Vision Center Manager NL

Position Summary

Drive sales in the Vision Center by ensuring effective merchandise presentation, accurate and competitive pricing, proper signing, in‑stock inventory levels, budgeting, forecasting sales, and assessing economic trends and community needs. Provide direction and guidance to associates on proper customer/member service approaches to resolve needs, complaints, and issues within company guidelines and standards. Participate in community outreach and encourage associates to serve as good community members.

Ensure compliance with company and legal policies, procedures, and regulations by analyzing reports, implementing and monitoring asset protection and safety controls, overseeing safety, operational, and quality assurance reviews, developing action plans to improve performance.

• Provide supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, providing recognition, and fostering a belonging mindset in the workplace.
• Ensure provision of quality eyewear by consulting with members, selecting products based on member needs, obtaining measurements, verifying prescriptions, maintaining confidential information, performing minor frame repair, and maintaining optical equipment.
• Uphold the company’s Open Door Policy: meet with associates, listen to concerns, research issues, review company policies, and suggest resolutions.
• Coordinate and oversee job‑related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders, supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs, identifying and communicating goals and objectives, building accountability, measuring progress, identifying improvement opportunities, and promoting continuous learning.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, support company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing action plans and applying them in business processes and practices.

• Respect the individual:
  Build high‑performing teams, embrace differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, create workplaces where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, and create opportunities for all associates to thrive.
• Act with Integrity:
  Maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance; model Walmart values; hold self and others accountable; support Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, and participating in local giving.
• Serve Our Customers and Members:
  Deliver results while putting customers first; consider and adapt to how, where, and when customers shop; apply EDLP and EDLC business models; make decisions based on data insights; balance short‑ and long‑term priorities among customers, fellow associates, shareholders, suppliers, partners, and communities.
• Strive for Excellence:
  Display curiosity and a desire to learn; take calculated risks; demonstrate courage and resilience; encourage learning from mistakes; drive continuous improvements; adopt and encourage new technologies and skills; support others through change.

• Completion of 2 or more years of college or 1 year’s retail experience and 1 year’s supervisory experience or 2 years’ general work experience including 1 year’s optical experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current eligibility to work as an optician or apprentice optician under applicable state laws, regulations, and/or rules.

• Experience supervising associates.

The hourly wage range for this position is $24.00 – $34.00. Additional compensation may include annual or quarterly performance bonuses and, for certain positions, regional pay zone differences.

Benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage; 401(k) with company match; life insurance; paid time off (PTO, PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays); parental leave; family care leave; bereavement; jury duty; voting leave; short‑ and long‑term disability; company discounts; military leave pay; adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement; and more.

Live Better U provides education benefits for full‑time and part‑time associates. Pay structure follows local minimum wage requirements. For PTO details, refer to

4301 Vine St, Hays, KS , United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a zero 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.