Loveland Home to One of First Walmart Supply Chain Training Academies
July 16 2020 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Housed within Walmart Distribution Center,
Loveland academy will train associates from 23 DCs across the
U.S.
Today, the Loveland Walmart Distribution Center, in operation at
7500 Crossroads Blvd. since 1990, celebrates yet another grand
opening — this time as one of the retailer’s first supply chain
training academies in the U.S.
The Loveland Walmart Supply Chain Academy is just the third of
its kind (Sanger, TX and Washington Courthouse, OH opened in recent
months) and patterned after the 200 Walmart Academies that have
trained more than 1 million store associates around the U.S. since
2016. Academies like the one in Loveland, however, are designed
specifically to train supply chain associates on the topics of
leadership, safety, supply chain foundations and area-specific
issues — as well as create a clear path to career advancement.
“This is a big Walmart initiative and a significant investment
in our associates, so we’re honored for Loveland to play such an
instrumental role in bringing it to life,” said Jack Hale, Loveland
Academy Manager and an associate at the Loveland Walmart
Distribution Center for 30 years. “This academy will positively
impact the careers of Walmart associates across the country and
that’s a responsibility we take very seriously.”
Along with its grand opening, the Loveland Walmart Supply Chain
Academy today celebrates its first graduating class of 53 managers,
all from the Loveland DC. The academy will now open its doors to
train managers and associates from 23 similar-format Walmart
general merchandise DCs across the country. For the well-being of
associates during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Loveland academy is
equipped to offer virtual training and even virtual reality, but
will transition to on-site training as well when it’s deemed safe
to do so.
The retailer plans to expand the program to more supply chain
facilities (distribution centers and fulfillment centers) in the
coming months and years. Walmart operates the largest non-military
supply chain operation in the U.S. Its 200 supply chain facilities
employ 100,000 associates, including more than 9,500 drivers for
its private fleet of trucks.
All academies follow the retailer’s belief that growing and
succeeding as associates and as a company in today’s changing world
require new skills to meet the needs of customers who have more
shopping choices than ever before.
“I’m proud to work for a company that’s putting this much time
and effort into bettering its associates,” Hale said. “We’re giving
them the tools and resources they need to not only serve customers,
but create better lives for themselves and their families. I’ve
always found Walmart to be the kind of place where the opportunity
exists to help you go as far as you want. This is another
example.”
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