(USA) Store Manager - Supercenter

Walmart • Hazlehurst, MS

4d • $110,000 - $170,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Store Manager provides overall leadership for a Walmart Supercenter, directing facility operations, merchandising, financial performance, customer service, workforce development, compliance, and community engagement. The role develops and communicates a strategic vision aligned with company, market, and local plans, and leads management and hourly associates in carrying out that direction.

The Store Manager recruits, hires, trains, mentors, evaluates, and develops associates and managers, including succession planning and fostering engagement and belonging. The position upholds the Open Door Policy by listening and responding to associate concerns, and ensures compliance with company policies, safety and asset protection controls, quality standards, and operational requirements. It also builds community relationships, represents the company with external organizations and media in accordance with company guidelines, and champions outreach, company-sponsored programs, and sustainability efforts.

The role is accountable for facility sales and profit goals, budgets, expense control, margins, inventory, pricing, merchandise presentation, and financial planning. It leads customer-service standards and sales strategies, supports the Academy training environment and store standards, and develops business strategies and continuous improvements based on customer needs, data, costs, forecasts, and operational results. The Store Manager is expected to model company values, promote integrity and ethics, build high-performing teams, and support Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of general management experience, including financial accountability, plus 4 years supervising at least 50 nonexempt and at least 5 exempt associates or employees, including performance management, mentoring, hiring, and termination; or 4 years of general management experience, including financial accountability, plus the same 4 years of supervisory experience.
• Successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments.
• For facilities that sell firearms, successfully complete a firearms-specific Criminal Background Check and Firearms Authorized Training.
• For facilities that sell only ammunition and have state-specific requirements, a current state-issued Certificate of Eligibility may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Leadership through Live Better U and Bellevue University.
• Experience as a Store Manager in a low-complexity store, or 1 year as a Store Manager in a medium-complexity store, or 2 years as a Store Manager in a high-volume retail store.
• Experience running a fresh or dry grocery area.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate a strategic vision aligned with company, market, and local plans, and direct facility operations and merchandising.
• Recruit, hire, train, mentor, evaluate, recognize, and develop management and hourly associates; support workforce development and succession planning.
• Uphold the Open Door Policy by listening to associates, researching concerns, and providing timely resolution consistent with company policies.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety and asset protection controls, quality standards, and operational requirements; address deficiencies with action plans.
• Lead community outreach and involvement, build relationships with community stakeholders and media, and represent the company in accordance with media guidelines.
• Drive facility financial performance by achieving sales and profit goals, managing expenses and margins, overseeing budgets, and correcting performance deficiencies.
• Drive sales through effective merchandise presentation, competitive and accurate pricing, signing, replenishment, inventory levels, and sales forecasting.
• Direct customer service practices and ensure customer needs, complaints, and issues are resolved within company guidelines.
• Ensure the success of the Academy training environment by meeting store standards, engaging trainees, supporting job shadowing, and participating in talent and succession planning.
• Analyze business objectives, customer needs, costs, forecasts, and operational results to develop and implement business plans and continuous improvements.
• Develop strategies to attract and retain a skilled, engaged workforce and foster a culture of belonging, integrity, ethics, accountability, and learning.
• Develop internal and external partnerships and networks to advance business goals and community initiatives.
• Support Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company, including efforts to create belonging, eliminate waste, and participate in local giving.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U paid education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
• Performance-based bonus awards and annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager