Merchant - Table Settings

Walmart; Argentina; On-site; ARS 132,725,744 - 191,714,963; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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PTO

Live Better U education benefit

Health benefits

Company discounts

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Merchant to develop and execute category strategies that align with long-term objectives. You will oversee financial management, supplier negotiations, and channel strategies to optimize profitability and customer experience across platforms.

You will lead a team to deliver excellence, leverage data insights, and collaborate cross-functionally on assortment, pricing, and promotions while ensuring policy compliance and building a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in category and channel strategy development for moderately complex categories.
• Strong financial management skills, including profit and loss ownership and budget forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with long-term business objectives.
• Manage profit and loss, pricing, promotions, and inventory decisions to meet financial targets.
• Lead supplier negotiations and oversee supplier performance and communication.
• Analyze market trends, customer behavior, and competitive landscape to inform decisions.
• Drive channel strategy and collaborate with supply chain to optimize product availability.
• Manage team performance, development, and daily priorities to achieve business goals.
• Support assortment planning, modular layouts, and product lifecycle management.
• Utilize data analysis to generate insights and influence strategic initiatives.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field

5 years’ merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary…

What you’ll do…

Role summary: The (USA) Merchant is responsible for developing and executing category strategies that align with long-term business objectives. This role oversees financial management, supplier negotiations, and channel strategies to optimize profitability and customer experience across multiple platforms. The Merchant leads a team to deliver operational excellence, leveraging data insights to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement. By collaborating cross-functionally, this position ensures effective assortment, pricing, and promotional execution while maintaining compliance with company policies and fostering a high-performing, engaged team environment.

About the team: The team is dedicated to making the company the preferred choice for stylish, high-quality kitchen and dining textiles. They focus on delivering trend-forward designs and exceptional value across all product types to enhance every kitchen and dining space. This group drives category strategy, financial management, supplier relations, and team leadership to achieve business goals. They analyze market trends and customer behavior to inform decisions and optimize performance. Collaboration and clear communication are key as the team supports operational excellence and continuous improvement to meet customer needs effectively.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with long-term business objectives.
• Manage profit and loss, pricing, promotions, and inventory decisions to meet financial targets.
• Lead supplier negotiations and oversee supplier performance and communication.
• Analyze market trends, customer behavior, and competitive landscape to inform decisions.
• Drive channel strategy and collaborate with supply chain to optimize product availability.
• Manage team performance, development, and daily priorities to achieve business goals.
• Support assortment planning, modular layouts, and product lifecycle management.
• Utilize data analysis to generate insights and influence strategic initiatives.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in category and channel strategy development for moderately complex categories.
• Strong financial management skills, including profit and loss ownership and budget forecasting.
• Ability to analyze competition, customer behavior, and industry trends to inform strategic decisions.
• Expertise in supplier management, including negotiation and performance tracking.
• Demonstrated team management capabilities with a focus on performance development and engagement.
• Proficiency in leveraging data analysis tools to generate actionable business insights.
• Effective decision-making skills supporting pricing, promotions, and assortment strategies.
• Commitment to upholding company policies, ethics, and integrity in all business activities.
  At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other 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, 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, One.Walmart.
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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.

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising , or related field and 3 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area OR 5 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, Supervisory experience. Masters: Business, Masters: 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.