(USA) Area Manager Asset Protection - All DC/FC

Position focused on data literacy, environmental protection, operational excellence, collaboration, health and safety, asset protection, training delivery, risk management, process improvement, communication, and transportation operations.

Responsibilities

• Articulates the levers that influence data and ensures data quality; organizes processes and information for analysis.
• Develops and implements technology changes across multiple processes within assigned area of work.
• Operates tools and equipment for evaluating air, water, and waste pollution.
• Supports regulatory visits and prepares audit reports for management review.
• Participates in evaluating pollution control and management at assigned facility.
• Assists in integrating environmental considerations into process design.
• Interprets and evaluates compliance status reports and relevant risk management practices.
• Assists in the development of company policies, practices, and procedures relating to environmental risks.
• Implements environmental policies and practices; ensures compliance with environmental legislation.
• Explains the operational functions and key functional roles of assigned department or unit.
• Clarifies the role of each department and its relevance to the enterprise strategy.
• Describes the interdependence of support functions and line operating functions.
• Identifies the primary operational functions of the organization.
• Understands where to locate and how to read SOP and One Best Way (OBW) information.
• Locates information regarding fundamental practices and policies.
• Lists common tasks and activities performed by operations functions and subfunctions.
• Owns the delivery of project activity and tasks assigned by others.
• Supports process updates and changes; solves simple business issues.
• Demonstrates functional knowledge of the business unit/organization being supported.
• Participates in OSHA and other regulatory inspections.
• Participates in internal safety or health inspections.
• Ensures that all first aid equipment is operational and supplies are current and fully stocked.
• Maintains health and safety records according to OSHA guidelines.
• Monitors facilities for safety hazards.
• Uses quality evaluation tools and techniques (e.g., walkthroughs, inspections).
• Applies key aspects of continuous improvement processes and evaluates impacts on quality.
• Participates in root cause identification processes for accidents.
• Reports safety violations and accidents.
• Implements internal and external audit requirements within assigned area of work.
• Creates action plans to address audit findings.
• Validates claim records; works with workers compensation case managers for investigation of claims.
• Works with tools used for theft prevention.
• Recognizes and investigates security breaches, thefts, and vandalism; reports findings to facility management.
• Assists in the implementation of access control procedures to prevent unauthorized access to restricted facilities.
• Assists with the installation of emergency and surveillance services (e.g., fire alarms, refrigeration alarms, metal detectors, closed-circuit television).
• Maintains loss prevention records.
• Generates standard loss and shrinkage reports.
• Supports the development and use of practices for reducing loss and shrinkage.
• Detects and reports incidents of loss and shrinkage as well as related issues.
• Supports the activities of instructors or learning facilitators in training programs.
• Manages systematic approaches to solicit feedback from training participants.
• Utilizes the organization’s training lifecycles and methodologies to support training initiatives.
• Explains relevant processes and procedures to contractors.
• Produces and interprets common risk assessment and management reports.
• Identifies common technology, security, or financial risks relevant to assigned function or unit.
• Documents the key steps of a unit-specific risk management process and associated procedures.
• Implements or manages risk management for assigned area.
• Evaluates employee risk awareness and trains employees as needed.
• Conducts risk assessments.
• Collects and analyzes documentation, statistics, reports, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Defines the critical workflows for executing key processes.
• Identifies process problems that limit performance.
• Focuses on the most significant problems to maximize efficiency gains.
• Surfaces systemic problems to be addressed at the organizational level.
• Implements methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
• Coaches team members to develop process improvement skills.
• Leads incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Provides countermeasure solutions.
• Organizes thoughts and communicates credibly and concisely within scope of work.
• Presents to and influences team members and business partners, conveying messages through a basic understanding of the relevant context.
• Utilizes relevant data and fact-based information to articulate results and provide recommendations in a structured manner.
• Actively listens to others; seeks and provides constructive feedback and ideas/recommendations on processes.
• Proactively builds professional network.
• Ensures the proper completion of documents required by applicable laws, regulations, and safety rules involving materials transportation.
• Uses databases, electronic tools, and approaches to evaluate the extent of losses and plans of control within Transportation.
• Understands and ensures compliance with applicable transportation-related law and regulations.
• Performs checks and measurements used in transportation management (e.g., vehicle maintenance, HazMat bill of ladings, Compliance Safety Accountability basics, other transportation paperwork).
• Monitors and evaluates performance metrics (e.g., PCMM, OIR, DOT recordable collisions).
• Reviews accident files for accuracy, DOT recordability, and completeness.
• 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.
• Utilizes and supports the Open Door Policy and provides direction and guidance on applying these in executing business processes and practices.

Skills

• Data and digital literacy: knowledge of data collection modes, techniques, tools, and data analytics.
• Environmental protection: knowledge of environmental policies, procedures, applicable federal/state/local laws, and regulations.
• Operational excellence: knowledge of organizational processes, root cause analysis techniques, department workflows, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and One Best Way (OBW) processes.
• Partnership and collaboration: knowledge of stakeholder identification, communication, engagement techniques, and management effectiveness tools.
• Employee health and safety: knowledge of OSHA guidelines, compliance, safety and food safety auditing processes, regulatory inspection processes, and emergency evacuation plans.
• Asset protection and security: knowledge of asset protection policies, practices, guidelines, environmental health, and safety laws and regulations.
• EHS training delivery: knowledge of training methodologies, content development processes, and organizational training lifecycles.
• Risk management: knowledge of risk management processes, risk assessment reports, and risk management tools.
• Process improvement: knowledge of process mapping, problem-solving, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Influential communication: ability to organize thoughts, communicate credibly, present to and influence stakeholders, and utilize data for recommendations.
• Transportation operations: knowledge of laws, regulations, and safety rules regarding materials transportation (e.g., DOT, FMCSA, PHMSA, CVSA), vehicle maintenance, HazMat bill of ladings, and compliance paperwork.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with performance-based bonus awards.
• Health benefits: medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off: PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 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, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.