(USA) Area Manager - Floor (grocery)
About The Position
The Area Manager - Floor (grocery) position is 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. This role involves monitoring and managing productivity through business reports, maintaining quality and safety standards, and identifying and resolving associate, customer, and supplier concerns. Additionally, the Area Manager will supervise and develop associates and leaders by assigning duties, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and identifying training needs. The role emphasizes building high-performing teams, fostering a culture of belonging, attracting and retaining talent, and acting with integrity, ethics, and compliance. The position also focuses on serving customers by delivering results, putting the customer first, and making data-driven decisions. Striving for excellence involves displaying curiosity, taking calculated risks, and driving continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree in Business, Logistics, or related field and 1 year supervisory experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Logistics, or related field OR 1 year Walmart Logistics Management experience OR 2 years Walmart Logistics experience OR 2 years supervisory experience
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/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, 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
- 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 leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
