Job Description
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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.
The Director, Automation Engineering for Data Modelling and Simulation is responsible for developing and validating innovative engineering solutions to use within the Store fulfillment network to improve customer experience, business demand and cost to serve. The goal of this role is to assist with the design and development of simulation models that will be used to evaluate the efficiency of the fulfillment automation systems.
This position reports to the Senior Director, Automation Engineering. This is an onsite role based in Bentonville, Arkansas; a full relocation package is available, but we are not considering remote candidates at this time.
What you’ll do…
- Be a part of the team responsible for the technical research and design of next generation technologies to support the growth of the store fulfillment network.
- Responsible for building and executing simulation model that can identify potential bottleneck and improvement opportunities with the design and make recommendation to maximize customer service level and overall return on investment.
- Collaborate with various cross functional partners to collect the necessary data, validate the underlying assumptions and guiding principles, build/configure the model to represent the concept design, execute the model and generate KPI for automation systems and associates, analyze the output and make recommendations for improvement.
- Simulate operation execution algorithms that drive product put away/replenishment, splitting SKUs across multiple totes, order prioritization, order batching, etc. and make recommendations of optimization algorithms that maximizes asset utilization, throughput, and system/associate performance.
- Build 3-D animation and visualization of the simulation model and present it to the engineering leadership team to effectively communicate potential opportunities for design improvement.
- Support continuous improvement by actively adhering to lean principles, design of experiments, failure mode effect analysis, design for Six Sigma, design for Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
Benefits & Perks
Beyond a 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.
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.
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.
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 $130,000.00-$260,000.00
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 a related field and 5 years’ experience in Engineering, supply chain, or a related area. Option 2: 7years’ experience in Engineering, supply chain, or a related area.
3 years’ supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Doctorate: Computer Engineering, Masters: Computer Engineering