Senior Manager, Walmart Energy- Portfolio Management

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Bentonville, AR

The Senior Manager, Energy Portfolio Management is responsible for executing Walmart’s enterprise electricity and natural gas strategy across deregulated U.S. markets. This role involves leading financial accountability and cross-functional leadership to optimize costs, manage risk exposure, and support distributed energy resource integration. The manager will drive procurement, monitor exposure and financial performance, and enhance tools and processes for the energy platform.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage electricity and natural gas portfolios across assigned deregulated markets.
  2. Execute supply strategies (fixed, block-and-index, hedging) within defined risk guardrails; recommend procurement timing and hedge adjustments based on market and exposure analysis.
  3. Monitor portfolio performance against budget and risk thresholds, tracking hedge coverage, open positions, load variability, and basis exposure; conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses.
  4. Maintain dashboards and leadership reporting.
  5. Lead RFPs, bid evaluation, and financial modeling for supply agreements, partner with Finance on forecasts and variance analysis.

Skills

Required

  • Working knowledge of ISO/RTO market structures (ERCOT, PJM, CAISO, MISO, NYISO, ISO-NE).
  • Experience executing structured energy products such as hedging strategies, block-and-index agreements, or PPAs.
  • Strong quantitative and financial modeling skills (Excel required; SQL, Python, R, or BI tools preferred).
  • Experience supporting competitive energy RFPs, contract analysis, and supplier management.
  • Ability to synthesize complex market data into clear executive-ready recommendations.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field and 4 years’ experience in utility operations or related area OR 6 years’ experience in utility operations or related area.

Nice to have

  • SQL
  • Python
  • R
  • BI tools
  • Certified Energy Manager
  • experience in building systems design, controls, or operations.
  • experience negotiating contracts or terms of service agreements.
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field
  • Project Management Certification
  • Project management experience
  • Supervisory experience

What the JD emphasized

  • hedging guardrails