(USA) Emerging Store Manager - SC

Walmart • Pembroke Pines, FL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Emerging Store Manager (ESM) is a developmental leadership assignment intended to prepare associates for potential Store Manager opportunities within Walmart US store operations. The role provides training and development across retail operations, people leadership, merchandising, financial management, customer experience, and community engagement. The assignment has no guaranteed timeframe but is expected to conclude within 12 to 18 months, with progression into a Store Manager role anticipated. Associates must be willing to maintain mobility within their assigned region for Store Manager applications and potential placement. Progress is evaluated through developmental milestones and competency assessments; if a Store Manager role is not secured within the expected timeframe, next steps depend on performance and business needs and may involve placement in another role at a different level.

The ESM learns to manage store financial performance, monitor sales and profit goals, analyze economic trends and community needs, forecast budgets, and use business reports and profit-and-loss statements. The role supports merchandise presentation, pricing, signing, in-stock levels, inventory, staffing plans, talent pipelines, and succession planning. It also models customer service, helps resolve customer concerns, participates in community outreach, promotes company programs and sustainability efforts, and represents Walmart in relationships with community stakeholders.

The position supports the store management team by communicating objectives, monitoring performance, providing feedback, identifying development needs, and ensuring policy compliance. Responsibilities also include interpreting reports, implementing asset protection and safety controls, maintaining quality assurance, overseeing operational reviews, and developing action plans to correct deficiencies. The ESM executes business plans and projects, removes barriers to performance, measures progress, adapts plans, and builds partnerships with stakeholders across the organization. The role also supports associate supervision and development through hiring and training, mentoring, assigning duties, setting expectations, evaluations, recognition, coaching, and fostering a workplace where associates feel they belong.

Walmart lists an annual salary range of $85,000 to $120,000, with additional annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Certain positions may also receive regional pay-zone or complex-structure compensation. The listed primary location is 151 SW 184th Ave, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33029.

Requirements

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in management, business administration, retail management, or financial management, plus 2 years of management experience in a retail, operations, or distribution environment. Experience must include supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers or supervisors; managing workloads; and participating in employee hiring and promotion.
• Option 2: 4 years of management experience in a retail, operations, or distribution environment, including supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers or supervisors; managing workloads; and participating in employee hiring and promotion.
• 2 years of general management experience, including responsibility for financial accountability.
• 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.
• Ability and willingness to complete the ESM program within no longer than 12 to 18 months.
• Ability and willingness to maintain mobility within the assigned region for Store Manager application and potential placement.
• Successful completion of developmental milestones and competency assessments throughout the assignment.

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 and discipline.

Responsibilities

• Train and develop across retail operations, people leadership, merchandising strategy, financial management, customer experience, and community engagement in preparation for a Store Manager role.
• Learn to authorize and manage expenditures against budget, monitor sales and profit goals, analyze economic trends and community needs, forecast budgets, and review business reports and profit-and-loss statements.
• Support effective merchandise presentation, including accurate and competitive pricing, proper signing, and appropriate in-stock and inventory levels.
• Model, enforce, and provide guidance on customer service approaches, ensuring customer needs, complaints, and issues are resolved within company guidelines.
• Analyze and assist with staffing plans, talent pipelines, and succession planning to support business workload and performance goals.
• Initiate, direct, and participate in community outreach; encourage associates and managers to contribute to the community; maintain stakeholder relationships; and promote company-sponsored programs, events, and sustainability efforts.
• Uphold the Open Door Policy by listening to associate concerns, researching issues, reviewing policies and procedures, and providing resolutions; proactively seek associate feedback in work areas.
• Support the store management team in establishing and implementing objectives, communicating goals, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and identifying training and development needs.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and hold hourly associates and managers accountable.
• Analyze and interpret reports; implement and monitor asset protection and safety controls; maintain quality assurance standards; oversee safety and operational reviews; and develop action plans to correct deficiencies.
• Execute business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs, communicating priorities, removing barriers, providing resources, measuring progress, adjusting performance, and developing contingency plans.
• Build partnerships with stakeholders across the organization, including Market Managers, Regional leadership, Merchandising, Human Resources, and Asset Protection.
• Support associate supervision and development through selecting and training, mentoring, assigning duties, building a team-based work environment, setting expectations, conducting performance evaluations, recognizing contributions, and coaching for improvement.
• Complete developmental milestones and competency assessments and maintain mobility within the assigned region for Store Manager application and potential placement.

Benefits

• 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 leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.
• Annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
• Additional regional pay-zone or complex-structure compensation for certain positions.

What This Job Offers

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