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Walmart Canada · 1 month ago

(USA) Group Director, Walmart Energy

Bentonville, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

Walmart Canada is advancing a mission to create an affordable, reliable, and clean energy future. The Group Director, Walmart Energy – Operations will lead the performance and optimization of Walmart’s operating energy assets across the U.S., ensuring they deliver strong, consistent value for the business.

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Responsibilities

Lead the operational performance of Walmart’s energy assets—including onsite solar, storage, microgrids, EV charging, generators, offsite PPAs, equity investments, and retail energy positions

Establish scalable asset management processes and ensure operational insights inform contracting, investment decisions, and long-term lifecycle planning

Analyze cost drivers, performance trends, and operational processes to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement

Manage strategies to optimize electricity and gas spend in deregulated power markets, including hedging, forward purchasing, and risk-mitigation approaches that reduce volatility and cost exposure

Oversee Walmart’s in-house energy retailer, ensuring disciplined market operations, accurate forecasting, and cost-effective supply strategies aligned with enterprise load profiles

Develop and execute strategies to risk-manage and optimize Walmart’s comprehensive energy portfolio, spanning onsite assets, offsite PPAs, retail energy positions, and market-based procurement

Lead utility bill management across electricity, gas, and water—ensuring billing accuracy, capturing credits and rebates, and supporting proactive cost reduction

Manage EPCs, O&M partners, technology vendors, utilities, and retail energy suppliers, driving accountability for uptime, SLAs, and performance guarantees

Identify operational improvements, streamline processes, and enhance reliability and value across the partner ecosystem

Oversee data governance and integration across submetering, billing, and asset performance systems to ensure accurate reporting, forecasting, and anomaly detection

Partner with our Energy data team and Global Tech to leverage automation, AI, and analytics that improve real-time decision-making, portfolio visibility, and asset optimization

Qualification

Operational leadershipEnergy asset managementMarket strategy optimizationData governanceCost management strategiesVendor managementAnalytical skillsTeam leadershipCommunication skills