Realty Project Coach

Walmart•Shreveport, LA

12d•$60,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role owns and has accountability for Realty execution projects, ensuring the scope of work is completed by organizing project timelines and deliverables. This includes facilitating meetings with stakeholder teams to analyze, plan, and implement project initiatives, taking corrective action as necessary to drive project results. The Realty Project Coach communicates project plans and deliverables to key stakeholders, directs associates and vendors on processes and procedures, and reviews new modular plans. They also plan merchandise placement based on modular requirements, advise on the assignment of additional staff to assist in ensuring company and facility goals are met, and ensure merchandise is in-stock and displayed in a timely, accurate, and safe manner. Equipment and fixtures must be correctly installed and operational, and merchandising and personnel guidelines must be implemented. The role also involves leading the implementation of project plans by identifying plan requirements, collaborating and communicating with other stakeholders about project obstacles, timelines, and alignment with corporate strategies, and directing associates in the execution of project plans. They ensure all project requirements are met, collaborate with facility management to establish phasing plans that minimize the impact to operations, maintain, communicate, and adjust timelines, and work with contractors to ensure project milestones are met. Verifying fixture procurement and deliveries from the Regional Real Estate Warehouse (RREW) are synchronized with project schedules, collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g., engineers, architects, design managers) to provide feedback and identify and implement design changes, and monitoring and ensuring the resolution of outstanding construction issues and work to be corrected or completed (e.g., observations, warranty issues) are also key responsibilities. The Realty Project Coach monitors sales and project budgets, assesses the economic and customer experience impacts of project decisions, evaluates tradeoffs, creates a sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective schedule for the execution of project deliverables, coordinates with internal and external teams to ensure plan schedules and adjustments are communicated and impacts are clearly explained, and manages vendor relationships to ensure the timely, cost-effective sourcing, delivery, and installation of materials for projects. This role demonstrates and applies up-to-date expertise 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. They direct associates, including third-party supervisors, on process and procedures for project execution, such as reviewing phasing plans, planning merchandise placement based on modular requirements, and advising on resources needed to assist in meeting project and facility goals. They identify and ensure associate, customer, and supplier concerns are resolved. The role involves coordinating, completing, and overseeing 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, and identifying and addressing improvement opportunities. They demonstrate adaptability and promote continuous learning. This role provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training, mentoring, assigning duties, providing recognition, and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace. They ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and support 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. They provide and support 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. The role embodies respect for the individual by demonstrating and encouraging respect for others, driving a positive associate and customer/member experience, embracing differences, supporting workplaces where associates feel seen and connected, and contributing to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work. It also demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities, and recognizing others' contributions and accomplishments. Furthermore, it builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners, works collaboratively to achieve objectives, communicates with impact, listens attentively, and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work. The role acts with integrity by maintaining and promoting the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, modeling company values, and leading by example to foster the company culture. It supports the company's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world. It follows the law, code of conduct, and company policies, encourages others to do the same, supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns, reinforces a culture of non-retaliation, listens to concerns, and acts with accountability for achieving results consistent with values. The role serves customers and members by delivering results while putting the customer/member first, applying an omni-merchant mindset, and acting with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices. It adopts a broad perspective considering data analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans. It strives for excellence by consistently raising the bar, seeking to improve, demonstrating curiosity and a growth mindset, seeking feedback, asking thoughtful questions, supporting innovation and intelligent risk-taking, and exhibiting resilience in the face of setbacks. It implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field and 1 year’s experience in project management, space management, store design, operations, data analysis, or related area OR 3 years’ experience in project management, space management, store design, operations, data analysis, or related area.
Associates will be required to attend and successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments (for example, Academy trainings, Open Door trainings, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Leading a cross-functional team
Masters: Business Project Management
Management Professional Certification (Project Management Institute) - Certification

Responsibilities

Owns and has accountability for Realty execution projects by ensuring scope of work is completed.
Organizes project timelines and deliverables.
Facilitates meetings involving stakeholder teams to analyze, plan, and implement project initiatives, taking corrective action as necessary to drive project results.
Communicates project plans and deliverables to key stakeholders.
Directs associates and vendors on processes and procedures and the review of new modular plans.
Plans merchandise placement based on modular requirements.
Advises on the assignment of additional staff to assist in ensuring company and facility goals are met.
Ensures merchandise is in-stock and displayed in a timely, accurate, and safe manner.
Ensures equipment and fixtures are correctly installed and operational.
Ensures merchandising and personnel guidelines are implemented.
Leads the implementation of project plans by identifying plan requirements.
Collaborates and communicates with other stakeholders about project obstacles, timelines, and alignment with corporate strategies.
Directs associates in the execution of project plans.
Ensures all project requirements are met.
Collaborates with facility management to establish phasing plans that minimize the impact to operations.
Maintains, communicates, and adjusts timelines.
Works with contractors to ensure project milestones are met.
Verifies fixture procurement and deliveries from the Regional Real Estate Warehouse (RREW) are synchronized with project schedules.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams (e.g., engineers, architects, design managers) to provide feedback and identify and implement design changes.
Monitors and ensures the resolution of outstanding construction issues and work to be corrected or completed (e.g., observations, warranty issues).
Monitors sales and project budgets.
Assesses the economic and customer experience impacts of project decisions.
Evaluates tradeoffs.
Creates a sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective schedule for the execution of project deliverables.
Coordinates with internal and external teams to ensure plan schedules and adjustments to schedules are communicated and impacts are clearly explained.
Manages vendor relationships to ensure the timely, cost-effective sourcing, delivery, and installation of materials for projects.
Demonstrates and applies up-to-date expertise 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.
Supports and aligns efforts to meet customer and business needs.
Builds commitment for perspectives and rationales.
Directs associates, including third-party supervisors, on process and procedures for project execution (e.g., reviewing phasing plans, planning merchandise placement based on modular requirements, advising on resources needed to assist to ensure project and facility goals are met).
Identifies and ensures associate, customer, and supplier concerns are resolved.
Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
Supports plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs.
Identifies and communicates goals and objectives.
Builds accountability for and measures progress in achieving results.
Identifies and addresses improvement opportunities.
Demonstrates adaptability and promotes continuous learning.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training, mentoring, assigning duties, providing recognition, and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace.
Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.
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.
Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders.
Identifies business needs.
Determines and carries out necessary processes and practices.
Monitors progress and results.
Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities.
Adapts to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.
Demonstrates and encourages respect for others.
Drives a positive associate and customer/member experience for all.
Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences.
Supports workplaces where associates feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging so all associates thrive and perform.
Contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work.
Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team.
Develops others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities.
Recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners.
Works collaboratively to achieve objectives.
Communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences.
Demonstrates energy and positivity for own work.
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
Models the company values and leads by example to foster our culture.
Supports the company's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).
Follows the law, our code of conduct, and company policies and encourages others to do the same.
Supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns.
Reinforces our culture of non-retaliation.
Listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action.
Acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.
Delivers results while putting the customer/member first and applying an omni-merchant mindset.
Acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members.
Adopts a broad perspective that considers data analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans.
Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve.
Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset.
Seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking.
Exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Implements and supports continuous improvements.
Willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
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
Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)