(USA) Food & Consumables Coach

Walmart • Spring Lake, NC

39d • Onsite

About The Position

This position leads and develops teams by teaching, training, and actively listening to associates. It involves touring stores, providing feedback, and communicating with all levels of associates regarding store operations, business initiatives, merchandising, and company direction. The role introduces and leads company change efforts, provides clear expectations and guidance for implementing business solutions, and communicates business objectives to teams effectively. The position models and demonstrates exceptional customer service standards by following the One Best Way (OBW) service model, managing customer service initiatives, ensuring customer needs are met, and developing action plans for process improvement. The role drives financial performance and sales by reviewing Profit & Loss statements, managing budgets, forecasting, and controlling expenses. It also monitors merchandise presentation, seasonal transitions, inventory flow, and operational processes, developing action plans to mitigate shrink and achieve sales and profit goals. The position provides supervision and development opportunities for hourly associates by hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, setting clear expectations, providing recognition, promoting a belonging mindset, and recruiting qualified associates. It also coordinates and completes job-related activities by developing relationships with stakeholders, supporting plans and initiatives, identifying and communicating goals, building accountability, and demonstrating adaptability. The role ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports the company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.

Requirements

• 2 years of college; OR 1 year of retail experience and 1 year of supervisory experience; OR 2 years general work experience and 1 year of supervisory experience.
• For facilities that sell firearms, successful completion of a firearms-specific Criminal Background Check (CBC) and Firearms Authorized Training.
• For facilities that sell only ammunition and have state specific requirements, may require a current state-issued Certificate of Eligibility.
• Associates will be required to attend and successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments (e.g., Academy trainings, Open Door trainings).

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 5 or more direct reports to include the responsibility of performance management, mentoring, hiring, and firing

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops teams effectively by teaching, training, and actively listening to associates.
• Tours stores and provides feedback to associates.
• Communicates and collaborates with all levels of associates regarding store operations, utilizing technology, business initiatives, merchandising, and company direction.
• Introduces and leads company change efforts, providing clear expectations and guidance to implement business solutions.
• Communicates business objectives to teams effectively.
• Models and demonstrates exceptional customer service standards to store associates by following and demonstrating the One Best Way (OBW) service model.
• Manages and supports customer service initiatives (e.g., store of the community, community outreach programs).
• Ensures customer needs, complaints, and issues are successfully resolved.
• Develops and implements action plans to correct deficiencies and provides process improvement leadership.
• Drives the financial performance and sales of the designated store area by reviewing and evaluating P&L statements.
• Manages and assists in budgeting, forecasting, and controlling expenses in the designated business area.
• Monitors and ensures effective merchandise presentation, seasonal transitions, inventory flow, and operational processes.
• Develops and implements action plans to mitigate shrink and ensure sales and profit goals are achieved.
• Provides supervision and development opportunities for hourly associates by hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, setting clear expectations, providing associate recognition, communicating expectations consistently and effectively, promoting a belonging mindset, and recruiting and developing qualified associates.
• Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
• Supports plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs.
• Identifies and communicates goals and objectives, building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results.
• Identifies and addresses improvement opportunities and demonstrates adaptability and promotes continuous learning.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans.
• Utilizes and supports the Open Door Policy and provides direction and guidance on applying these in executing business processes and practices.
• Builds high-performing teams, embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences.
• Creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging.
• Creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
• Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Attracts and retains the best talent, empowers and develops talent, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
• Models the Walmart values to support and foster the company culture.
• Holds oneself and others accountable.
• Supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world.
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Delivers results while putting the customer first.
• Considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop.
• Applies the EDLP (Everyday Low Price) and EDLC (Everyday Low Cost) business models to all plans.
• Makes decisions based on data insights and analysis.
• Balances short- and long-term priorities.
• Considers customers, fellow associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when making plans.
• Displays curiosity and a desire to learn.
• Takes calculated risks, demonstrates courage and resilience.
• Encourages learning from mistakes.
• Drives continuous improvements.
• Adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills.
• Supports others through change.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Performance-based bonus awards
• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase
• Company-paid life insurance
• PTO (including sick leave)
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement leave
• Jury duty leave
• Voting leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
• Live Better U education benefit program (tuition, books, and fees completely paid for by Walmart for eligible associates)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree