(USA) Food & Consumables Coach

Wal-Mart Stores East, LP; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) / Stock Purchase

Paid time off and leaves

Live Better U education benefits

Job summary

Wal-Mart Stores East, LP is seeking a Coach to lead and develop associates, drive store performance, and deliver an exceptional customer experience in Saint Charles, MO. The role emphasizes accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement, with a focus on safety, policy adherence, and talent development.

The position requires coaching teams, establishing expectations, and driving business priorities while ensuring associates remain customer-centric and engaged in delivering results.

Qualifications

• Requires minimum of college credits or equivalent experience.
• Experience in retail supervisory roles is valued.
• Ability to lead and develop teams, coach performance, and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop associates, set clear expectations, provide ongoing feedback and coaching.
• Drive business performance by monitoring results, identifying trends, and implementing action plans.
• Deliver exceptional customer service by aligning associates to customer needs and resolving issues.
• Oversee daily operations, plan workloads, staffing, and resources for efficient execution.
• Collaborate across teams to meet priorities, measure progress, and strengthen business outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with policies, safety standards, and ethics while promoting a safe work environment.
• Model Walmart leadership expectations: respect, integrity, service, and striving for excellence.

Education

Some college or equivalent experience

Job description

Position Summary

The Coach is responsible for leading and developing associates, driving business and operational performance, and delivering a positive customer experience. This role oversees day-to-day operations, establishes clear expectations, develops talent, and promotes accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The Coach partners with associates, leaders, and key stakeholders to execute business priorities, achieve performance goals, and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, safety standards, and expectations. Through effective leadership, communication, and decision-making, the Coach creates an inclusive, high-performing environment where associates are empowered to succeed and customers remain at the center of the business.

What you’ll do

Leadership & Team Development

Leads high-performing teams by hiring, training, mentoring, assigning responsibilities, setting clear expectations, providing performance feedback, recognizing achievements, and developing future leaders. Builds a culture of accountability, collaboration, and belonging where associates are empowered to perform at their best. Develops talent and succession plans by identifying growth opportunities, supporting career development, and preparing associates for advancement. Drives associate engagement and performance by communicating business priorities, reinforcing operational standards, and promoting continuous learning. Provides ongoing coaching, guidance, and support to associates while addressing performance and development opportunities.

Business & Operational Performance

Drives business performance by reviewing results, identifying trends and opportunities, and implementing action plans to achieve operational and financial goals. Supports budgeting, forecasting, expense management, and other business activities appropriate to the assigned area of responsibility. Monitors key performance indicators and operational standards to identify opportunities to improve productivity, profitability, quality, and customer satisfaction. Ensures effective execution of business priorities while balancing customer, associate, and operational needs. Uses data and business insights to make informed decisions and drive results.

Customer Experience

Delivers exceptional customer service by ensuring associates understand and consistently meet customer expectations. Identifies customer needs and ensures concerns, questions, and issues are addressed appropriately and effectively. Develops and implements solutions to improve the customer experience and address identified opportunities. Models customer-focused behaviors and creates an environment where associates are empowered to serve customers effectively.

Operations & Execution

Oversees daily operations within the assigned area of responsibility to ensure efficient and consistent execution. Plans and coordinates workloads, staffing, resources, and priorities based on business and customer needs. Ensures operational processes, procedures, and standards are executed accurately and consistently. Identifies operational challenges and implements solutions that improve efficiency, productivity, quality, and overall performance. Maintains a clean, organized, safe, and productive work environment.

Business Operations & Collaboration

Coordinates business initiatives by developing relationships with key stakeholders and supporting plans that meet customer and business needs. Communicates goals, expectations, priorities, and performance standards while measuring progress and driving accountability for results. Partners effectively across teams and functions to accomplish shared business objectives. Demonstrates adaptability and supports associates through organizational, operational, and technological change. Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement and helps implement solutions that strengthen business performance.

Compliance & Safety

Ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, operational requirements, and applicable safety and regulatory standards. Supports company values and standards of ethics and integrity by modeling appropriate behaviors and holding associates accountable. Promotes a safe environment for associates and customers and addresses potential safety or compliance concerns. Provides direction and guidance to associates regarding company policies, procedures, and expectations.

Walmart Leadership Expectations

Respect the Individual: Builds high-performing teams and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences. Creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging. Works collaboratively, builds strong relationships, and communicates with impact. Attracts, retains, empowers, and develops talent; recognizes others’ contributions.

Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance. Models Walmart values and holds oneself and others accountable. Supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact. Acts selflessly, with humility, honesty, fairness, and transparency.

Serve Our Customers and Members: Delivers results while putting the customer first. Considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop. Applies EDLP (Every Day Low Price) and EDLC (Every Day Low Cost) business models. Makes decisions based on data, balancing short- and long-term priorities.

Strive for Excellence: Displays curiosity and a desire to learn; takes calculated risks. Demonstrates courage, resilience, and encourages learning from mistakes. Drives continuous improvement and adopts new technologies and skills. Supports others through change.

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.
• 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.

Salary and Additional Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is $65,000.00 - $100,000.00.

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

• Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
• Complex Structure (based on external factors that create challenges)
• State Pay Differential: This job has an additional differential to meet legislative requirements, where applicable.

Minimum Qualifications

2 years’ of college; OR 1 year’s retail experience and 1 year’s supervisory experience; OR 2 years’ general work experience and 1 year’s supervisory experience. For facilities that sell firearms, I acknowledge that the position for which I am applying will require successful completion of a firearms- specific Criminal Background Check (CBC) and Firearms Authorized Training. For facilities that sell only ammunition and have state specific requirements, I acknowledge that the position for which I am applying may require a current state issued Certificate of Eligibility. 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

Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Leadership through Live Better U and Bellevue University, Certificate of Completion in People and Business Leadership through Live Better U and Bellevue University, General work experience supervising 5 or more direct reports to include the responsibility of performance management, mentoring, hiring, and firing

Primary Location

2897 VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY, SAINT CHARLES, MO 63303-3526, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

About Walmart

About Walmart: Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we’re reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You’ll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you’re proud of.