Manager, Quality Control

Position Summary

Working at Sams Club means a career without boundaries. There’s always room to grow, to take on another challenge, to roll up your sleeves and contribute, and to find professional rewards for your hard work. Yes, we are a division of the Fortune #1 company, Walmart Inc. But you’ll quickly find that we’re a company that wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work.

A career at Sams Club is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our clubs. Join us and you’ll discover why our company is a world leader in culture of belonging, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.

• Oversee quality, freshness, and food safety of grocery products in a distribution center as they flow from suppliers through distribution centers to stores and clubs.
• Inspect inbound fresh produce; floral, poultry and meat for adherence to Sams Club specifications.
• Participate in company wide initiatives to control costs and deliver high quality products to Sams Club members.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and support company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Oversee Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan.
• Oversee Sams fruit ripening program.
• Oversee cold chain compliance within the distribution center to ensure products are kept at proper temperature.
• Provide communication on fresh product quality to the merchant group and other relevant stakeholders to improve the quality of perishable products.
• Interface with the vendor community regarding quality of products being received into Sams Club Distribution Centers.

• Making decisions about dozens of products and processes every day. From quality to food safety and compliance, you will be involved in the decisions that shape Quality for Sams Club and our Members.
• Building relationships with suppliers, merchants, replenishment, and club operations.
• Leveraging product knowledge daily, continually learning to build a broad foundation across all Fresh departments.
• Collaborating and innovating with merchants, suppliers and other quality teams to develop and enhance product specifications, processes, and engage in initiatives to take Sams Club Fresh quality to the next level.
• Continuously improving by creating, analyzing, and providing feedback to merchants and other business partners on daily matters that could affect our members, using performance data to identify improvement opportunities across all Fresh departments in Sams Club.

• 3 years of supervisory experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agronomy, food science, or related field AND 2 years of experience in agricultural quality control, agronomy, food retail management, or related field OR 4 years of experience in the same field.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule that could be 3 am‑12 pm Monday through Friday and 1 Saturday monthly, plus up to 15% travel.
• Must be able to work in a 34‑54‑degree environment on the floor.

• 1‑2 years of experience in vendor management, food safety or a related field.
• 2‑3 years of experience in the poultry or meat industry, preferably quality related.
• 3 years of retail produce inspection experience or USDA inspection experience.
• 2 years of fruit ripening experience.
• 6 years of experience in agricultural quality control, agronomy, food retail management, or related field.
• 2 years of experience using basic Microsoft Office functionality (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Data‑driven experience (Power BI, AI).

Beyond competitive pay, incentive awards for performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and more.

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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits…