Area Manager – Traffic
Walmart
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Plainfield • United States
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Salary
💰 $65,500 - $98,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Communicate with or to individuals or groups verbally and/or in writing (eg customers, suppliers, associates).
- Implement the business plan for area of responsibility by communicating goals and managing staffing and scheduling, assigning duties and coordinating workloads in order to achieve facility goals (eg 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 associate compliance to policies and procedures, 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 to take or make recommendations in order to resolve.
- Supervise and develop associates and leaders in area of responsibility by assigning duties, coordinating workloads, monitoring performance and providing feedback, teaching, supporting and modeling Logistics and company policies and procedures, identifying training and development needs and participating in the hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching and evaluation of associates and leaders.
- Facilitate carrier operations by processing and monitoring carrier claims, working with carriers and home office on resolution of claims, scheduling carrier unloads and resolving concerns and maximizing benefits to the operation of the facility and carrier needs.
- Manage processing of shipload purchase orders, inbound containers and claims by monitoring all activities, conducting problems research and ensuring that all freight is processed correctly.
Requirements
- Associates' Degree in Business, Logistics, or related field and 1 year supervisory experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Logistics, or related field OR 1 year Walmart Logistics Management experience OR 2 years Walmart Logistics experience OR 2 years supervisory experience.
- 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: Carrier Master Technician, Coordinating Schedules, Customer Service, Information Technology, Logistics, Microsoft Office, Supervising Associates, Transportation, Walmart Logistics Systems.
- Bachelors: Business, Bachelors: Logistics.
Benefits
- 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.
- 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
LogisticsSupervisory experienceCarrier operationsBusiness report analysisQuality standardsSafety standardsTraining and developmentProblem researchPurchase order processingFreight processing
Soft skills
CommunicationTeam coordinationPerformance monitoringFeedback provisionConflict resolutionConsultationCoachingTeachingListeningScheduling
Certifications
Carrier Master TechnicianLogistics certificationsBusiness degreeLogistics degreeSupervisory certificationsJob-required trainingsAcademy trainingsOpen Door trainings