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10 Walmart procurement leaders
These ten professionals hold or have held director-level or higher procurement and sourcing roles at Walmart. A reader can learn how Walmart's procurement teams structure sourcing work, run supplier relationships and organize indirect and private brand procurement.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Arntfield
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Procurement · Walmart
Director Global Procurement at Walmart since August 2026, where the profile says he leads procurement solutions across Global Procurement focused on business execution, operational transformation and enterprise capabilities. His earlier Walmart roles were Sourcing Manager (2020–2022), Senior Sourcing Manager - Global Procurement (2022–2024) and Senior Manager - Global Procurement (2024–2026).
Claudio Andrés Lara Salvo
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Procurement Private Brands - Groceries Food Packaging · Walmart
Director Global Procurement Private Brands - Groceries Food Packaging at Walmart since February 2025. He was also Procurement Director Logistics & IT (2024–2025) and Senior Manager II, Strategic Sourcing (2023–2024) at Walmart, and Category Lead, Logistics, HR & Operation Consumables at Walmart Chile (2018–2023).
Dave Lyman
LinkedInExperience: Director - Sourcing and Procurement · Walmart
Director - Sourcing and Procurement at Walmart since January 2023. He was earlier Global Logistics Senior Manager - Sourcing and Procurement at Walmart (2015–2022) and Regional VP Logistics - U.S., Canada and The Caribbean at ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (2022–2023), and held roles at NYK Line from 2009 to 2015.
Jason Fremstad
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Sourcing & Procurement · Walmart
Senior Vice President, Sourcing & Procurement at Walmart since August 2022; his profile says he leads a team responsible for accelerating the company's sourcing and procurement strategy across global markets. His earlier Walmart roles include Vice President, Adult Beverage (2019–2022), Director, Wine and Spirits (2012–2014), Sr. Wine Buyer (2009–2012) and Buyer - Sam's Club (2007–2009).
Jothi David
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Group Indirect Procurement - Walmart China (expat) · Walmart
Vice President Group Indirect Procurement - Walmart China (expat) at Walmart since January 2025. Earlier Walmart roles were Vice President Group Indirect Procurement - Walmart Africa (2020–2024) and Vice President Enterprise Business Services (EBS) - Walmart Africa (2024–2025). The profile cites 27+ years of procurement experience across retail, telecoms, financial services and FMCG, including Executive Group Procurement at Telkom Group (2017–2018).
Kaitlin Campbell
LinkedInExperience: Director, Sourcing and Procurement, Food Private Brands · Walmart
Director, Sourcing and Procurement, Food Private Brands at Walmart since January 2022. Her profile describes leading teams that build sourcing and procurement capabilities through strategic supplier partnerships and co-investment initiatives to strengthen supply resilience. Her earlier Walmart roles were in financial planning for live plants (2020–2021) and analytics and strategy for fresh produce (2019–2020).
Priya P.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Global Procurement, Equipment & Fixtures · Walmart
Former Senior Director - Global Procurement, Equipment & Fixtures at Walmart (2024–2026), after Director - Global Procurement roles covering construction materials, equipment and facility services (2023–2024). Since June 2026 she has been Group Director, Food Global Sourcing - Chilled, Adult Beverages & Convenience at Walmart. Before Walmart she was Director of Global Sourcing - Contract Manufacturing at Mary Kay Global (2015–2022).
Renee Doolittle
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Global Procurement, Supply Chain, Energy and HR · Walmart
Senior Director of Global Procurement, Supply Chain, Energy and HR at Walmart since June 2023, after serving as Director of Procurement, Professional Services (2021–2023) and Director of Strategy, Procurement (2019–2021). Her profile says that as Walmart's first Director of Strategy for Indirect Procurement she partnered with the CPO to lead teams and build new procurement functions. Before Walmart she held global procurement senior manager roles at Deloitte (2016–2019).
Sean Reber
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Sourcing & Procurement · Walmart
Former Senior Director Sourcing & Procurement at Walmart (2017–2022), after serving as Director Global Food Sourcing (2015–2017). He went on to be Senior Director, Supplier Development, Rest of World at Walmart (2022–2026), where his profile says he led global supplier development strategy across Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, sourcing and developing new suppliers. He founded HCP Global Advisors in 2026.
Wilson Zhang
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement · Walmart
Director of Procurement at Walmart since 2018, a role his profile says covers overseeing global procurement operations and strategic sourcing to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness. His earlier Walmart roles were International Procurement Officer (2010–2013) and Procurement Manager (2013–2018).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Walmart's procurement team decide when to run a competitive sourcing event versus renewing an existing supplier?
- 02What do suppliers most often get wrong when bidding for Walmart business, and what separates the ones that win?
- 03How are procurement goals, savings targets and supplier performance measured and reviewed internally?
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