Walmart Canada · 4 months ago
(USA) Director, Strategic Initiatives - Fashion Sustainability
Bentonville, AR
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$110K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expWalmart Canada is seeking an experienced Director of Strategic Initiatives - Sustainability to join their Corporate Sustainability team. This role involves developing and implementing sustainability strategies within Walmart's Fashion business, focusing on embedding sustainability in supply chains and business operations.
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Responsibilities
Lead the strategic development, planning and execution of our Fashion product value chain sustainability initiatives with clear action plans to support Walmart’s overarching sustainability goals
Monitor and assess external trends (innovation, economic shifts, regulatory, policy, etc.) changes impacting the business to guide decision-making
Work closely with internal stakeholders, external partners
Identify promising innovations for material, manufacturing, and circularity, among others, to help Walmart create tangible impact and systemic change
Lead the work to automate and manage comprehensive tracking tools to report progress and translate data into actionable insights for leadership
Lead external reporting requirements of our results in the Fashion product value chain
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence senior leadership to enhance sustainability integration into business operations and decision-making processes
Support primary categories including Fashion (Men’s, Women's, Kids, Shoes, Accessories, etc.) and broadly support GM, Consumables, and other businesses
Provide Commodity Leadership for Cotton and other fibers under waste: Polyester and MMCF focusing on textiles EPR
Act as the overall Textiles lead/sme for the business acceleration team and support Home and Hardware in relation to textiles
Engage in the development of People strategy beyond 2025
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Social Science, Communications, or related field and 5 years' experience managing cross-functional projects for governmental or non-governmental organizations, consulting firms, or corporations OR 7 years' experience managing cross-functional projects for governmental or non-governmental organizations, consulting firms, or corporations
Experience in developing and implementing sustainability strategies within a large organization
Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners
Proven ability to identify sustainability risks and opportunities and develop effective strategies to address them
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate sustainability initiatives and results to internal and external stakeholders
Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes related to sustainability and fashion
Strong Project management skills are important for this role
Preferred
Developing and managing project budgets for governmental or non-governmental organizations, consulting firms, or corporations
Managing project teams in a matrix environment
Managing strategic initiatives
Master's degree in International Business or related field
Benefits
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.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
Company
Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada is a subsidiary of Walmart that operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide. It is a sub-organization of Walmart.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
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2025-12-18
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2025-12-03
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