Emerging Store Manager - SC

Walmart • Goldsboro, NC

22h • $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 in Walmart US store operations. The associate trains across retail operations, people leadership, merchandising strategy, financial management, customer experience, and community engagement. The assignment is expected to last no longer than 12 to 18 months, but does not guarantee a Store Manager placement or a specific timeframe. Associates are expected to maintain mobility within their assigned region for Store Manager applications and potential placement. If a Store Manager role is not secured within 12 to 18 months, next steps will be determined by performance and business need and may include placement into another role at a different level.

The role supports store financial performance, sales, merchandise presentation, staffing and talent planning, customer service, community outreach, associate relations, management-team development, compliance, asset protection, safety, quality assurance, and execution of business plans. The ESM works with stakeholders across the organization, including Market Managers, regional leadership, Merchandising, Human Resources, and Asset Protection. Progress is evaluated through developmental milestones and competency assessments.

The annual salary range is $85,000 to $120,000, with additional annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Certain positions may also receive regional pay zone or complex-structure compensation. Walmart lists medical, vision, dental, financial, paid-time-off, leave, disability, discount, education, and other benefits, subject to eligibility and plan terms.

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, including 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, including 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 in 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 evaluation against defined developmental milestones and competency assessments throughout the assignment.
• 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 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.
• Assist in managing store financial performance, including authorizing and managing expenditures against budget, monitoring sales and profit goals, forecasting, and reviewing business reports and profit-and-loss statements.
• Support store sales through effective merchandise presentation, accurate and competitive pricing, proper signing, and appropriate in-stock and inventory levels.
• Provide direction and guidance on customer service practices and help resolve customer needs, complaints, and issues within company guidelines.
• Analyze and assist with staffing plans, talent pipelines, and succession planning; support their timely implementation.
• Lead and participate in community outreach, serve as a company community liaison, maintain relationships with key individuals and groups, and promote company programs, events, and sustainability efforts.
• Uphold the Open Door Policy by listening to associate concerns, researching issues, and providing resolutions under company policies and procedures.
• Support the store management team in establishing and implementing objectives, communicating goals, monitoring performance, providing feedback, and identifying development needs.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures; implement and monitor asset protection and safety controls, maintain quality standards, oversee safety and operational reviews, and develop action plans to correct deficiencies.
• Support execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying needs, communicating priorities, removing obstacles, providing resources, measuring progress, and adjusting plans or performance as needed.
• Build partnerships with stakeholders across the organization and develop, implement, and sustain organizational objectives.
• Provide supervision and development opportunities for associates through selection, training, mentoring, assigning duties, setting expectations, evaluations, recognition, coaching, and team development.
• Promote company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity, and support continuous learning and community outreach.
• Complete the ESM assignment within the expected 12-to-18-month period and maintain regional mobility for Store Manager applications and potential placement.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k).
• Stock purchase plan.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, and PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible full-time and part-time associates.
• Performance-based bonus awards, including annual or quarterly bonuses.

What This Job Offers

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