(USA) Sanitation Manager
About The Position
This role manages supply chain processes, ensuring merchandise flow through the distribution network and fulfillment centers. The Sanitation Manager analyzes data to streamline network efficiencies, researches root causes of exceptions in shipping, receiving, inventory, and returns, and conducts performance reviews of sanitation associates. They also support plans to meet customer and business needs, build accountability, and promote continuous learning. The position involves supervising and developing associates through hiring, training, mentoring, and assigning duties, while also acting as a liaison for field operations and addressing performance-related issues. The manager identifies best practices, collaborates with business partners to improve efficiencies, and contributes to the design and development of new ways of working. They prioritize sanitation objectives, ensure flow plans are achievable, promote innovation, and manage error correction processes. The role provides cost recommendations to reduce process waste and improve service levels, reviews the impact of changes, and aligns planning with organizational initiatives. They set realistic timelines, improve work processes, and hold associates accountable for completing work accurately and on time. The manager identifies and obtains necessary resources, applies policies and procedures, and makes informed decisions using data and evidence. They review customer-focused data to adjust performance and promote associate efforts to exceed customer expectations. The role ensures compliance with company policies and procedures, supports the company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity, and promotes a culture of belonging, respect, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- 2 years’ supervisory experience OR 2 years’ experience in warehouse or manufacturing plant sanitation.
- 2 years’ experience with Microsoft Office.
Nice To Haves
- Prior work experience in food safety audits.
- Project management experience.
- Retail Logistics Operations.
- Sanitation.
Responsibilities
- Manages supply chain processes and ensures merchandise flow through the distribution network and fulfillment centers.
- Analyzes data from multiple stakeholders to streamline and improve network efficiencies.
- Researches and analyzes the root cause of daily and escalated exceptions concerning shipping, receiving, inventory, and returns.
- Conducts performance reviews of sanitation associates and provides recommendations for corrective actions.
- Supports plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs.
- Identifies and communicates goals and objectives, building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results.
- Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training, mentoring, and assigning duties.
- Acts as a liaison for the field, providing guidance for the execution of operations and addressing performance-related issues.
- Identifies best practices and advises teams on adoption and implementation.
- Collaborates with business partners to identify and develop resources and improve efficiencies.
- Manages supply chain flow process improvement efforts by contributing to the design, development, and delivery of new ways of working.
- Prioritizes sanitation objectives and ensures flow plans are achievable.
- Promotes innovation to simplify current solutions and methodologies.
- Manages the correction of errors, processes, and feedback loops.
- Identifies areas of opportunity to improve service levels.
- Provides cost recommendations to reduce process waste and improve process efficiencies.
- Reviews and analyzes the impact and benefits to internal processes.
- Coordinates and aligns planning with organizational initiatives and directions.
- Sets realistic timelines for goal accomplishment and improves work processes and practices to increase performance and results.
- Holds associates accountable for completing work within expectations and time requirements.
- Plans and manages team member time based on business priorities and follows up to ensure all work requirements are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
- Identifies and obtains the resources needed to complete projects.
- Reviews customer-member-focused data and adjusts performance to address findings.
- Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
- Builds high-performing teams, embraces differences, and creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected.
- Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, and communicates with impact, energy, and positivity.
- Attracts and retains the best talent, empowers and develops talent, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
- Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
- Delivers results while putting the customer first and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop.
- Makes decisions based on data insights and analysis, balancing short and long-term priorities.
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
- Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
