Senior Analyst, Events Operations in Mississauga

This role supports the coordination and execution of business initiatives through asset management, event planning, project support, stakeholder engagement, data analysis, and vendor coordination. The role may contribute to operational improvements, support business objectives, and help drive effective execution of activities across functional areas.

This role supports the planning, coordination, and execution of operational and business activities. The role may assist with managing physical and digital assets, maintaining asset records, and ensuring assets are utilized, maintained, and stored according to established standards, requirements, and processes. This role may gather, analyze, and interpret data to support business decisions and operational effectiveness. The role also leverages available technologies, reporting tools, and digital solutions to support transactional activities, improve data quality, identify insights, and contribute to process improvements and automation opportunities.

This role may support the planning and delivery of projects, events, and business initiatives by coordinating activities, monitoring timelines, identifying risks, tracking progress, and assisting with issue resolution. The role also contributes to event coordination, budget tracking, vendor engagement, and the delivery of materials and resources needed to achieve business objectives. This role builds and maintains productive relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and partners through effective communication and collaboration. The role may assist in preparing communications, presentations, meeting materials, and other business deliverables, while supporting the implementation of business solutions, continuous improvement efforts, and compliance with organizational policies, standards, and ethical practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Event Management, Hospitality, Finance, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience considered.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in event operations, event budgeting, sourcing/procurement, hospitality, finance or project coordination, ideally supporting large-scale corporate events.
• Strong experience with budget management, forecasting, financial tracking, invoice reconciliation and reporting, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience supporting vendor sourcing, procurement, contract administration and supplier management, including coordination with internal partners and external vendors.
• Strong project coordination and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience supporting event operations and logistics across complex events involving multiple stakeholders, suppliers and significant attendee volumes.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, with experience using technology and tools to improve processes, reporting and operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to identify cost efficiencies and process improvements while maintaining event quality and supporting EDLC principles.
• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and with external partners.
• Proven problem-solving skills and sound judgment, with the ability to anticipate issues, identify solutions and support successful event execution.
• Experience working within a large, complex corporate environment and supporting high-profile leadership, associate or supplier events is preferred.
• No supervisory experience required, but the individual should be comfortable coordinating work across multiple internal teams and external partners.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Occasional travel across Canada & US.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting major corporate conferences, leadership meetings, associate events or supplier summits.
• Experience with sourcing/procurement platforms and event-management technology; and demonstrated experience supporting events ranging from hundreds to thousands of attendees.

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 associates 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.
• 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 $74,000.00 - $101,750.00. Pay will be determined based on relevant experience.

Primary Location: 1940 Argenita Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada.

Important Note: To support resume screening, interviews and other candidate evaluations, we may use artificial intelligence-powered tools, including internal or third-party developed automated decision-making tools.