(USA) Area Manager

Walmart • Olive Branch, MS

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Area Manager implements the business plan for their assigned area of responsibility by communicating goals, managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads to achieve facility goals. They identify and resolve associate, customer, and supplier concerns by listening and consulting with others. The Area Manager monitors and manages the productivity of their assigned area by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing business reports. They maintain quality and safety standards by ensuring associates are trained on logistics and company policies, monitoring compliance, and distributing documentation. This role supervises and develops associates and leaders by assigning duties, monitoring performance, providing feedback, identifying training needs, and participating in hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation. The Area Manager also manages the maintenance and installation of systems hardware and software, troubleshoots systems applications, and demonstrates uptodate expertise to develop and improve action plans. They build relationships and partnerships to implement business solutions, identify business needs, and adapt to competing demands. The Area Manager models compliance with company policies and procedures, supports the company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity, and fosters a culture of belonging, continuous improvement, and resilience. They are responsible for attracting and retaining talent, empowering and developing individuals, and recognizing contributions. The Area Manager acts with integrity, promotes ethical conduct, and holds themselves and others accountable. They serve customers and members by delivering results, putting the customer first, and applying business models to all plans. Decisions are made based on data, insights, and analysis, balancing short and long-term priorities while considering all stakeholders. The Area Manager displays curiosity, takes calculated risks, and encourages learning from mistakes, while also driving continuous improvement and supporting change.

Requirements

• Bachelors: Business, Bachelors: Human Resources, Bachelors: Logistics

Responsibilities

• Implements the business plan for assigned area of responsibility by communicating goals and managing staffing and scheduling assigning duties and coordinating workloads in order to achieve facility goals
• Identifies associate customer and supplier concerns by listening and consulting with others when needed to determine corrective action to take or make recommendations in order to resolve concerns
• Monitors and manages productivity of assigned area of responsibility by preparing reviewing and analyzing business reports
• Maintains quality and safety standards in assigned area of responsibility by ensuring associates are trained on logistics and company policies standards and procedures monitoring associate compliance with logistics and company policies standards and procedures distributing and maintaining procedures and supporting documentation
• Supervises and develops associates and leaders in assigned area of responsibility by assigning duties and coordinating workloads monitoring performance and providing feedback identifying training and development needs and participating in the hiring promotion coaching teaching and evaluation of associates and leaders
• Manages the maintenance and installation of systems hardware and software by overseeing the installation of new replacement or additional systems ensuring that the necessary repairs are completed on existing systems and tracking inventory and ordering system components as needed
• Manages the troubleshooting of systems applications by working on systems problem resolution with Information Systems Division and vendors and supporting the continuing development of current and future systems applications
• Demonstrates uptodate expertise and applies this to the development execution and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs and building commitment for perspectives and rationales
• Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders identifying business needs determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices monitoring progress and results recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities and adapting to competing demands organizational changes and new responsibilities
• Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission values and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans using the Open Door Policy and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices
• 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 Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers members and the world around useg creating a sense of belonging eliminating waste participating in local giving
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble selfaware 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 longterm 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

• 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
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart (Live Better U program)
• Performance bonuses

What This Job Offers

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