Area Manager - Traffic (Fashion, Grocery, Import, Regional)

Wal-Mart Stores East•Midway, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Area Manager - Traffic 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 the productivity of the area by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing business reports. The Area Manager also maintains quality and safety standards by ensuring associates are trained on Logistics and company policies, monitoring compliance, and distributing procedures. They identify and resolve associate, customer, and supplier concerns, and 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 Area Manager serves customers by delivering results, adapting to customer shopping behaviors, and applying EDLP and EDLC business models. They make data-driven decisions, balance priorities, and consider all stakeholders. The role also encourages continuous improvement, adoption of new technologies, and support through change.

Requirements

Associates' 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.
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

Carrier Master Technician
Coordinating Schedules
Customer Service
Information Technology
Logistics
Microsoft Office
Supervising Associates
Transportation
Walmart Logistics Systems
Bachelors: Business
Bachelors: Logistics

Responsibilities

Implement the business plan for area of responsibility by communicating goals and managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads.
Monitor and manage productivity of area of responsibility by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing business reports.
Maintain quality and safety standards in area of responsibility by ensuring associates are trained on Logistics and company policies, monitoring compliance, and distributing procedures.
Identify associate, customer, and/or supplier concerns and determine corrective action or make recommendations.
Supervise and develop associates and leaders in area of responsibility by assigning duties, coordinating workloads, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and identifying training and development needs.
Build high-performing teams, embrace differences, and create a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected.
Attract and retain the best talent, empower and develop talent, and recognize others' contributions.
Maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
Act in a selfless manner and be consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
Deliver results while putting the customer first, considering and adapting to how, where, and when customers shop.
Make decisions based on data, insights, and analysis, balancing short and long-term priorities.
Display curiosity and a desire to learn, take calculated risks, demonstrate courage and resilience, and encourage learning from mistakes.
Drive continuous improvements, adopt and encourage the use of new technologies and skills, and support others through change.