Manager, Operations

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Bentonville, AR

Manager, Operations - BPO leads day-to-day service delivery across outsourced partner networks supporting Marketplace Seller Support. This role is responsible for ensuring operational performance, service quality, and adherence to service-level agreements across BPO vendors. The Manager drives execution through performance management, issue resolution, and continuous improvement, while maintaining strong vendor relationships and ensuring alignment with business objectives. Through data-driven decision-making, coaching, and operational rigor, this role ensures consistent, high-quality support experiences and operational stability across global partner sites.

What you'd actually do

  1. Overseeing daily BPO operations across vendor sites to ensure consistent performance against SLAs, KPIs, and quality standards.
  2. Monitoring and manage vendor performance through regular reviews, scorecards, and operational reporting; drive corrective actions as needed.
  3. Analyzing performance data and trends to identify root causes of issues and implement solutions to improve service delivery.
  4. Partnering with WFM, Training, and Program teams to ensure operational alignment and readiness.
  5. Leading and supporting process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and seller experience.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Communications, or related field and 2 years of experience in operations, contact center, or related area OR 4 years of experience in operations, contact center, or related area.

Nice to have

  • Experience in BPO/vendor management within customer or seller support environments
  • Experience in Marketplace or eCommerce operations
  • Experience supervising associates or leading cross-functional teams
  • Project management experience or certification
  • Masters: Economics
  • Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

What the JD emphasized

  • Experience managing BPO/vendor operations
  • Strong understanding of contact center operations and performance metrics
  • Proven ability to analyze data, identify root causes, and implement solutions to improve operational performance
  • Experience managing vendor performance and driving accountability through structured governance
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in fast-paced, operational environments
  • Effective communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience leading teams or influencing vendor leadership
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Experience in BPO/vendor management within customer or seller support environments
  • Experience in Marketplace or eCommerce operations
  • Experience supervising associates or leading cross-functional teams
  • Project management experience or certification