2025 Summer Intern: Field Supply Chain - Area Manager
2025 Summer Intern: Field Supply Chain - Area Manager
As a part of the Supply Chain Field Network, you will influence the success of the world’s largest Supply Chain! Sam Walton founded our company with the belief that the customer is #1. It is not just a belief; it is our way of doing business. As the world’s largest Supply Chain, ensuring our associates, customers, and sellers’ business needs are met is a pivotal role. You will live the company’s core values through listening, consulting, and collaborating to deliver value and maximize efficiency across our supply chain to best serve our diverse communities.
Whether it is flowing merchandise for the holidays or simply day-to-day: this is just one of many ways you will be a change agent on the frontline of the ever-changing retail industry making a difference in the lives of our most valued asset—the Walmart customer. Our field supply chain network is comprised of three segments as noted below:
The Grocery Network supports the flow of full-line food distribution network from our local vendors and ports (coast-to-coast) to the stores.
The Ambient Network supports the flow of all merchandise and items (excluding perishable food) from our ports (coast-to-coast) to our stores. This includes Import DCs, Apparel DCs, Pharmacy DCs, Consolidation DCs, and Regional DCs.
The Fulfillment Network leads the enterprise in fulfilling our customer promise of Supply Chain merchandise. This focuses on our “store-to-door” commitment through speed of delivery and selection of product. As the world’s largest Supply Chain, ensuring our associates, customers, and sellers business needs are met is a pivotal role.
About Our Program:
Each summer, we select the best and brightest to open the container doors of the world’s largest retailer at our Walmart across multiple locations. During the 11-week program, our interns work directly with teams who are changing the way the world shops. This is the beginning of what could be an exciting career with Walmart!
The intern experience includes:
- An impactful individual project designed to align to your skillsets and interests
- Collaborate on a cross-functional project within other areas of the company.
- Direct access to leadership across the enterprise
- Executive-led speaker sessions with insightful Q&A
- Community outreach events
- Networking and social events
- Learning & development opportunities targeting both hard and soft skills
- Deep dives into different areas of our business
- Time management and leadership development as a full-time associate
- An in-depth look at our Belonging, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (BDEI) practices
- Compensation and housing assistance provided
Roles and Responsibilities:
Join a team of world-class Supply Chain Area Managers. If you like to communicate and collaborate, then being an Area Manager Intern is the role for you! Area Managers wear two hats: a Leader and a Project Manager. It’s a hands-on, fast paced role and as a change agent and process pro, you’ll be on the front lines of an ever-changing industry.
How you’ll spend your day as an Area Manager Intern…
Work with a cross-functional team to solve complex problems on a large scale
Partner in a dynamic, collaborative environment while leveraging the resources of Walmart Inc. to gain insight into other areas of the company
Oversee a group of hourly associates and a sub-department within our warehouse environment, with the potential to experience travel
Think strategically and lead phenomenally to remove obstacles for your team of hourly associates, inspiring them to work with passion
Participate in mentorship opportunities throughout the summer
Why you’re a great fit:
- You have strong communication and collaboration skills
- You think big picture
- You showcase servant leadership skills
- You are a structured and organized thinker
- You have strong problem-solving skills
- You have experience or an understanding of Data Analytics
- Six Sigma, Lean preferred
- You have experience with systems such as: Advanced Excel, Tableau, Python, SQL
Office Environment: You will be placed in one of our field locations in either a Fulfillment Center (FC), Distribution Center (DC) or Consolidation Center (CC)
U.S. Hub Locations: Field locations (Distribution/Fulfillment Centers & Consolidation Centers) vary across the U.S.
*Location availability is limited based on role and business needs.
Desired Majors: Supply Chain Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations, Business, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, or other relevant major
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program currently
Expected graduation date between December 2025-August 2026
IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE
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 hourly wage range for this position is $19.00-$35.00*
*The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.
Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.