Meal Category Lead
HungryrootSalary not specified
Full Time
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Retail, GroceryIndustries
Requirements
- In-depth knowledge of business on the floor and backroom operations in prepared foods and café
- Expertise in company and regulatory standards for quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment usage, safety, and compliance
- Understanding of seasonality, new products, recipes, processes, and production specifications
- Ability to leverage digital tools and handheld technology for sales, shopping experience, production, training, and product quality decisions
- Skills in supervising teams, facilitating rotations, managing member needs, communicating goals, executing programs, and adhering to policies
- Capability to collaborate with associates, third parties, managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners
- Proficiency in teaching, training, identifying training needs, developing skills, encouraging career growth, and sourcing talent
- Ability to analyze information from multiple sources, monitor progress, identify improvement opportunities, and implement processes
- Commitment to operational excellence, planning for profitability, maintaining neat, clean, safe work areas, staffing levels, audits, and compliance
- Demonstrates ethics, integrity, use of Open Door Policy, and support for compliance with company policies and procedures
- Leads teams by sharing resources, determining needs, coordinating assignments, providing feedback, ensuring timelines and quality, and adapting to change
- Embraces differences, creates inclusive culture, builds relationships, communicates positively to motivate and influence
Responsibilities
- Supervise the team within all prepared foods departments (e.g., café, rotisserie, prepared foods) by facilitating rotations, managing member needs, delivering on business plan, communicating goals, executing company programs, and adhering to policies
- Maintain prepared foods area to meet company and regulatory standards for quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment, safety, and compliance
- Manage seasonality in production, prioritize time between areas, understand new products/recipes/processes/specifications
- Collaborate with associates and third parties to ensure resources, share knowledge, and train the team
- Leverage digital tools to plan/drive sales, improve shopping experience, elevate associate engagement, make immediate decisions on production/training/quality, adopt new tools, and encourage usage
- Drive business results through operational excellence, profitability planning, maintaining neat/clean/safe work area, appropriate staffing, accurate audits/compliance, and producing/displaying merchandise per layout plan
- Engage with other departments and third-party partners (e.g., maintenance, suppliers, vendors) for operational continuity
- Teach/train team by identifying needs, developing skills for high-quality products, encouraging career growth, and sourcing new talent internally/externally
- Develop, communicate, and implement processes/practices to meet business needs by collaborating, analyzing information, monitoring progress, and addressing improvements
- Demonstrate, promote, and support compliance with policies, procedures, ethics/integrity; explain/guide application, implement action plans, use Open Door Policy, assist with corrections
- Lead/participate in teams by using/sharing resources, determining needs/priorities, coordinating/executing assignments, providing advice/feedback/support, ensuring timelines/quality, modeling adaptation to change
- Embrace differences in people/cultures/ideas/experiences, create belonging culture, provide opportunities for associates to thrive, attract talent, build trusting relationships, communicate with impact/energy/positivity to motivate/influence
Skills
Team Supervision
Prepared Foods
Café Operations
Inventory Management
Sanitation Standards
Food Safety
Production Planning
Digital Tools
Handheld Technology
Regulatory Compliance
Staff Training
Sales Driving
Operational Excellence
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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