GM Coach

Walmart • Phoenix, AZ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The GM Coach is responsible for leading and developing teams, driving financial performance, and ensuring exceptional customer service. This role involves managing store operations, merchandising, inventory flow, and operational processes. The GM Coach also provides supervision and development opportunities for associates, ensuring compliance with company policies and fostering a culture of belonging and integrity. They are expected to act selflessly, be humble, honest, fair, and transparent, while consistently putting the customer first and striving for excellence through continuous improvement and adoption of new technologies.

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.
• Associates will be required to attend and successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments (e.g., Academy trainings, Open Door trainings, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Business Management and 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, touring stores, and providing feedback.
• 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 and communicating 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), ensuring customer needs, complaints, and issues are successfully resolved.
• Develops and implements action plans to correct deficiencies and provides process improvement leadership to ensure a high-quality customer experience.
• Drives the financial performance and sales of the designated store area by reviewing and evaluating Profit & Loss statements.
• Manages and assists in budgeting, forecasting, and controlling expenses in the designated business area to confirm they are indexed to sales.
• 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 for the business area.
• Provides supervision and development opportunities for hourly associates by hiring, training, and mentoring associates, assigning duties, setting clear expectations, providing associate recognition, communicating expectations consistently and effectively, promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace, and recruiting and developing qualified associates to meet staffing needs and achieve company growth potential.
• Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs, identifying and communicating goals and objectives, building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results, identifying and addressing improvement opportunities, and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans, utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy, and providing direction and guidance on applying these in executing business processes and practices.
• Attracts and retains the best talent, empowers and develops talent, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
• 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, and 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, and considers our 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, and encourages learning from mistakes.
• Drives continuous improvements, adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase
• Company-paid life insurance
• PTO (including sick leave)
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement
• Jury duty
• 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 is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

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