(USA) Emerging Store Manager - SC

Walmart•Irving, TX

7d•$85,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Emerging Store Manager (ESM) is a developmental leadership assignment designed to prepare associates for potential Store Manager opportunities within Walmart U.S. store operations. The role develops experience across retail operations, people leadership, merchandising, financial management, customer experience, and community engagement. The assignment has no guaranteed timeframe, but is expected to last no longer than 12 to 18 months, with the expectation of progressing into a Store Manager position. Associates must be willing to maintain mobility within their assigned region for Store Manager applications and potential placement. If a Store Manager role is not secured within that timeframe, next steps will be based on performance and business need and may include placement in a role at a different level. The ESM learns to manage financial performance, monitor sales and profit goals, assess business reports and profit-and-loss statements, and support effective merchandising, pricing, signing, in-stock levels, and inventory. The role helps ensure customer issues are resolved, staffing plans and talent pipelines meet business needs, and store objectives are communicated and delivered. It also involves community outreach, associate engagement through the Open Door Policy, compliance with company policies, asset protection and safety controls, quality assurance, and continuous improvement. The position supports and develops associates and managers through training, mentoring, assigning duties, setting performance expectations, evaluations, coaching, recognition, and succession planning. The ESM works with stakeholders across the organization, including Market Managers, Regional leadership, Merchandising, Human Resources, and Asset Protection, to execute business plans and organizational objectives. Successful completion of the assignment includes evaluation against developmental milestones and competency assessments.

Requirements

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in management, business administration, retail management, or financial management and 2 years of management experience in a retail, operations, or distribution environment, with responsibility for supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers or supervisors, managing workloads, and participating in hiring and promotion.
Option 2: 4 years of management experience in a retail, operations, or distribution environment, with responsibility for supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers or supervisors, managing workloads, and participating in hiring and promotion.
2 years of general management experience, including financial accountability.
Ability and willingness to complete the ESM program within 12 to 18 months.
Ability and willingness to maintain mobility within the assigned region for Store Manager application and potential placement.
Successful completion of evaluations against defined developmental milestones and competency assessments.
For facilities that sell firearms: successful completion of a firearms-specific Criminal Background Check and Firearms Authorized Training.
For facilities that sell only ammunition and have state-specific requirements: successful completion of a current state-issued Certificate of Eligibility.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in management, business administration, retail management, or financial management and 3 years of management experience with financial accountability in a retail or multi-unit environment.
Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Leadership through Live Better U and Bellevue University.
Demonstrated willingness and ability to relocate within the assigned region for Store Manager placement.
Experience as a Walmart Assistant Manager, Coach, or Store Lead, with demonstrated readiness for increased scope and responsibility.
Experience running a fresh, dry grocery, or general merchandise area.
Experience supervising 50 or more associates or employees, including performance management, mentoring, and employment decisions such as hiring or discipline.

Responsibilities

Train and develop across retail operations, people leadership, merchandising strategy, financial management, customer experience, and community engagement.
Assist in managing store financial performance, including expenditures against budget, sales and profit goals, forecasts, business reports, and profit-and-loss statements.
Support effective merchandise presentation, competitive pricing, signing, in-stock levels, and inventory.
Model and guide customer service practices and help ensure customer needs, complaints, and issues are resolved according to company standards.
Analyze staffing needs and support staffing plans, talent pipelines, and succession planning.
Lead and participate in community outreach, maintain relationships with community stakeholders, and promote company-sponsored programs, events, and sustainability efforts.
Uphold the Open Door Policy by listening to associate concerns, reviewing issues and policies, and providing resolutions; proactively seek associate feedback.
Support the store management team in establishing and implementing objectives, communicating goals, monitoring performance, and identifying development needs.
Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures; monitor asset protection, safety, and quality assurance; conduct operational reviews and develop plans to address deficiencies.
Execute business plans and projects by identifying needs, communicating priorities, removing obstacles, providing resources, measuring progress, and adjusting plans.
Develop effective partnerships with organizational stakeholders, including Market Managers, Regional leadership, Merchandising, Human Resources, and Asset Protection.
Select, train, mentor, and develop associates; assign duties, establish performance expectations, conduct evaluations, recognize contributions, and coach for success and improvement.
Complete developmental milestones and competency assessments during the assignment.
Demonstrate Walmart’s values and support a culture of belonging, integrity, customer service, learning, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
PTO and/or PPTO that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Live Better U, a Walmart-paid education benefit program for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs from high school completion through bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.