Associate Merchant - Seasonal

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:
As an Associate Merchant at Walmart, you will support category management through supplier negotiations, purchase order administration, and item setup for both stores and online channels. You will collaborate cross-functionally to enhance customer experience by ensuring accurate product content and executing promotional strategies. Utilizing data analysis and market insights, you will contribute to forecasting, budgeting, and assortment planning. This role demands strong vendor relationship management and business acumen to drive category performance while upholding Walmart’s standards of integrity, operational excellence, and customer focus.
About the team:
The team is dedicated to establishing Walmart as the leading destination for Harvest and Halloween products through mission-driven curation, trend-aligned solutions, and exceptional value. They collaborate closely with suppliers and internal partners to manage category strategy, supplier relationships, and product assortment. Utilizing data analysis and market insights, the team supports seamless execution across stores and online channels. Focused on delivering a superior customer experience, they drive continuous improvement and innovation while maintaining strong communication and business analysis to meet organizational goals effectively.
What you'll do:

• Support merchants in supplier negotiations and manage purchase orders for assigned categories.
• Assist in resolving supplier issues and facilitate the setup of new suppliers for stores and online channels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement category features, modular layouts, and promotional strategies.
• Analyze sales data and support forecasting, budgeting, and financial tracking for assigned categories.
• Provide execution direction on item setup, pricing, and assortment to optimize customer experience and business results.
• Leverage data tools to generate insights and support technology adoption within scope of work.

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience in vendor relationship management and supplier negotiations within retail or e-commerce environments.
• Strong skills in category strategy development, product assortment, and modular assortment implementation.
• Proficiency in data analysis and business analysis to support forecasting, budgeting, and sales performance evaluation.
• Effective communication abilities to collaborate cross-functionally and resolve supplier or category issues.
• Knowledge of e-commerce management and customer behavior insights to enhance omni-channel customer experience.
• Ability to manage item setup, pricing recommendations, and promotional feature execution aligned with business goals.

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 annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00 - $130,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Microsoft Office, Negotiating with third-party suppliers, Pricing, site merchandising, planning or inventory, or related area

Bachelors: Business, Bachelors: Merchandising

Primary Location...

1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, 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.