(USA) Area Manager Asset Protection - All DC/FC

Wal-Mart Stores East • Sterling, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Area Manager Asset Protection supports asset protection, environmental health and safety, operational excellence, risk management, transportation operations, and process improvement across assigned distribution and fulfillment centers. The role coordinates job-related activities and assignments, builds relationships with stakeholders, supports plans and initiatives, communicates goals, measures progress, identifies improvement opportunities, and promotes adaptability and continuous learning.

The manager supervises and develops associates through hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, recognizing contributions, and fostering belonging. The position ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports Walmart’s mission, values, ethics, and integrity standards. It applies data and digital literacy, environmental protection practices, operational procedures, stakeholder collaboration, safety and health requirements, asset protection controls, training methodologies, and risk-management processes.

The role also advances Walmart’s values: respecting individuals, acting with integrity, serving customers and members, and striving for excellence. This includes building trusting relationships and inclusive teams, making data-informed decisions, maintaining accountability, supporting customers, and promoting continuous improvement and the adoption of new technologies and skills.

Requirements

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Chemical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Option 2: 2 years of experience in Environmental, Health and Safety within Supply Chain, Retail, Manufacturing, Engineering, or a related field.
• Option 2: 2 years of experience in continuous improvement methodologies, such as Total Productive Maintenance, World Class Manufacturing, or Lean Six Sigma, within Supply Chain or manufacturing environments.

Nice To Haves

• One or more degree-related or professional certifications, such as Associate Safety Professional, Loss Prevention Certifications, or Certified Security Professional.
• 2 or more years of investigative or asset protection experience in retail or a warehouse.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and OneDrive.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, complete, and oversee job-related activities and assignments.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and support plans and initiatives that meet customer and business needs.
• Communicate goals and objectives, build accountability, measure progress, identify improvement opportunities, and promote adaptability and continuous learning.
• Supervise and develop associates by hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, providing recognition, and promoting belonging.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and support Walmart’s mission, values, ethics, and integrity standards.
• Support data collection, data quality, analysis, and implementation of technology changes across assigned processes.
• Support environmental compliance, pollution evaluation, regulatory visits, audits, environmental risk practices, and environmental policies and procedures.
• Apply operational procedures and workflows, including locating and using Standard Operating Procedures and One Best Way information.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, support process updates, and resolve business issues within the assigned area.
• Participate in regulatory and internal safety inspections; maintain first-aid supplies and health and safety records; monitor facilities for hazards; report violations and accidents; and address audit findings.
• Investigate security breaches, theft, vandalism, loss, and shrinkage; support access controls and surveillance systems; maintain loss-prevention records; and produce loss and shrinkage reports.
• Support training initiatives, gather participant feedback, use organizational training methods, and explain relevant processes to contractors.
• Conduct risk assessments, identify risks, interpret risk reports, document risk-management procedures, and evaluate and improve employee risk awareness.
• Identify critical workflows and process problems, implement controls and improvements, coach team members, lead incident investigations and root-cause analysis, and develop countermeasures.
• Communicate clearly using relevant data and facts, listen actively, seek and provide feedback, and offer process recommendations.
• Ensure transportation documents and practices comply with applicable laws and regulations; evaluate transportation losses and controls; monitor performance metrics; and review accident files for accuracy and completeness.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Walmart-paid Live Better U education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
• Performance-based bonus awards, including annual or quarterly bonuses.
• Stock compensation may apply to certain positions.
• Regional Pay Zone compensation may apply based on location.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager