration: Driving regenerative practices with suppliers and associates to build more sustainable and resilient supply ecosystems
Sourcing Innovation: Advancing a disciplined innovation pipeline, including pilots, partnerships, and emerging capabilities that unlock step-change improvements in sourcing
Together, these pillars enable Walmart to move from reactive risk management to proactive, data-driven, and regenerative sourcing leadership.
What you'll do...
- Set and lead the enterprise strategy for Surety of Supply across Enablement, Regeneration, and Innovation
- Translate OKRs into clear priorities, roadmaps, and measurable business outcomes
- Scale supply risk intelligence and embed actionable insights into sourcing and supply chain decisions
- Drive adoption of regenerative sourcing practices across suppliers and internal teams
- Build and operationalize an innovation pipeline, including pilots, partnerships, and new capabilities
- Influence cross-functional leaders to align on priorities, investments, and execution
- Partner across Sourcing, Supply Chain, Merchandising, and Tech to deliver enterprise impact
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing team with a focus on speed, accountability, and innovation
What you’ll bring...
- Deep expertise in sourcing, supply chain strategy, and risk management
- Proven ability to lead large-scale, cross-functional transformation initiatives
- Experience building and scaling innovation pipelines, pilots, or new capabilities
- Strong understanding of sustainability and/or regenerative sourcing practices
- Ability to translate complex data and insights into actionable strategies
- Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills at executive levels
- Track record of developing high-performing teams and future leaders
- Strategic mindset with strong operational execution discipline
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 $130,000.00 - $260,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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 or related area and 7 years’ experience in supply chain, transportation, logistics, or related area. Option 2: 9 years' experience in supply chain, transportation, logistics, or related area.3 years' supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Certified Purchasing Manager or related purchasing manager certification., Cross-functional experience, Master's degree in business or related area
