Freight Flow Associate FT at Walmart

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Walmart Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Entry Level & New GradExperience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Retail, LogisticsIndustries

Requirements

  • Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity
  • Operates forklift following company standards and guidelines safely
  • Uses policies, data, and resources to complete work assignments and priorities
  • Collaborates with managers, co-workers, customers, and business partners
  • Adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback
  • Manages inventory flow and follows procedures for utilizing equipment
  • Acknowledges members, identifies needs, provides guidance on self-service technology, assists with purchasing decisions, locates merchandise, resolves issues, and promotes products/services
  • Conducts safety sweeps, follows forklift spotting and hazardous materials procedures, adheres to steel standard guidelines, and reports unsafe situations
  • Properly zones areas, stocks/rotates merchandise, removes damaged/out-of-date goods, sets up/cleans/organizes displays, maintains modular integrity, receives/sorts/stages/delivers merchandise, ensures prominent promotional/seasonal displays, processes defective merchandise, follows sanitation/food safety policies, and monitors shrink/security/safety risks
  • Assists with picking/staging club pick up orders according to policy, ensures timely and proper staging, and performs accuracy audits
  • Shows care/concern for customers/members, asks questions to understand needs, uses policies/info to exceed expectations, and uses appropriate resources to resolve requests
  • Uses policies/procedures/guides and data/facts to make effective day-to-day decisions, involves others as needed, recognizes problems, and informs those who can correct them
  • Accepts responsibility, meets expectations, and identifies steps to carry out work
  • Listens, asks questions, communicates right information respectfully/professionally to associates/leaders
  • Ensures work is done correctly, prioritizes top tasks, and makes consistent effort to get results

Responsibilities

  • Implement related action plans using the Open Door Policy and apply policies in business processes
  • Safely pick up, move, place, and position merchandise pallets using forklift
  • Receive, stock, and organize merchandise/supplies from distribution centers/suppliers, manage inventory flow, handle exceptions, correct shelf capacities, and complete/retain paperwork/logs/documentation
  • Provide member service by acknowledging members, identifying needs, guiding on self-service tech, assisting purchases, locating items, resolving issues, and promoting products/services
  • Maintain facility safety by conducting sweeps, following forklift spotting/hazardous materials/steel guidelines, and correcting/reporting unsafe situations
  • Maintain sales floor/merchandising by zoning, stocking/rotating, removing damaged/out-of-date goods, setting up/cleaning/organizing displays, maintaining modular integrity, receiving/sorting/staging/delivering merchandise, displaying promotional/seasonal items, processing defectives, following sanitation/food safety policies, and monitoring shrink/security/safety
  • Fill club pick up orders by assisting with picking/staging throughout the day, ensuring selection/staging per policy, ensuring timely staging by Merchandising Associates, and performing occasional accuracy audits
  • Serve customers/members with care, understand needs via questions, exceed expectations using policies/info/resources
  • Make effective choices using policies/procedures/data, involve others, recognize/inform on problems
  • Plan/improve work by accepting responsibility, meeting expectations, identifying steps
  • Share information by listening/asking questions, communicating appropriately to associates/leaders
  • Execute results by doing work correctly, prioritizing, consistent effort

Skills

Forklift Operation
Inventory Management
Merchandising
Customer Service
Safety Compliance
Stocking
Hazardous Materials Handling

Walmart

Global retail chain offering affordable products

About Walmart

Walmart operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, providing a wide variety of products at low prices to everyday consumers, families, and communities. The company combines physical retail locations with an e-commerce platform, allowing customers to shop for groceries, apparel, electronics, and household items both in-store and online. Walmart's efficient supply chain management and large-scale purchasing enable it to maintain affordability, setting it apart from competitors. The company also offers financial services and health and wellness services, including pharmacies and vision centers. Walmart's goal is to save people money and support communities, as demonstrated by its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and its commitment to social responsibility, including programs for veterans and military families.

Bentonville, ArkansasHeadquarters
1962Year Founded
$5,515MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Financial Services, Consumer GoodsIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

PTO: Paid vacation, sick time, personal time and holiday time
10% discount on regularly priced general merchandise and fresh fruits and vegetables
6% 401(k) match to all employees, including hourly workers, after one year
Roth IRA available
Associate Stock Purchase Plan
maximum and eligible preventive care covered at 100%
Health reimbursement plans

Risks

Rising U.S. labor costs could pressure profit margins.
Amazon's grocery delivery expansion threatens Walmart's market share.
Fintech investments expose Walmart to financial regulatory risks.

Differentiation

Walmart's omnichannel strategy integrates physical and online retail seamlessly.
The company offers a wide range of products at consistently low prices.
Walmart's commitment to community support enhances its brand reputation.

Upsides

Walmart's investment in fintech expands its financial services offerings.
Robotics integration in distribution centers boosts operational efficiency.
Culturally themed product lines attract diverse customer segments.

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