Position Summary...
What you'll do...
At Walmart, we help people save money, so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make and drives us to create the future of retail. We can't do that without the best talent - talent that is innovative, curious, and driven to create exceptional experiences for our customers.
As a member of the Walmart Supply Chain organization, you will contribute to the growth and delivery of our Automation Engineering team! Why? Because Sam Walton founded our company with the belief that the customer is #1. It's not just a belief, but our way of doing business.
With our Supply Chain Team at the forefront of retail transformation you can work on a team that is ultimately focused on delighting our customers, saving them both time and money in unexpected ways. As the biggest player in the game, we trust our associates to innovate the future of Supply Chain! If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges, this role, with the world's largest retailer, could be the fit you have been looking for.
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This role is part of the Symbotic Engineering team and reports to the Director of Automation Engineering.
The location for this position is in Bentonville, AR. The candidate is expected to go into the work location 5 days a week.
What you'll do...
- Engineering Economics: you will describe the economic labor concepts behind the automation transformation roadmap, understand cost drivers, identify major types of financial data utilized by the organization, and explain how it is assessed and used in engineering to develop financial impacts and detailed labor planning.
- Partnership and Collaboration: you will engage with team members on a periodic basis and establish credibility and establish strong relationships with key cross functional partners.
- Business Acumen: you will support the development of business cases, labor models and recommendations. Own the delivery of project activity and tasks assigned by others. Support process updates and changes.
- Influential Communication: you will organize thoughts, communicate articulately, confidently, credibly, and concisely within scope.
- Project Management: you will plan and estimate simple projects under guidance and produce standard project status reports, obtain information from stakeholders during the planning process, and assist in detailed project plans - including costs, schedules, and resource requirements
- Continuous Improvement: you will define the critical workflow for executing key processes, identify process problems that limit performance, focus on the most significant problems, and surface significant problems to maximize efficiency gains. You will also implement methods of Continuous Improvement methodologies, such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen.
- Automation System Design: you will promote the usage of automation and conduct cost-benefit analyses and monitor actual versus planned rates built into the annual operating plans (AOP).
- Automation Integration: you will combine knowledge of automation/system design and learning from previous implementations into a road map, guiding in resolving integration issues and proposing alternatives to a system or technology integration initiative.
- Data and Digital Literacy: you will leverage data analysis tools (Dataiku, Tableau Prep, Looker, etc.) and use programming languages (Python, SQL, etc.) to communicate with different databases to explore moderately complex data, develop and test hypotheses, and use data to influence strategic work.
- Advanced Analytics : you will apply data analysis and data modeling techniques to establish, modify, and maintain data structures and associated components and apply specific computing languages and tools in machine learning (R, Python, XGBoost, etc.).
What you'll bring...
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
- 2 years of experience in Engineering or Supply Chain related field with Supply Chain knowledge.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence effectively - confidence, credibility, and concise, organized thoughts.
- The ability to partner and collaborate while establishing credibility, analyzing stakeholder needs, and responding effectively and efficiently.
- Demonstratable business acumen and ownership of project activity.
You'll sweep us off our feet if you...
- Experience with automation execution and design.
- Experience with developing detailed labor plans.
- Experience with strategic planning and detailed analytics.
- Experience with Business Intelligence (BI), Data Modeling and Data Science Tools.
- Advanced SQL and Python skills and a strong understanding of database management.
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Strong cross-functional team collaboration.
Minimum Qualifications:
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and 2 years' experience in engineering, supply chain, or related area.
Option 2: 4 years' experience in engineering, supply chain, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master in Industrial Engineering
- 2 years of experience in Engineering or Supply Chain related field with Supply Chain knowledge.
- Experience with automation execution and design.
- Advanced SQL and Python skills and a strong understanding of database management
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process
Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.
Who We Are
What started small, with a single discount store and the simple idea of selling more for less, has grown over the last 50 years into the largest retailer in the world. Each week, over 260 million customers and members visit our 11,695 stores under 59 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. With fiscal year 2017 revenue of $485.9 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy, and employment opportunity. It's all part of our unwavering commitment to creating opportunities and bringing value to customers and communities around the world.
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 $90,000.00-$180,000.00
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.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and 2 years' experience in engineering, supply chain, or related area. Option 2: 4 years'
experience in engineering, supply chain, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Masters: Computer Engineering
Primary Location...
601 N Walton Blvd, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America