Position Summary...
Slotting Operations Manager
Key Responsibilities - Non-Sort Slotting Operations
1. Profiling & Pick Path Optimization
Analyze historical sales, demand forecasts, and SKU velocity to optimize item placement across pick paths and storage zones. Identify opportunities to reduce associate travel time, equipment movement, replenishment touches, and unnecessary handling while maximizing throughput.
2. Cube Utilization & Storage Capacity Management
Monitor and optimize Cube Utilization Factors (CUF) across prime and reserve storage locations. Identify underutilized capacity, validate building cube accuracy, and develop solutions to improve storage efficiency while preventing artificial capacity constraints.
3. Slot Consolidation & Capacity Recovery
Develop, prioritize, and track consolidation initiatives targeting low-CUF prime and reserve locations. Partner with site leadership to establish execution plans, labor requirements, and measurable capacity recovery targets to maximize existing building space.
4. Storage Zone Planning & Optimization
Evaluate SKU distribution, inventory volume, and flow path demand to determine optimal storage zone layouts. Recommend expansion, contraction, or realignment of storage zones to support operational efficiency, prevent overflow, and minimize extended pick paths.
5. Aged Inventory & Overstock Management
Monitor slow-moving, aged, and excess inventory occupying valuable storage locations. Partner with Merchandising, Inventory, and site teams to develop inventory reduction strategies, improve prime availability, and reduce unnecessary storage consumption.
6. Item Attributes, Slot Maps & Capacity Data Accuracy
Validate item FTS attributes, including dimensions, weight, and cube, to support accurate slotting decisions. Audit Atlas slot maps, storage locations, and capacity reporting to identify discrepancies and ensure physical building layouts align with system data.
7. Peak & Sales Event Capacity Planning
Analyze historical peak performance, projected inventory growth, and anticipated flow path volumes to develop proactive slotting and capacity strategies. Identify storage constraints, optimize promotional SKU placement, and partner with sites to execute readiness plans ahead of volume surges.
8. Data Analytics, Reporting & Process Improvement
Develop and maintain operational reporting to track CUF, slot availability, consolidation progress, inventory health, and site execution. Leverage data and automation tools to identify trends, highlight risks, and provide actionable recommendations to site and network leadership.
9. Cross-Functional Execution & Change Management
Partner with FC leadership, Inbound, Outbound, ICQA, Engineering, and Inventory teams to implement slotting and capacity initiatives. Drive execution accountability, monitor progress against established targets, and support sustainable process improvements across the Non-Sort network.
What you'll do...
Communicate with or to individuals or groups verbally andor in writing eg customers suppliers associates
Drive and implement the business plan for area of responsibility to achieve facility goals eg production quality safety and implement operational improvements
Forecast staffing workload and performance results to meet business demands for workload and performance results for area of responsibility
Prepare review andor analyze business reports and use information to identify operational improvements eg production quality safety
Monitor and ensure area of responsibilitys compliance with Logistics and company quality and safety standards policies procedures and directives by developing distributing andor maintaining procedures and supporting documentation
Identify and ensure associate customer and supplier concerns are resolved using own judgment or consulting others when needed
Supervise and manage associates and leaders in area of responsibility by giving direction monitoring performance and providing feedback identifying training and development needs and providing opportunities for learning and growth teaching supporting and modeling Logistics and company policies and procedures and participating in the hiring promotion coaching teaching and evaluation of associates leaders and managers
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 $84,000.00 - $126,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
- Stock
ㅤ
ㅤ
ㅤ
ㅤ
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 business or a related field (e.g., Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Financial Management, Production/Operations Management); and 1 year's experience in an operations/distribution/logistics/retail environment, supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors; managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees for multiple departments / areas OR 1 year's experience as a Walmart Logistics Area Manager supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing associates; managing associate workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of associates OR 3 years' experience in an operations/distribution/logistics/retail environment, supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors; managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees for multiple departments / areas.
Associates will be required to attend and successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments (for example, Academy trainings, Open Door trainings, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Financial Modeling and Analysis, Managing challenging workforce issues, Modeling/Forecasting, Preparing and executing budgets, Profit and Loss (P&L) Accountability, Supervising Associates, Walmart Logistics Manager
Bachelors: Business, Bachelors: Finance, Bachelors: Logistics, Bachelors: Management, Bachelors: Operations Management
Primary Location...
7733 N LITCHFIELD, GLENDALE, AZ 85309-0000, United States of America
