Position Summary
As a Transportation Regional Training Center, Fleet Development Site Lead, you’ll lead the site-level execution of the Fleet Development strategy for Walmart’s private fleet. You’ll support onboarding, driver readiness, skill development, facilitator readiness, and compliance-based training at the training center.
About the Team
Fleet Development helps train the future of Walmart’s private fleet. The team supports a learning environment built around safety, compliance, operational excellence, and professional growth. At the site level, the team executes training plans, prepares facilitators, supports participants, maintains training records, and improves training delivery. The work directly supports driver readiness, fleet performance, and Walmart’s ability to serve customers and communities every day.
Responsibilities
- Lead site-level execution of Fleet Development training programs, including onboarding, driver readiness, skills development, facilitator readiness, and ongoing training.
- Partner with Operations, Fleet Development, Talent Development, Human Resources, Legal, and Compliance to align training execution with site and business needs.
- Deliver training that reinforces safety, compliance, operational standards, and Walmart’s expectations for professional drivers.
- Manage class schedules, training materials, facilitator readiness, participant support, records, reporting, and confidential associate files.
- Use feedback, training data, facilitator performance, and process gaps to improve delivery, remove barriers, and address compliance or resource risks.
- Develop, coach, and mentor Fleet Development facilitators through observation, feedback, facilitation audits, teach‑backs, and development planning to ensure consistent, high‑quality training delivery.
- Ensure facilitators are prepared to deliver training through certification requirements, train‑the‑trainer participation, ongoing skill development, and performance coaching.
Qualifications
- Experience leading training execution, operations support, workforce development, or associate development in transportation, logistics, distribution, or fleet operations.
- Working knowledge of transportation safety, driver training, compliance, OSHA, FMCSA, DOT, state, federal, and company requirements.
- Ability to lead facilitators or training teams through clear expectations, coaching, feedback, accountability, and associate development.
- Process‑driven mindset with the ability to simplify workflows, improve consistency, manage records, and build repeatable training practices.
- Strong communication and judgment when partnering with Operations, HR, Legal, Compliance, field leadership, and handling confidential information.
Leadership Expectations
- Lead with safety, compliance, and integrity.
- Build trust with drivers, facilitators, associates, and business partners.
- Set clear expectations and hold the site team accountable for execution.
- Coach and develop associates so they can grow their skills and careers.
- Use data, feedback, and observation to improve training outcomes.
- Support change with a practical, solutions‑focused approach.
- Model Walmart values and support an environment where associates feel respected, heard, and prepared to succeed.
- Develop associates and facilitators through regular coaching, feedback, mentoring, and individualized development planning.
- Create a culture of accountability by setting clear expectations, monitoring performance, recognizing results, and addressing performance gaps in a timely manner.
Decision Rights and Scope
This role owns site-level execution of Fleet Development training programs, including training delivery, facilitator readiness, class scheduling, participant support, site preparation, and escalation of compliance or performance risks.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, transportation, logistics, education, training, safety, supply chain, process improvement, or a related field and 4 years of experience in training, operations, transportation, logistics, compliance, process improvement, or a related area.
- OR
- 6 years of experience in training, operations, transportation, logistics, compliance, process improvement, or a related area.
- 4 years of experience leading, supervising, training, or mentoring associates.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in business administration, safety, supply chain, transportation, logistics, human resources, education, training, process improvement, or a related field.
- Experience in fleet operations, driver training, transportation safety, or regulated transportation environments.
- Knowledge of FMCSA, DOT, OSHA, ELDT, Hours of Service, driver qualification files, drug and alcohol testing requirements, or CSA.
- Experience applying process improvement, operational excellence, or continuous improvement practices in training, transportation, logistics, supply chain, or operations environment.
Travel
- This role may require travel to fleet locations, regional training centers, distribution centers, meetings, or development events based on business needs.
Benefits
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay and performance‑based bonus awards and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, vision, dental, 401(k), stock purchase, life insurance, paid time off, and other benefits. Additional benefits and eligibility requirements are provided by Walmart policies and programs.