Senior Specialist, Item File (SQL/Python)

Position Summary...

The Sr. Specialist, Item File is responsible for driving data quality, operational excellence, and process modernization across item lifecycle management and data governance functions. This role combines deep expertise in item data management with strong technical, analytical, automation, and problem-solving capabilities to support business operations, data integrity, and enterprise transformation initiatives.
The role serves as a key partner to Merchandising, Supply Chain, Technology, and cross-functional business teams by ensuring accurate item setup, maintenance, governance, and data quality while designing scalable tools, automations, and reporting solutions that improve operational efficiency and decision-making. As the organization transitions from legacy systems and manual processes to modern data platforms, this position plays a critical role in tool modernization, automation development, Generative AI enablement, and business process transformation.
The successful candidate will leverage SQL, VBA, Python, Power Platform, reporting tools, and emerging AI technologies to build productivity solutions, automate workflows, enhance data governance, improve user experience, and reduce manual effort across the item management ecosystem.

What you'll do...

Major Responsibilities 

1. Item Data Governance & Lifecycle Management 

• Partner with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Technology, and cross-functional stakeholders to support the creation, maintenance, governance, and integrity of item data. 

• Ensure timely and accurate execution of item setup, maintenance, delisting, and lifecycle management activities. 

• Maintain data governance standards, policies, and controls to support operational excellence and downstream business processes. 

• Execute data cleansing and remediation activities to maintain high-quality item information across systems. 

2. Data Quality, Validation & Monitoring 

• Proactively monitor item data quality and identify issues impacting business operations, reporting, replenishment, customer experience, or compliance. 

• Design and maintain validation, monitoring, and audit processes to identify and resolve data integrity issues. 

• Drive corrective action processes with business owners and stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and completeness. 

• Support ongoing governance initiatives that improve item data standards and operational controls. 

3. Automation & Productivity Solutions 

• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance automation solutions that reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency. 

• Build scalable business tools using SQL, VBA, Python, Power Automate, Power Platform, Generative AI technologies, and related automation tools. 

• Develop reusable frameworks and automation components that can be leveraged across multiple business functions. 

• Continuously identify opportunities to automate repetitive processes and eliminate operational inefficiencies. 

• Support the migration and modernization of legacy tools, reports, workflows, and operational processes to enterprise platforms. 

7. Stakeholder Partnership, Training & Communication 

• Serve as a subject matter expert for item data processes, governance standards, supporting systems, and productivity tools. 

• Develop and deliver training programs, communications, user guides, and documentation for business stakeholders. 

• Support change management activities associated with new tools, processes, and platform implementations. 

• Communicate data changes, process updates, and system impacts to business teams and leadership. 

8. Project Support & Continuous Improvement 

• Support cross-functional initiatives and strategic projects related to item management, governance, process improvement, and technology transformation. 

• Contribute to project planning, requirements gathering, solution design, testing, and implementation activities. 

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement by identifying operational challenges and implementing scalable solutions. 

• Perform additional responsibilities and support for evolving business priorities as required. 

Required Qualifications 

• Demonstrated experience supporting item data management, business operations, data governance, reporting, automation, or technology-enabled process improvement initiatives. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose issues across data, systems, processes, and code. 

• Experience reading, troubleshooting, and modifying SQL queries, VBA macros, scripts, or application logic. 

• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders and communicating complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. 

• Experience facilitating training sessions and knowledge transfer activities for business users. 

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment. 

• Strong curiosity and aptitude for learning new technologies, automation platforms, and AI capabilities. 

Skills & Knowledge 

Technical Skills 

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Technology, or a related field. 

• Advanced SQL and database querying skills. 

• Experience reading, debugging, and enhancing VBA-based tools and solutions. 

• Working knowledge of Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, C#, or similar programming languages. 

• Experience with Power Platform, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, or comparable automation technologies. 

• Experience developing and maintaining reporting solutions using Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or similar tools. 

Business & Leadership Skills 

• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality management, and operational controls. 

• Ability to independently identify process inefficiencies and develop scalable technical solutions. 

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills. 

• Experience creating technical documentation, SOPs, user guides, and training materials. 

• Ability to balance operational support responsibilities with long-term strategic improvement initiatives. 

Leadership Expectations:

Respect the Individual:

Demonstrates and encourages respect for others; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all; embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; supports workplaces where associated feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging, so all associates thrive and perform; contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work.

Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; and recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.

Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively to achieve objectives; communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences; and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work.

Acts with Integrity:

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).

Follows the law, our code of conduct and company policies, and encourages others to do the same; supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns; reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action; acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.

Is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.

Serve our Customers:

Delivers results while putting the customer first and applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers.

Adopts a broad perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans.

Strive for Excellence:

Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions; supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.

Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.

The pay range for this position is $64,700.00 - $88,990.00. Pay will be determined based on relevant experience.

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L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 64,700.00 à 88,990.00. La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente.

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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.

Age – 16 or older

Preferred Qualifications...

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

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

Primary Location…

1940 ARGENTIA RD, MISSISSAUGA, ON L5N 1P9, Canada

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