Food & Consumables Coach

Walmart • Indianapolis, IN

28d • $65,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Food & Consumables Coach leads and develops teams, supports customer service, and drives financial performance and sales for a designated store area. The role oversees merchandise presentation, seasonal transitions, inventory flow, operational processes, budgeting, forecasting, and expense control, and develops action plans to address shrink and achieve sales and profit goals.

The Coach supervises and develops associates through hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, setting expectations, recognizing contributions, and fostering a workplace where associates feel they belong. The position coordinates business activities with stakeholders, communicates goals, measures progress, identifies improvement opportunities, and supports company initiatives and change.

The role models Walmart’s values and customer-service standards, ensures compliance with company policies and procedures, and promotes integrity, inclusion, continuous learning, and the use of data and technology in business decisions.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following education or experience combinations: two years of college; or one year of retail experience and one year of supervisory experience; or two years of general work experience and one year of supervisory experience.
• Attend and successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments.
• For facilities that sell firearms, successfully complete a firearms-specific criminal background check and firearms-authorized training.
• For facilities that sell only ammunition and have state-specific requirements, a current state-issued Certificate of Eligibility may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Leadership through Live Better U and Bellevue University.
• Certificate of Completion in People and Business Leadership through Live Better U and Bellevue University.
• General work experience supervising five or more direct reports, including responsibility for performance management, mentoring, hiring, and firing.

Responsibilities

• Lead, teach, train, and develop teams; communicate store operations, business initiatives, merchandising, and company direction to associates.
• Model exceptional customer service and support customer-service initiatives, resolve customer needs and complaints, and implement plans to improve the customer experience.
• Drive financial performance and sales for the designated store area by reviewing profit-and-loss statements, assisting with budgets and forecasts, and controlling expenses.
• Monitor merchandise presentation, seasonal transitions, inventory flow, and operational processes.
• Develop and implement action plans to mitigate shrink and achieve sales and profit goals.
• Hire, train, mentor, supervise, and recognize associates; assign duties, set clear expectations, and support staffing and associate development.
• Coordinate job-related activities and assignments, maintain stakeholder relationships, communicate objectives, measure progress, and address improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and provide guidance on applying them in business processes.
• Promote a culture of belonging, integrity, accountability, customer focus, continuous improvement, and learning.

Benefits

• 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 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, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs.

What This Job Offers

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