(USA) Emerging Store Manager - SC

Walmart · Suwanee, GA · 2 days ago

On-siteSales$85k–$120k/yrFull-time

About the role

This position is a developmental leadership role designed to prepare associates for potential Store Manager opportunities within the Walmart US store operations environment. The Emerging Store Manager (ESM) will train and develop across many areas of store operations, including merchandising, people leadership, financial management, customer experience, and community engagement.

Responsibilities

Trains and develops within a store environment in the areas of retail operational acumen, people leadership, merchandising strategy, financial management, customer experience, and community engagement in preparation for a Store Manager role.
Affords assistance in managing the store's financial performance by learning to authorize and manage expenditures against budget.
Maintains monitoring of sales and profit goals, analyzes economic trends and community needs for budget forecasting, generates, reviews, and acts on business reports and profit-and-loss statements.
Supports sales in the store by ensuring effective merchandise presentation, including accurate and competitive pricing, proper signing, and appropriate in-stock and inventory levels.
Assesses economic trends and community needs. Models, enforces, and provides direction and guidance to hourly associates and managers on proper customer service approaches and techniques to ensure customer needs, complaints, and issues are successfully resolved within company guidelines and standards.
Supports the timely implementation of staffing plans, talent pipelines, and succession planning processes.
Initiates, directs, and participates in community outreach programs as a community liaison.
Encourages and supports associates and managers in serving as good members of the community.
Establishes and maintains relationships with key individuals or groups as the representative for the company. Promotes company-sponsored programs, events, and sustainability efforts.
Upholds the Open Door Policy by meeting with associates and listening to concerns, researching issues, reviewing company policies and procedures, and providing resolutions according to company policies and procedures.
Proactively seeks out associate comments and concerns by meeting with associates in their work areas.
Assists in leading and directing the store's management team by supporting the establishment and implementation of store objectives.
Communicates goals. Monitors performance and provides feedback. Identifies training and development needs. Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures by holding hourly associates and managers accountable.
Analyzes and interprets reports. Implements and monitors asset protection and safety controls. Maintains quality assurance standards. Oversees safety and operational reviews. Develops and implements action plans to correct deficiencies.
Develops and communicates business plans and priorities. Removes barriers and obstacles that impact performance. Measures progress and adjusts performance accordingly. Demonstrates adaptability and supports continuous learning.
Develops, implements, and sustains key organizational objectives.

Requirements

The Emerging Store Manager (ESM) role is a developmental assignment with an expectation to progress into a Store Manager position within 12-18 months. If a Store Manager role is not secured within that timeframe, next steps will be based on performance and business need, which may include placement into another role at a different level. Associates in this role are expected to maintain mobility within their assigned region for Store Manager application and potential placement.

Qualifications

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in management, business administration, retail management, financial management and 2 years' experience in a management role within a retail, operations, or distribution environment, with responsibility for supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors, managing workloads, and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees.
Option 2: 4 years' experience in a management role within a retail, operations, or distribution environment, with responsibility for supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors, managing workloads, and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees. 2 years' general management experience, including responsibility for financial accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in management, business administration, retail management, financial management and 3 years' experience in a management role with financial accountability in a retail or multi-unit environment.
Demonstrated willingness and ability to relocate within assigned region for Store Manager placement.
Experience as a Walmart Assistant Manager, Coach, or Store Lead with demonstrated readiness for increased scope and responsibility.
Experience running a fresh, dry grocery, or pharmacy store.

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $85,000.00 - $120,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) Complex Structure (based on external factors that create challenges)