Senior Manager, Automation Engineering – Solution Design

Position Summary

Position Summary… What you’ll do… The Senior Manager of Solution Design will own the long‑term scalability of the Expanded Depot initiative. This role is responsible for partnering across merchandising, supply chain, store operations, delivery, and e‑commerce stakeholders to develop comprehensive Business Design Requirements (BDRs), simulate order flow and fulfillment scenarios, collaborate with automation solution providers on conceptual designs, and oversee approvals for various fulfillment experiments.

You will also design stage‑gate processes, monitor pilot KPIs, and drive scale‑or‑kill decisions for breakthrough solutions. The position is based in Bentonville, AR and reports to the Senior Director, Future of Fulfillment.

• Lead long‑term scalability of the Expanded Depot initiative, partnering across merchandising, supply chain, store operations, delivery, and e‑commerce stakeholders
• Serve as the initiative lead to develop comprehensive Business Design Requirements (BDRs) and own the stage‑gate approval process for scaling
• Act as the escalation owner for outcome‑related issues, driving rapid resolution to protect customer experience
• Support post‑launch stabilization, monitoring performance and working with functional teams to address gaps
• Partner with the Senior Manager of Process Design to translate launch learnings into improvements to SOPs and playbooks

• Creating and managing Business Design Requirements (BDRs) for new fulfillment concepts
• Collaborating with automation solution providers to develop conceptual designs
• Leading structured stage‑gate processes for pilot approval and execution
• Monitoring KPIs and making scale‑or‑kill decisions for experimental solutions
• Driving cross‑functional alignment to ensure successful commercialization of innovations

• You have extensive experience in automation engineering and fulfillment technologies
• Proven ability to lead large‑scale design and innovation programs
• Strong technical acumen in robotics, AI, and automation systems
• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Automation, Robotics, or related field preferred
• Skilled in translating business requirements into technical solutions

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  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.

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The annual salary range for this position is $ – $. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock.

• Option 1:
  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field and 4 years’ experience in Engineering, supply chain, or a related area
• Option 2: 6 years’ experience in Engineering, supply chain, or a related area
• 2 years’ supervisory experience

• Master’s:
  Computer Engineering

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

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