Sales Associate – Grocery
OLLYSalary not specified
Full Time
Entry Level & New Grad, Junior (1 to 2 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Retail, Grocery, LogisticsIndustries
Requirements
- Communicate effectively with individuals or groups verbally and/or in writing (e.g., customers, suppliers, associates)
- Implement business plans by communicating goals, managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads to achieve facility goals (e.g., production, quality, safety)
- Monitor and manage productivity by preparing, reviewing, and/or analyzing business reports
- Maintain quality and safety standards by training associates on Logistics and company policies, monitoring compliance, distributing procedures and documentation
- Identify concerns from associates, customers, or suppliers by listening, consulting others, determining corrective actions, or making recommendations
- Supervise and develop associates and leaders by assigning duties, coordinating workloads, monitoring performance, providing feedback, teaching, supporting, modeling policies, identifying training needs, participating in hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation
- Build high-performing teams, embrace differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, create a culture of belonging
- Work collaboratively, build strong relationships, communicate with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence
- Attract and retain talent, empower and develop talent, recognize contributions
- Maintain highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, model Walmart values, hold self and others accountable, support regenerative goals (e.g., belonging, eliminating waste, local giving)
- Act selfless, humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent
- Deliver results with customer first, adapt to customer shopping behaviors, apply EDLP and EDLC models
- Make data-based decisions, balance short- and long-term priorities, consider stakeholders
- Display curiosity, desire to learn, take calculated risks, demonstrate courage and resilience, encourage learning from mistakes
- Drive continuous improvements, adopt new technologies and skills, support others through change
Responsibilities
- Communicate with or to individuals or groups verbally and/or in writing (e.g., customers, suppliers, associates)
- Implement the business plan for area of responsibility by communicating goals, managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties, and coordinating workloads to achieve facility goals (e.g., production, quality, safety)
- Monitor and manage productivity of area of responsibility by preparing, reviewing, and/or analyzing business reports
- Maintain quality and safety standards in area of responsibility by ensuring associates are trained on Logistics and company policies, standards, and procedures, monitoring compliance, distributing and maintaining procedures and supporting documentation
- Identify associate, customer, and/or supplier concerns by listening, consulting with others when needed to determine corrective action or make recommendations to resolve
- Supervise and develop associates and leaders in area of responsibility by assigning duties, coordinating workloads, monitoring performance, providing feedback, teaching, supporting, and modeling Logistics and company policies and procedures, identifying training and development needs, participating in hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation
- Build high-performing teams, embrace differences, create culture of belonging, provide opportunities for associates to thrive
- Work collaboratively, build trusting relationships, communicate effectively to motivate and influence
- Attract, retain, empower, develop talent, recognize contributions
- Maintain and promote integrity, ethics, compliance, model Walmart values, foster culture, support regenerative goals
- Act selfless, humble, self-aware, honest, fair, transparent
- Deliver customer-focused results, adapt to shopping behaviors, apply EDLP/EDLC models
- Make data-driven decisions, balance priorities, consider stakeholders
- Show curiosity, learn, take risks, demonstrate resilience, encourage learning from mistakes
- Drive improvements, adopt technologies/skills, support change
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
Is this a full-time position?
Yes, this is a full-time employment position.
What is the work arrangement or location policy for this role?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What key skills are needed for the Area Manager role?
Key skills include communicating verbally and in writing, implementing business plans, managing staffing and scheduling, monitoring productivity through reports, maintaining quality and safety standards, and supervising associates.
What is the company culture like at Walmart for this role?
The culture emphasizes Respect the Individual by building high-performing teams and embracing differences, Act with Integrity by maintaining high standards and modeling Walmart values, and Serve Our Customers and Members by delivering results and making data-based decisions.
What makes a strong candidate for this Area Manager position?
Strong candidates excel in supervising and developing associates, building high-performing teams, acting with integrity, serving customers through data-driven decisions, and demonstrating curiosity and a desire to learn.
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