Position Summary...

　　What you'll do...

　　Join Sam's Club | Walmart as the Senior Director, Finance - Sam's Club Merchandise & Planning Portfolio and your work could help over 240 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.

　　Want to use your strategic, financial, and planning skills to help grow an impressive retail organization? The Senior Director of Sam's Merchandise Finance & Planning - Portfolio, is a multifaceted role. Reporting into the VP Finance, Merchandise Finance & Planning you will play a critical role in connecting the Sam's Club's merchant businesses with all it's cross functional partners, including but not limited to: eCommerce; Membership; Marketing; Merchant Execution; Operations and Supply Chain. Your key partners include the Chief Merchant Officer (EVP) and Chief Finance Officer (SVP), along with other functional leaders. This role is a strategic thought-leadership role requiring strong financial acumen and analytical capabilities to drive sizable, complex, cross functional results and drive forward strategic initiatives with financial oversight. The role also plays an integral part of the Sam's Finance Transformation journey, from data, product, and tools through to continuously improving processes.

　　The ability to challenge all aspects of the business in delivering improved performance while maintaining strong working relationships is key to success in this role. Additionally, the ability to understand business trends, foresee financial opportunities and risks, and effectively influence business results is an important part of the everyday.

　　 You'll sweep us off our feet if:

　　You have merchandise finance experienceYou are an accomplished leader who inspire teams to learn and perform at their bestYou are curious and relentlessly ask questionsYou have a track record of adopting new technologies and enhancing business processesYou can manage the interconnectivities of business unitsYou drive results with strong financial acumen and technical/analytical capabilitiesYou're skilled at diplomacy and aligning stakeholders with competing priorities, including senior leadersYou're a storyteller - a master at making complex subjects easily understood through compelling stories and visualsYou have high standards and can hold business partners accountableYou're comfortable with ambiguityYou're stimulated by challenges and are ready to engage at Fortune 1 scale

　　 You'll make an impact by:

　　Talent Development - recruit, develop and retain top talent ensuring strong pipeline for ongoing business value.

　　Identifying Business Growth Ideas and enabling strategic initiatives - Generate ideas to grow business demand, understanding the connectivity of business ideas, and creating risk mitigation plans to maximize business strategies. Provide thought leadership and support for cross functional initiatives, facilitating collaboration and alignment.

　　Building Strategic Relationships - Maximize relationships and areas to collaborate on choices, expediate business decisions, and quickly action when needed. Partner with other merchandise support functions and other cross functional business areas to enhance decision making and speed of execution.

　　Transforming Ways of Working - Leading the merchandise finance and planning teams into leveraging and adopting new technologies, processes, and ideation approaches.

　　Operating With Excellence - Set an example in managing to KPIs, delivering excellence, presenting at all levels, and developing yourself and others.

　　 Preferred Qualifications

　　Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field and 7 years' experience in accounting, finance, or related area OR 9 years' experience in accounting, finance, or related area.MBA highly preferred7+ years' experience in Finance, Planning, Business Management, or a related area4+ year of experience leading and completing cross-functional projects4+ years of supervisory experience4+ years of experience working in a large, complex, matrixed organization4+ years of experience in Retail, Merchandising Planning and / or FinanceExperience working in Fortune 100 financeStrong organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlinesStrong influencing and interpersonal skillsDetail and results-oriented with sense of urgencyComfort with ambiguity

　　 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 Finance, Accounting, or related field and 6 years' experience in accounting, finance, or related area OR 8 years' experience in accounting, finance, or related area. 3 years' supervisory experience. 3 years' experience leading and completing cross-functional projects.

　　 Preferred Qualifications...

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

　　Strategic Planning, Working in a large corporate environment, agency, or headquarters, Working in a matrixed organization

　　Masters: Business Administration

　　Financial & Insurance - Certified Public Accountant - Certification

　　 Primary Location...

　　2101 SE SIMPLE SAVINGS DR, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712-4304, United States of America