(USA) Store Manager - Division 1/Neighborhood Market
About The Position
The Store Manager is responsible for driving the financial performance of the facility by ensuring sales and profit goals are achieved. This includes leading the management team in controlling expenses, developing and implementing plans to correct deficiencies, overseeing budget creation, and analyzing economic trends and community needs for forecasting. The Store Manager also directs management in facility operations, communicates operational and merchandising direction, and drives sales through effective merchandise presentation, accurate pricing, proper signing, in-stock and inventory levels. They ensure the success of the Academy training environment and store standards by meeting requirements, creating an engaging environment, integrating Academy associates, advising on training content, engaging trainees, and acting as a culture champion. The Store Manager serves as a visible operations champion for the Academy program, participates in talent and succession planning, and drives the execution of business plans and projects by identifying needs, developing plans, removing barriers, providing resources, measuring progress, and demonstrating adaptability. They provide supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting, training, mentoring, assigning duties, building teams, setting expectations, conducting performance evaluations, providing recognition, and coaching for success. The Store Manager promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity, ensuring compliance and utilizing the Open Door Policy. They ensure business needs are met by evaluating current plans, consulting with stakeholders, and participating in community outreach. The Store Manager 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 work collaboratively, build strong relationships, and communicate with impact to motivate and influence. They attract and retain talent, empower and develop associates, and recognize contributions. The Store Manager acts with integrity by maintaining high standards of ethics and compliance, modeling Walmart values, and holding themselves and others accountable. They support Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact and acting in a selfless, humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent manner. They serve customers and members by delivering results with a customer-first approach, adapting to how, where, and when customers shop, and applying EDLP and EDLC business models. They make decisions based on data, balance priorities, and consider all stakeholders. They strive for excellence by displaying curiosity, taking calculated risks, demonstrating courage and resilience, and encouraging learning from mistakes. They drive continuous improvement, adopt new technologies, and support others through change.
Requirements
- 4 years general management experience to include financial accountability.
- 4 years’ experience supervising 50 or more exempt and non-exempt associates/employees to include the responsibility of performance management, mentoring, hiring, and firing.
- Successful completion of all job-required trainings and assessments (e.g., Academy trainings, Open Door trainings).
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Leadership through Live Better U and Bellevue University
- Running a fresh or dry grocery area
Responsibilities
- Upholds the Company's Open Door Policy by meeting with Associates, listening to concerns, researching issues, reviewing policies, and providing resolutions.
- Initiates, directs, and participates in community outreach programs, encouraging Associates and managers to serve as good community members.
- Drives the financial performance of the Facility by ensuring sales and profit goals are achieved, leading the management team in controlling expenses, and developing plans to correct deficiencies.
- Models, enforces, and provides direction on proper Customer service approaches and techniques.
- Directs the management team in facility operations and communicates with Associates about facility operations, merchandising, and company direction.
- Drives sales by ensuring effective merchandise presentation, accurate pricing, proper signing, in-stock and inventory levels, and assessing economic trends.
- Ensures the success of the Academy training environment and store standards by meeting requirements, creating an engaging environment, and integrating Academy associates.
- Advises Academy staff on training curriculum content and engages trainees during their store assignment.
- Acts as a culture champion and visible operations champion for the Academy program.
- Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying needs, developing plans, removing barriers, providing resources, measuring progress, and demonstrating adaptability.
- Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting, training, mentoring, assigning duties, building teams, setting expectations, conducting performance evaluations, and providing recognition.
- Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
- Ensures business needs are met by evaluating current plans, consulting with stakeholders, and participating in community outreach events.
- 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 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.
- Supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact.
- Delivers results while putting the customer first, considering and adapting to how, where, and when customers shop.
- Makes decisions based on data, insights, and analysis, balancing short and long-term priorities.
- 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 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 education benefit program (tuition, books, and fees paid by Walmart for eligible associates)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
