Senior Analyst, Procurement

This role is responsible for managing vendor relationships, optimizing service and supply agreements, and ensuring alignment across Canada, Global Sourcing, and U.S. Walmart teams. The position requires strong technical and analytical capabilities, with a background in engineering-preferably from a construction or facilities environment-and experience in managing equipment categories such as RTUs, AHUs, and refrigeration systems. The role supports strategic sourcing and vendor governance activities to ensure Walmart's business objectives are achieved efficiently and in compliance with company policies.

The Senior Analyst, plays a key role in driving vendor performance, maintaining contractual compliance, and enhancing category management efficiency. This role focuses on strategic vendor oversight and collaboration-rather than transactional purchase order or RFP execution-by managing existing vendor agreements, incorporating required changes, and ensuring alignment with broader sourcing and operational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and interpret vendor agreements, service level agreements (SLAs), and contractual terms, ensuring they reflect Walmart's business interests and operational requirements.
• Develop, implement, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and Master Service Agreements (MSAs) for vendors, holding them accountable for service quality and performance.
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships, ensuring consistent service delivery and continuous improvement in line with Walmart's standards.
• Monitor category spend and collaborate with Global Sourcing to plan and support RFP initiatives that drive cost optimization and category excellence.
• Partner with business teams to identify, assess, and onboard new vendors that meet Walmart's quality, compliance, and performance expectations.
• Support the Purchase Order (PO) execution team by ensuring that rates, terms, and conditions in POs align with market benchmarks and sourcing outcomes.
• Work closely with Canada Sourcing, Global Sourcing, and U.S. Walmart teams to ensure vendor management practices, processes, and contractual frameworks are harmonized across regions.
• Provide analytical insights into category performance, market trends, and vendor efficiency to support sourcing decisions and strategic planning.
• Ensure compliance with Walmart's sourcing policies, financial controls, and governance frameworks in all vendor interactions and agreements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline (Mechanical or Industrial preferred).
• Experience in construction, or technical equipment procurement (RTUs, AHUs, refrigeration, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of contract interpretation, SLAs, and supplier negotiations.
• Proven ability to develop KPIs, MSAs, and vendor scorecards to track and enhance performance.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional and global teams.
• Strong financial and analytical acumen to support strategic sourcing initiatives.

Leadership Expectations:

Respect the Individual:

Demonstrates and encourages respect for others; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all; embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; supports workplaces where associated feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging, so all associates thrive and perform; contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work.

Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.

Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively to achieve objectives; communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences; and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work.

Acts with Integrity:

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).

Follows the law, our code of conduct and company policies, and encourages others to do the same; supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns; reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action; acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.

Is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.

Serve our Customers:

Delivers results while putting the customer first and applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers.

Adopts a broad perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans.

Strive for Excellence:

Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions; supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.

Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.

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

Age - 16 or older

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Primary Location…

1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada