Area Manager - Floor

Walmart • Joliet, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Area Manager implements the business plan for an assigned area by communicating goals, managing staffing and schedules, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads to achieve facility goals. The role addresses associate, customer, and supplier concerns; monitors productivity through business reports; and maintains quality and safety standards by ensuring associates are trained and follow company and logistics policies and procedures.

The Area Manager supervises and develops associates and leaders, including assigning work, monitoring performance, providing feedback, identifying training needs, and participating in hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation. The role oversees the maintenance and installation of systems hardware and software, inventory and component ordering, and troubleshooting applications in partnership with the Information Systems Division and vendors.

The position applies expertise and best practices to develop and improve action plans, builds stakeholder relationships, implements business solutions, monitors results, and adapts to competing demands and organizational changes. It also models company policies, values, ethics, and integrity while supporting Walmart’s culture and business objectives.

The role is based at Walmart’s facility at 3501 Brandon Road, Joliet, Illinois. Walmart describes the position as offering competitive pay, performance-based bonuses, and benefits. The stated annual salary range is $65,500 to $98,000, with possible additional compensation including performance bonuses, regional pay zone adjustments, and stock.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred qualifications include supervisory experience.
• Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or Logistics.

Responsibilities

• Implement the business plan for the assigned area by communicating goals, managing staffing and schedules, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads.
• Identify associate, customer, and supplier concerns; consult with others and determine or recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor and manage productivity by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing business reports.
• Maintain quality and safety standards by training associates, monitoring compliance, and distributing and maintaining procedures and supporting documentation.
• Supervise and develop associates and leaders by assigning duties, coordinating workloads, monitoring performance, providing feedback, identifying development needs, and participating in hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation.
• Manage installation and maintenance of systems hardware and software, including repairs, inventory tracking, and ordering system components.
• Manage troubleshooting and resolution of systems application problems with the Information Systems Division and vendors, and support ongoing application development.
• Apply current expertise and best practices to develop, execute, and improve action plans and provide guidance to others.
• Build relationships with stakeholders, identify business needs, carry out necessary processes, monitor results, recognize improvement opportunities, and adapt to changing demands and responsibilities.
• Model company policies, procedures, mission, values, ethics, and integrity, and support others in applying them.
• Build collaborative, high-performing teams; develop and recognize talent; communicate effectively; and foster a culture of belonging.
• Support customer-first, data-informed decisions and continuous improvement, including the adoption of new technologies and skills.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase
• Company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off, including sick leave
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement leave
• Jury duty leave
• Voting leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U), including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs
• Performance-based bonus awards
• Possible stock compensation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed