Manager, Quality Control-Sam's Club

Wal-Mart • Cocoa, FL

45d • $80,000 - $155,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Working at Sams Club means a career without boundaries. Theres always room to grow, to take on another challenge, to roll up your sleeves and contribute, and to find professional rewards for your hard work. Yes, we are a division of the Fortune #1 company, Walmart Inc. But you'll quickly find that we're a company that wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Sams Club is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our clubs. Join us and you'll discover why our company is a world leader in culture of belonging, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. What you'll do Oversees quality, freshness, and food safety of grocery products in a distribution center as they flow from suppliers through distribution centers to stores and clubs. Inspects inbound fresh produce; floral, poultry and meat for adherence to Sams Club specifications. Participates in companywide initiatives to control costs and deliver high quality products to Sams Club members. Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity. Oversees Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan. Oversees Sams fruit ripening program. Oversees cold chain compliance within the distribution center to ensure products are kept at proper temperature. Provides communication on fresh product quality to the merchant group and other relevant stakeholders to improve the quality of perishable products. Interfaces with the vendor community regarding quality of products being received into Sams Club Distribution Centers. You'll make an impact by: Making Decisions: you will make decisions about dozens of products and processes every day. From quality to food safety and compliance, you will be involved in the decisions that shape Quality for Sams Club and our Members. Building Relationships: you'll use your knowledge and leadership skills to build partnerships with suppliers, merchants, replenishment, and club operations. Product Knowledge: your background knowledge will be leveraged daily, and you will always be learning more to build a broad foundation across all Fresh departments. Creating, collaborating and innovating you will work with merchants, suppliers and other quality teams to develop and enhance product specifications, processes, and engage in other initiatives to take Sams Club Fresh quality to the next level. Continuous Improvement: Create, analyze, and provide feedback to merchants and other business partners on daily matters that could affect our members by utilizing performance data to identify improvement opportunities across all Fresh departments in Sams Club.

Requirements

• 3 years of supervisory experience.
• Bachelor's degree in agriculture, Agronomy, Food Science, or related field and 2 years of experience in agricultural quality control, agronomy, food retail management, or related field OR 4 years of experience in agricultural quality control, agronomy, food retail management, or related field.
• You must be able to work a flexible schedule that could start at 12am any day of the week.
• You must be able to work in a 34-54-degree environment on the floor.

Nice To Haves

• 1-2 years of experience in vendor management, food safety or a related field.
• 2-3 years of experience of poultry or meat industry experience, preferably quality related.
• 3 years of retail produce inspection experience or USDA inspection experience.
• 2 years of fruit ripening experience.
• 6 years of experience in agricultural quality control, agronomy, food retail management, or related field.
• 2 years of experience using basic Microsoft Office functionality (for example, Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Data driven experience (Power-bi, Ai)

Responsibilities

• Oversees quality, freshness, and food safety of grocery products in a distribution center as they flow from suppliers through distribution centers to stores and clubs.
• Inspects inbound fresh produce; floral, poultry and meat for adherence to Sams Club specifications.
• Participates in companywide initiatives to control costs and deliver high quality products to Sams Club members.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Oversees Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan.
• Oversees Sams fruit ripening program.
• Oversees cold chain compliance within the distribution center to ensure products are kept at proper temperature.
• Provides communication on fresh product quality to the merchant group and other relevant stakeholders to improve the quality of perishable products.
• Interfaces with the vendor community regarding quality of products being received into Sams Club Distribution Centers.
• Making Decisions: you will make decisions about dozens of products and processes every day. From quality to food safety and compliance, you will be involved in the decisions that shape Quality for Sams Club and our Members.
• Building Relationships: you'll use your knowledge and leadership skills to build partnerships with suppliers, merchants, replenishment, and club operations.
• Product Knowledge: your background knowledge will be leveraged daily, and you will always be learning more to build a broad foundation across all Fresh departments.
• Creating, collaborating and innovating you will work with merchants, suppliers and other quality teams to develop and enhance product specifications, processes, and engage in other initiatives to take Sams Club Fresh quality to the next level.
• Continuous Improvement: Create, analyze, and provide feedback to merchants and other business partners on daily matters that could affect our members by utilizing performance data to identify improvement opportunities across all Fresh departments in Sams Club.

Benefits

• Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
• Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• Live Better U is a company 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: Manager
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees