Senior Manager, Quality Assurance – 12 Months Contract

Walmart

Senior Manager for Quality Assurance managing quality strategies for Walmart Brands products. Driving continuous improvement and establishing quality standards in retail products.

Posted 7/30/2026contractMississauga • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 $109,400 - $150,480 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and executing quality strategies, leveraging data-driven insights to enhance quality performance and drive continuous improvement. Proficient in managing supplier quality programs and leading risk management initiatives to ensure product excellence from concept to launch.

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Quality Assurance ExperiencePreventive Quality SystemsAnalytical SkillsStakeholder ManagementQuality Data Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Quality Standards DevelopmentRoot-Cause AnalysisCorrective and Preventive ActionsRisk AssessmentContinuous Improvement Methodologies

Soft Skills

Executive-Ready CommunicationRelationship-Building SkillsCritical-Thinking Skills

Tools & Technologies

ExcelPower BIAi Tools

Industry Keywords

Consumer Packaged GoodsRetailGMPsSupplier PerformanceCustomer Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute end-to-end quality strategies for assigned product categories, translating customer expectations and enterprise objectives into clear quality standards for the business.
Champion continuous improvement and innovation by leveraging industry-leading practices and driving initiatives that enhance quality performance, efficiency, and speed to market.
Set the quality standards for new and existing items by selecting ensuring test methods and specifications are risk-based and aligned to customer expectations.
Establish and lead quality performance governance, leveraging customer feedback, supplier performance metrics, and quality indicators to drive business reviews and inform decision-making to lead category-level improvement roadmaps
Lead the resolution of complex quality challenges by driving root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and sustainable solutions that address issues across products, suppliers, and processes.
Serve as a trusted quality advisor to Product, Brand, and Sourcing partners—clarifying expectations, providing data-driven recommendations, embedding customer expectations and quality into key milestones from concept to launch.
Drive supplier quality excellence programs with stakeholders by establishing clear expectations, capability building initiatives, performance standards, and risk-based accountability models that improve long-term outcomes.
Lead quality readiness and risk management for product launches by ensuring appropriate validation strategies are completed at the right milestones, results are interpreted with sound judgment, and risks are proactively addressed before commercialization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., chemistry, biology, engineering, or related field to food, consumer packaged goods or general merchandise).
10+ years of quality assurance experience within retail/consumer products, with demonstrated ownership of quality programs, supplier performance, and customer experience outcomes
Strong foundation in preventive quality systems (GMPs, CAPA, risk assessment) and continuous improvement methodologies
Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced, customer-centric environment while balancing business priorities with quality risk
Strong analytical, Ai usage and critical-thinking skills; able to translate testing, supplier, and customer data into insights, priorities, and clear recommendations
Executive-ready communication and stakeholder management skills to influence decisions across Product, Brand, and Sourcing—often without direct authority
Strong relationship-building skills with associates, suppliers, and third-party service providers to drive accountability and sustained performance
Strong proficiency with quality data and digital tools (Excel, Power BI, Ai tools) to build dashboards, automate reporting, and enable proactive risk management.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.