Walmart

(USA) General Manager (grocery-perishable Only)

Walmart$180K — $270K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field (e.g., Management, Logistics, Business Administration)
  • 3 years in a senior management role within operations/distribution/logistics/retail
  • Experience supervising and developing managers/supervisors
  • Management of workforce and participation in hiring/promotions
  • 5 years in senior management if not meeting the '3 years' criteria

Responsibilities

  • Communicate effectively with associates, partners, suppliers, and stakeholders.
  • Lead the development and execution of the business plan for the Grocery Distribution Center.
  • Drive continuous improvements in high-volume, temperature-controlled operations.
  • Review staffing forecasts to align labor plans with demand and service goals.
  • Manage facility financial performance and track budget expenses.
  • Ensure compliance with logistics, food safety, and sanitation standards.
  • Resolve concerns through thorough analysis and fact-based decisions.
  • Act as a community liaison by participating in local events and programs.
  • Oversee and develop the facility leadership team, promoting learning and growth.

Benefits

  • Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) plan and stock purchase options.
  • Paid time off for various reasons including parental and bereavement leave.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Access to Walmart's education benefit program for degree completion and skills enhancement.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...

What You'll Do
  • Communicate clearly and effectively with associates, store partners, suppliers, and business stakeholders through verbal and written channels.
  • Lead the development and execution of the Grocery Distribution Center business plan to achieve operational goals related to safety, quality, productivity, service to stores, and cost.
  • Drive strategic and continuous improvements across high-volume, temperature-controlled operations, including ambient, refrigerated, and frozen workflows.
  • Review and approve staffing forecasts to ensure labor plans align with seasonal demand, promotional volume, and service-level expectations, while maintaining productivity and associate well-being.
  • Manage financial performance for the facility by approving and tracking expenses against budget, monitoring asset utilization, and reviewing operational and financial reports.
  • Ensure facility-wide compliance with Walmart Logistics standards, food safety requirements (FSMA), cold-chain integrity, sanitation, and safety policies by developing, maintaining, and reinforcing standard operating procedures and supporting documentation.
  • Address and resolve associate, store, and supplier concerns by conducting thorough root-cause analysis and making timely, fact-based decisions in partnership with cross-functional teams.
  • Serve as a community liaison by participating in local organizations and charitable activities, and by championing Walmart-sponsored programs and events with associates and the local community.
  • Lead and develop the facility leadership team by setting clear direction, communicating goals, monitoring performance, and providing regular feedback. Identify training and development needs, ensure opportunities for learning and growth, and oversee hiring, promotion, coaching, and performance management in alignment with Walmart policies.
Leadership Expectations
Respect the Individual
  • Build high-performing teams by embracing diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
  • Foster a culture of belonging where associates feel supported, valued, and connected-especially in a fast-paced, physically demanding grocery environment.
  • Work collaboratively across shifts and departments, communicating with clarity, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence others.
  • Attract, develop, and retain top talent while recognizing and celebrating associate contributions and achievements.
Act with Integrity
  • Model the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, holding self and others accountable to Walmart values.
  • Demonstrate humility, honesty, fairness, and transparency in decision-making.
  • Support Walmart's commitment to being a regenerative company by reducing waste, improving food recovery, strengthening safety practices, and participating in local community giving.
Serve Our Customers and Members
  • Deliver consistent results while putting stores and customers first, ensuring on-time, in-full deliveries that support fresh, in-stock merchandise.
  • Apply EDLP and EDLC principles to all operational and financial decisions.
  • Use data, insights, and analysis to balance short- and long-term priorities while considering the impact on associates, stores, suppliers, and communities.
Strive for Excellence
  • Demonstrate curiosity, resilience, and a continuous improvement mindset in a high-velocity grocery operation.
  • Drive innovation through new technologies, process improvements, and best practices while supporting teams through change and operational evolution.


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.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

The annual salary range for this position is $180,000.00 - $270,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)

- Stock








Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in a related field (e.g., Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Financial Management, Production/Operations Management); and 3 years experience in a senior management role within an operations/distribution/logistics/retail environment, supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors; managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees facility-wide OR 2 years experience as a Walmart Logistics Assistant General Manager supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing associates; managing associate workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of associates OR 5 years experience in a senior management role as an operations/distribution/logistics/retail environment, supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors; managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees facility-wide

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Apparel Product Development, Business Operations, Compliance, Facilities Planning, Financial Modeling and Analysis, Logistics, Modeling/Forecasting, Preparing and executing budgets, Profit and Loss (P&L) Accountability, Recruiting, Supervising Associates, Talent Development, Walmart Logistics Manager, Warehouse Management Systems

Bachelors: Business, Bachelors: Finance, Bachelors: Logistics, Bachelors: Management, Bachelors: Operations Management, Bachelors: Video Production

Primary Location...

, MEBANE, NC 27302-0000, United States of America

About Walmart

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Size
2,300 employees
Market Cap
$387 billion
Industry
Net Income
$13.5 billion
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
Revenue
$559.1 billion
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