Manager, Store Space Design

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

7d•$70,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Manages new design solutions and the adaptation of existing store designs by receiving guidance on business strategies from leadership, creating design solutions based on new ideas, generating design solutions that drive sales, profitability, and reduce expenses, coordinating the development of new ideas, leading design sessions, enhancing the customer experience through consideration of customer needs and expectations, maximizing operational efficiencies and space allocation, and collaborating across various areas of the company (e.g., Merchandining, Realty, Marketing, Operations). Develops design project requirements based on team design guidelines by reviewing and coordinating design elements (e.g., shell construction, planned locations for lighting, signage) and considering department adjacencies and the overall shopping experience. Outlines new design and business strategy requirements, creates multiple design solutions and options, identifies tradeoffs required to implement business plans, ensures consistency through guideline documents, provides guidance to build store and specific business unit design plans, and provides visual aids (e.g., photos, PDFs, PowerPoint slides) and confirms that designs are operationally efficient. Ensures design standards are followed during implementation for a strategic business unit by reviewing design plans, monitoring the implementation within store pilots, ensuring business requirements are met, identifying opportunities, recommending improvements, and approving implementation to scale design. Demonstrates uptodate expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices, supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs, and building commitment for perspectives and rationales. Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, identifying business needs, determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices, monitoring progress and results, recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities, and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities. Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans, using the Open Door Policy, and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices. Respect the individual: Demonstrates and encourages respect for all, builds a high-performing team, seeks and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creates a workplace where all associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform, drives a positive associate and customer/member experience for all, identifies, attracts, and retains the best team members. Respect the individual: Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities, promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer/member and company, and regularly recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments. Respect the individual: Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners, works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives, and communicates and listens attentively with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action. Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, models the Walmart values, and leads by example to foster our culture, supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving). Act with Integrity: Follows the law, our code of conduct, and company policies and sets expectations for others to do the same, promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and reinforces our culture of non-retaliation, listens to concerns raised by associates, takes action, and encourages others to do the same, holds self and others accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values. Act with Integrity: Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent. Serve our Customers and Members: Delivers expected business results while putting the customer/member first and consistently applying an omnimerchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members. Serve our Customers and Members: Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the team's strategy. Strive for Excellence: Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve, demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset, seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and learning from mistakes and intelligent risk-taking, and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks. Strive for Excellence: Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in drafting technology, computer aided drafting, drafting and design technology, architectural design, or related field and 1 year experience in retail store design or related field OR 3 years experience in retail store design or related field.

Nice To Haves

Project Management
Retail Industry
Retail Store Design or Layout
Supervising Associates

Responsibilities

Manages new design solutions and the adaptation of existing store designs.
Develops design project requirements based on team design guidelines.
Ensures design standards are followed during implementation for a strategic business unit.
Demonstrates uptodate expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans.
Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders.
Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
Builds a high-performing team.
Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities.
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners.
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
Follows the law, our code of conduct, and company policies and sets expectations for others to do the same.
Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.
Delivers expected business results while putting the customer/member first and consistently applying an omnimerchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members.
Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the team's strategy.
Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve, demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset, seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and learning from mistakes and intelligent risk-taking, and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working.