2026 Intern Conversion - 2027 FT: Area Manager - Floor - Fulfillment ORD1

WMT Fulfillment Service•Joliet, IL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a 2026 Intern Conversion to a 2027 Full-Time Area Manager role on the Fulfillment Floor. To be eligible, candidates MUST HAVE COMPLETED A SUMMER 2026 WALMART OR SAMS CLUB INTERNSHIP. Immigration sponsorship is NOT available for this role. The Area Manager will be responsible for implementing the business plan for their area of responsibility by communicating goals, managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads to achieve facility goals in production, quality, and safety. They will monitor and manage the productivity of their area by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing business reports. Maintaining quality and safety standards is crucial, which involves ensuring associates are trained on Logistics and company policies, monitoring compliance, distributing procedures, and supporting documentation. The role also involves identifying and resolving associate, customer, and supplier concerns, and supervising and developing associates and leaders by assigning duties, coordinating workloads, monitoring performance, providing feedback, teaching, supporting, and modeling policies, and identifying training needs. The Area Manager will also participate in the hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation of associates and leaders. The role emphasizes respecting individuals by building high-performing teams, embracing differences, creating a supportive workplace, and empowering associates to thrive. It also involves working collaboratively, building strong relationships, and communicating effectively to motivate and influence. Attracting and retaining talent, empowering and developing individuals, and recognizing contributions are key aspects. Acting with integrity means maintaining high standards of ethics and compliance, modeling Walmart values, and fostering a culture of accountability and positive impact. Serving customers means delivering results with a customer-first approach, adapting to changing shopping behaviors, and applying EDLP and EDLC principles. Making data-driven decisions, balancing priorities, and considering all stakeholders are important. Striving for excellence involves curiosity, a desire to learn, taking calculated risks, demonstrating courage and resilience, and encouraging learning from mistakes, while also driving continuous improvement and supporting change.

Requirements

MUST HAVE COMPLETED A SUMMER 2026 WALMART OR SAMS CLUB INTERNSHIP TO BE ELIGIBLE.
IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE.
Associate's Degree in Business, Logistics, or related field and 1 year's supervisory experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Logistics, or related field OR 1 year's Walmart Logistics Management experience OR 2 years' Walmart Logistics experience OR 2 years' supervisory experience.
Associates will be required to attend and successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments (for example, Academy trainings, Open Door trainings, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Office
Supervising Associates
Walmart Logistics Systems
Bachelors: Business
Bachelors: Logistics

Responsibilities

Communicate with or to individuals or groups verbally and/or in writing (e.g., customers, suppliers, associates).
Implement the business plan for area of responsibility by communicating goals and managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads in order to achieve facility goals (e.g., production, quality, safety).
Monitor and manage productivity of area of responsibility by preparing, reviewing, and/or analyzing business reports.
Maintain quality and safety standards in area of responsibility by ensuring associates are trained on Logistics and company policies, standards, and procedures, monitoring associate compliance to policies and procedures, distributing and maintaining procedures and supporting documentation.
Identify associate, customer, and/or supplier concerns by listening, consulting with others when needed to determine corrective action to take or make recommendations in order to resolve.
Supervise and develop associates and leaders in area of responsibility by assigning duties and coordinating workloads, monitoring performance and providing feedback, teaching, supporting, and modeling Logistics and company policies and procedures, identifying training and development needs, and participating in the hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation of associates and leaders.
Builds high-performing teams, embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
Attracts and retains the best talent, empowers and develops talent, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture, holds oneself and others accountable, supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).
Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
Delivers results while putting the customer first, considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop, and applies the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.
Makes decisions based on data, insights, and analysis, balances short- and long-term priorities, and considers our customers, fellow associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when making plans.
Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, demonstrates courage and resilience, and encourages learning from mistakes.
Drives continuous improvements, adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Benefits

competitive pay
performance-based bonus awards
medical coverage
vision coverage
dental coverage
401(k)
stock purchase
company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
parental leave
family care leave
bereavement
jury duty
voting
short-term disability
long-term disability
company discounts
Military Leave Pay
adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
Stock