(USA) Director, Business Strategy

Position Summary...

The Director, Electrical Strategy & Maintenance is responsible for developing and executing the enterprise electrical asset strategy across Walmart Stores, Sam's Clubs, Distribution Centers, Fulfillment Centers, and other operating facilities. This role provides strategic leadership for the lifecycle management, reliability, maintenance, compliance, and capital investment planning of electrical infrastructure and critical power assets.

The Director ensures electrical systems remain safe, compliant, reliable, and operationally sustainable by establishing asset strategies, managing preventive maintenance programs, identifying end-of-life (EOL) risks, prioritizing capital investments, and driving continuous improvement of electrical standards and designs. This leader partners extensively with Engineering, Prototype, Procurement, Parts, Compliance, Safety, Legal, Operations, and external suppliers to support Walmart's electrical infrastructure portfolio and business continuity objectives.

What you'll do...

Position Summary

The Director, Electrical Strategy & Maintenance is responsible for developing and executing the enterprise electrical asset strategy across Walmart Stores, Sam's Clubs, Distribution Centers, Fulfillment Centers, and other operating facilities. This role provides strategic leadership for the lifecycle management, reliability, maintenance, compliance, and capital investment planning of electrical infrastructure and critical power assets. The Director ensures electrical systems remain safe, compliant, reliable, and operationally sustainable by establishing asset strategies, managing preventive maintenance programs, identifying end-of-life (EOL) risks, prioritizing capital investments, and driving continuous improvement of electrical standards and designs. This leader partners extensively with Engineering, Prototype, Procurement, Parts, Compliance, Safety, Legal, Operations, and external suppliers to support Walmart's electrical infrastructure portfolio and business continuity objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Electrical Asset Strategy & Lifecycle Management

• Develop and execute enterprise electrical infrastructure strategies for Stores, Clubs, Distribution Centers, Fulfillment Centers, and other facilities.
• Establish long-range asset lifecycle plans for electrical distribution systems, switchgear, switchboards, transformers, panelboards, lighting infrastructure, critical power systems, generators, and related assets.
• Identify aging, obsolete, and end-of-life electrical assets and develop capital replacement strategies to mitigate operational and compliance risks.
• Own repair-versus-replace decision frameworks and asset prioritization methodologies to maximize investment effectiveness.
• Develop annual and long-range capital investment requirements supporting electrical infrastructure modernization and reliability.

Maintenance & Reliability Programs

• Lead enterprise preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies for electrical infrastructure.
• Oversee planned electrical maintenance programs supporting NFPA, NEC, OSHA, and company requirements.
• Ensure effective maintenance strategies for:Electrical distribution systemsUtility and high-voltage infrastructureCritical power systems and UPS assetsPad-mounted generatorsMobile generators and resilience assetsLighting controls and electrical support systems
• Monitor asset health, reliability trends, failure modes, and maintenance effectiveness across the portfolio.

Critical Power & Energy Resilience

• Establish strategic direction for critical power infrastructure supporting operational continuity.
• Lead asset management, maintenance, replacement planning, and reliability initiatives for UPS systems, transfer switches, backup generation assets, and associated critical power equipment.
• Support enterprise power restoration and business continuity programs through energy resilience planning and infrastructure optimization.
• Partner with operations and emergency response teams to improve power outage preparedness and recovery capabilities.

Compliance, Safety & Risk Management

• Own enterprise electrical compliance strategies, including NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B, NEC, and related regulatory requirements.
• Lead the enterprise Arc Flash Labeling Program, ensuring compliance, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Safety, Compliance, Legal, and Training organizations to maintain safe operating environments and reduce electrical risk exposure.
• Develop governance processes, standards, audits, and reporting mechanisms to ensure compliance across all facilities.
• Drive electrical construction and maintenance safety strategies for company-operated and contractor-performed work.

Design Standards & Technical Governance

• Maintain enterprise electrical standards and specifications in partnership with Prototype, Engineering, and Construction teams.
• Collaborate with OEMs, suppliers, and engineering partners to enhance asset performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and establish technical standards for new asset adoption.
• Provide subject matter expertise for store, club, supply chain, and growth initiatives involving electrical infrastructure.

Root Cause Analysis & Continuous Improvement

• Lead investigations into major electrical asset failures, recurring defects, design deficiencies, and systemic reliability issues.
• Conduct root cause analyses and implement corrective actions to eliminate recurring failures.
• Partner with OEMs, engineers, installers, and suppliers to improve equipment designs, specifications, and installation practices.
• Utilize data, analytics, and reliability engineering principles to drive asset performance improvements and reduce total cost of ownership.

Vendor & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate closely with Procurement, Parts, Engineering, Construction, Prototype, Operations, and Supply Chain organizations.
• Establish supplier performance standards and accountability measures.
• Lead strategic sourcing support, supplier diversification efforts, and vendor performance management.
• Support technician enablement, training development, and field capability programs.
• Serve as the executive point of contact for electrical asset strategy, reliability, and compliance initiatives.

Financial & Capital Planning

• Develop and manage annual operating and capital investment strategies for electrical infrastructure assets.
• Prioritize investments using risk, compliance, reliability, and business continuity considerations.
• Build business cases supporting electrical infrastructure modernization efforts.
• Deliver financial stewardship through optimized maintenance strategies, lifecycle planning, and capital allocation.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Facilities Management, Construction Management, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in electrical infrastructure, facilities engineering, maintenance, asset management, reliability engineering, or related disciplines.
• Experience managing large-scale electrical infrastructure portfolios and maintenance programs.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE), Master Electrician, or equivalent technical certification.
• Experience with electrical distribution systems, critical power infrastructure, generators, UPS systems, and energy resilience programs.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B, NEC, OSHA, and electrical safety standards.
• Experience with capital planning, asset lifecycle management, reliability engineering, and root cause analysis.
• Experience managing vendors, contractors, OEM relationships, and technical standards programs.

Leadership Expectations

• Acts as the enterprise owner of electrical asset strategy, reliability, safety, and lifecycle performance.
• Balances risk, compliance, operational continuity, and financial stewardship in decision-making.
• Influences senior leaders and cross-functional partners to achieve enterprise objectives.
• Builds high-performing teams and develops electrical subject matter expertise across the organization.
• Champions continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence.

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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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 Business, Statistics, Social Science, Communications, or related field and 6 years’ experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area OR 8 years’ experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area.
2 years’ supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Leading a cross-functional team

Masters: Computer Engineering, Masters: Computer Science, Masters: Mathematics, Masters: Supply Chain, Masters: Transportation

Primary Location...

814 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.