Lex OBrient

Lead the Walmart US Deli and Walmart International’s commodity meat sourcing businesses with annual volume of $3.5B. Influence and support 20 merchants, including four DMM’s in the U.S., Mexico, Chile and Central America. Guide the work of supplier development, supply chain analytics and cost analytics cross functional teams. Grew volumes from $100M to $3.5B. Hired and developed a high performing team of five associates.

Led one associate & cross functional teams in sourcing U.S. products for Walmart International. Defined strategy. Built a $100M sourcing service from the ground up. Initiated support for Walmart Mexico, Central America and Chile. Developed insights and identified growth opportunities. Shifted strategy to focus on proteins. Streamlined processes.

Grew Walmart dot com’s direct imports by improving that division’s sourcing capabilities. Led Asia based Global Sourcing team. Identified areas of improvement and overcame constraints. Created & simplified business processes. Contributed to a 30% year on year increase in direct import volume at double the E-commerce division’s growth.

Held roles with increasing responsibility in Global Sourcing and New Business Development. Developed strategies, processes and identified business opportunities. Managed cross functional teams. Increased volumes and returns. Launched new tools. Leveraged Walmart’s international scale across different sourcing roles. Led merchandising for market entry to Russia.

Built consensus amongst European buyers and leveraged purchasing scale. Improved results by 10%/ year.

Led a team of five buyers and a category manager for Auchan Poland and delivered exceptional results

As an International Buyer in France, sourced products sold in 450 Supercenters across Europe. Increased volumes by 60%. In Spain took on increasing responsibilities in store operations, logistics and merchandising. Delivered exceptional results

Oversaw business development and general management. Directed all aspects of Colombian subsidiary’s activities during general manager’s absence.

Directed project management and business development for U.S. and Canadian markets. Developed marketing plans and coordinated and managed product launches, mailings and shipments for U.S. and Canadian markets. Analyzed and controlled financial statements.

Responsible for project management and business development. Developed product brochures, flyers and other marketing materials for Canada and U.S. Launched new products, including pricing and distribution.