Market Asset Protection Manager, Walmart

Walmart•Summit, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Market Asset Protection Manager monitors inventory flow, cost inventory, and shrink across multiple facilities. The role uses data, customer feedback, store tours, and audits to identify opportunities, develop strategies, address exceptions, and improve inventory integrity. It works with the Market Manager, store leadership, supply chain, and operational partners to implement training, assortment changes, deleted-inventory management, facility clearance plans, customer value programs, and improvement plans. The position builds partnerships with business leaders and advises them on asset protection (AP) solutions, policies, procedures, risks, and business-unit gaps. It drives AP financial results by managing plans and practices, analyzing trends and metrics, supporting AP training, conducting store tours and audits, and ensuring company AP programs are executed. It also prepares facilities for crises by coordinating with government and nongovernmental agencies, advising managers on emergency procedures and contingency plans, and overseeing event management plans. The manager supervises and develops associates, including selecting, training, mentoring, assigning work, setting expectations, evaluating performance, recognizing contributions, and coaching for success and improvement. The role leads business plans and projects, removes barriers, allocates resources, measures performance, creates contingency plans, supports continuous learning, and promotes Walmart policies, values, ethics, compliance, and the Open Door Policy. It also evaluates initiatives for effectiveness and efficiency and supports community outreach. The role is based at Walmart's primary location in Lees Summit, Missouri. Walmart states that it offers competitive pay and performance-based bonuses, benefits, and education support; eligibility and benefit terms may vary.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Business, or a related field and 1 year of managerial experience supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing associates, managing associate workload, and participating in hiring and promotion; OR 2 years of that managerial experience.
Valid state-issued driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Experience in asset protection, inventory control, or safety.
Certification in an asset-protection-related field, such as Loss Prevention Qualified or Loss Prevention Certified.

Responsibilities

Monitor and evaluate inventory-flow processes across multiple facilities using data, customer feedback, and store tours; develop strategies to improve inventory flow.
Align inventory-flow work with the Market Manager and store leadership, ensure stores implement training for continuous improvement, and partner with supply chain to provide associates feedback on inventory flow and load standards.
Use data to assist with store assortment changes, lead deleted-inventory management and facility clearance plans, and help stores avoid excessive inventory actions that affect inventory-flow integrity.
Monitor customer value program execution and assist the Market Manager with improvement plans in stores of opportunity.
Drive proper cost-inventory processes across facilities, review results, address exceptions, and help facilities meet cost-inventory and shrink targets.
Drive the annual inventory process by implementing the market-level strategy and partnering with the Market Manager.
Build and maintain partnerships with business leaders; advise operational partners on AP solutions, policies, and procedures; recommend ways to address AP concerns and mitigate risks; and develop plans to address business-unit AP gaps.
Drive AP financial results by evaluating and adapting programs to store and market needs, executing AP plans and practices, analyzing AP trends and metrics, and communicating and enforcing company AP policies and procedures.
Assist with administration of AP training, conduct regular store tours and audits, ensure AP metrics and programs are in place and executed, and ensure company AP programs are carried out.
Prepare facilities for crises by building relationships with government and nongovernmental agencies, informing managers about potential crises and responses, advising on emergency procedures and contingency plans, and identifying, approving, and ensuring execution of event management plans.
Promote associate adherence to company standards of integrity and ethics, develop corrective actions for violations or noncompliance, and support the Open Door Policy.
Drive execution of business plans and projects by identifying needs, communicating priorities, removing barriers, providing resources, setting and measuring performance standards, adjusting performance, and developing contingency plans.
Supervise and develop associates by selecting, training, mentoring, assigning duties, setting expectations, conducting performance evaluations, recognizing contributions, coaching, and fostering a team-based and inclusive workplace.
Promote company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity through training, direction, and compliance.
Evaluate the effectiveness of plans, programs, and initiatives; consult stakeholders; apply suggestions to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness; and participate in and support community outreach events.
Model Walmart’s stated values: Respect the Individual, Act with Integrity, Serve Our Customers and Members, and Strive for Excellence.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k).
Stock purchase plan.
Company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, including sick leave; PTO and/or PPTO may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Parental leave and family care leave.
Bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Live Better U, a Walmart-paid education benefit for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering programs from high school completion through bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates, including tuition, books, and fees.
Annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Stock compensation may be included for certain positions.