(USA) Freight Flow Associate

Walmart•College Station, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Freight Flow Associate receives, stocks, organizes, moves, and displays merchandise and supplies throughout the facility. The role manages inventory flow, maintains in-stock levels, corrects shelf capacities, handles inventory exceptions, controls shrink, and completes required paperwork and logs. It also includes operating and maintaining forklifts and using pallet jacks and other inventory tools safely and correctly. The associate maintains sales-floor presentation by zoning, stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or outdated goods, organizing displays, and supporting sanitation and food-safety procedures. The role also helps fill and stage club pickup orders, audits order accuracy, and provides members with assistance, including guidance with technology and purchasing decisions. The position requires following company policies, safety procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity. Associates report unsafe conditions and equipment issues, help identify and address inventory or shrink problems, collaborate with coworkers and managers, and contribute to a respectful, inclusive, and improvement-focused workplace.

Requirements

90 days of prior experience with forklift certification.
Ability to safely utilize pallet jacks.
Must be 18 years of age or older.

Nice To Haves

Customer service experience.
Retail experience.
Experience supervising a team.

Responsibilities

Operate forklifts according to company standards and guidelines, safely moving and positioning merchandise and pallets.
Receive, stock, organize, and manage merchandise and supplies, including inventory flow, inventory exceptions, shelf capacities, and required documentation.
Maintain in-stock levels, track goods, control shrink, and report poor inventory practices or low stock.
Use inventory tools and equipment safely and correctly.
Maintain sales-floor zoning and merchandising presentation, including stocking and rotating goods, organizing displays, and removing damaged or outdated merchandise.
Follow sanitation and food-safety procedures and monitor assigned areas for shrink, security, and safety risks.
Assist with picking and staging club pickup orders, ensure orders are handled according to procedures, and conduct occasional accuracy audits.
Provide member service by acknowledging members, identifying needs, helping with purchasing decisions and merchandise location, resolving issues, and assisting with self-service technology.
Promote company products and services and model the use of technology services for others.
Maintain equipment and report unsafe conditions, poor practices, or forklifts that are not in proper working order.
Identify problems with products, services, work areas, or inventory and take steps to address them.
Complete assignments and priorities by collaborating with others, communicating progress, adapting to change, and recommending improvements.
Support a respectful, inclusive, ethical, and accountable workplace and help develop and mentor others.

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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
PTO and/or PPTO that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Company-paid Live Better U education program for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for qualifying programs.