(USA) Stocking 1 Coach, Non-Complex, Management

Walmart•Houston, MO

18h•Onsite

About The Position

This position leads and develops teams effectively by teaching, training, and actively listening to associates. It involves touring stores and providing feedback, communicating and collaborating with all levels of associates regarding store operations, utilizing technology, business initiatives, merchandising, and company direction. The role introduces and leads company change efforts, providing clear expectations and guidance to implement business solutions and communicating business objectives to teams effectively. The Stocking Coach models and demonstrates exceptional customer service standards, manages and supports customer service initiatives, ensures customer needs are resolved, develops and implements action plans to correct deficiencies, and provides process improvement leadership. This role drives the financial performance and sales of the designated store area by reviewing financial statements, managing and assisting in budgeting, forecasting, and controlling expenses. It also monitors and ensures effective merchandise presentation, seasonal transitions, inventory flow, and operational processes, and develops and implements action plans to mitigate shrink and ensure sales and profit goals are achieved. The position provides supervision and development opportunities for hourly associates by hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, setting clear expectations, providing associate recognition, communicating expectations consistently and effectively, promoting a belonging mindset, and recruiting and developing qualified associates. It also coordinates, completes, and oversees 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, measuring progress, identifying and addressing improvement opportunities, and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning. The role ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity. The Stocking Coach is expected to respect the individual by building high-performing teams, embracing differences, creating a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected, and creating opportunities for all associates to thrive. They will work collaboratively, build strong and trusting relationships, and communicate with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence. The role also involves attracting and retaining the best talent, empowering and developing talent, and recognizing others' contributions and accomplishments. The Stocking Coach will act with integrity by maintaining and promoting the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, modeling Walmart values, and supporting Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company. They will act in a selfless manner and be consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent. The role involves serving customers and members by delivering results while putting the customer first, considering and adapting to how, where, and when customers shop, and applying the EDLP and EDLC business models. Decisions will be based on data insights and analysis, balancing short and long-term priorities, and considering all stakeholders when making plans. The Stocking Coach will strive for excellence by displaying curiosity and a desire to learn, taking calculated risks, demonstrating courage and resilience, and encouraging learning from mistakes. They will drive continuous improvements, adopt and encourage the use of new technologies and skills, and support others through change.

Requirements

2 years of college; OR 1 year of retail experience and 1 year of supervisory experience; OR 2 years general work experience and 1 year of supervisory experience.
For facilities that sell firearms, the position requires successful completion of a firearms-specific Criminal Background Check (CBC) and Firearms Authorized Training.
For facilities that sell only ammunition and have state specific requirements, the position may require a current state-issued Certificate of Eligibility.
Associates will be required to attend and successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments (e.g., Academy trainings, Open Door trainings, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Leadership through Live Better U and Bellevue University
Certificate of Completion in People and Business Leadership through Live Better U and Bellevue University
General work experience supervising 5 or more direct reports to include the responsibility of performance management, mentoring, hiring, and firing

Responsibilities

Leads and develops teams effectively by teaching, training, and actively listening to associates.
Tours stores and provides feedback.
Communicates and collaborates with all levels of associates regarding store operations, utilizing technology, business initiatives, merchandising, and company direction.
Introduces and leads company change efforts, providing clear expectations and guidance to implement business solutions and communicating business objectives to teams effectively.
Models and demonstrates exceptional customer service standards to store associates by following and demonstrating the One Best Way (OBW) service model.
Manages and supports customer service initiatives (e.g., store of the community and community outreach programs).
Ensures customer needs, complaints, and issues are successfully resolved.
Develops and implements action plans to correct deficiencies and provides process improvement leadership to ensure a high-quality customer experience.
Drives the financial performance and sales of the designated store area by reviewing and evaluating Profit Loss statements.
Manages and assists in budgeting, forecasting, and controlling expenses in the designated business area to confirm they are indexed to sales.
Monitors and ensures effective merchandise presentation, seasonal transitions, inventory flow, and operational processes.
Develops and implements action plans to mitigate shrink and ensure sales and profit goals are achieved for the business area.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for hourly associates by hiring, training, and mentoring of associates, assigning duties, setting clear expectations, providing associate recognition, communicating expectations consistently and effectively, ensuring a belonging mindset in the workplace, and recruiting and developing qualified associates to meet staffing needs and achieve company growth potential.
Coordinates, completes, and oversees 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, identifying and addressing improvement opportunities, and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning.
Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and 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.
Builds high-performing teams, embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, and creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging.
Creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, and communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
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.
Models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture.
Holds oneself and others accountable.
Supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world.
Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
Delivers results while putting the customer first, considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop, and applies the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.
Makes decisions based on data insights and analysis, balances short and long-term priorities, and considers our customers, fellow associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when making plans.
Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, demonstrates courage and resilience, and encourages learning from mistakes.
Drives continuous improvements, adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Benefits

Medical, vision and dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term and 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 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.)