Associate Merchant

Jobtailor; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Bentonville, AR seeks a Merchandising professional to manage supplier relationships, negotiate terms, and oversee purchase orders across categories. The role supports forecasting, budgeting, and assortment strategies for stores and online platforms.

You will collaborate with merchants and cross-functional teams to optimize product content, analyze market trends, and drive revenue growth through effective category management.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.
• Proven experience in vendor and supplier relationship management, including negotiation and purchase order administration.
• Strong skills in category strategy development and execution.
• Ability to analyze sales and market trends.
• Proficiency in data analysis and business analysis.
• Experience supporting forecasting, budgeting, and performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier negotiations and manage purchase orders for assigned categories.
• Assist merchants with supplier issue resolution and new supplier setup for stores and online.
• Execute customer communication and education programs with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain accurate product page content and manage search query rules.
• Track category financial performance, support forecasting, and contribute to budgeting.
• Develop and implement feature proposals and modular assortment strategies across channels.
• Use data analysis tools to generate insights and support decision-making.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, vendors, and internal partners.
• Collaborate with merchants, planners, and modular teams to drive business results and improve product assortment.

Skills

Vendor Relationship Management

Negotiation

Data Analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Market Trend Analysis

Cross-functional Collaboration

Project Management

E-Commerce Management

Product Assortment

Education

Bachelor's in Business

Bachelor's in Merchandising

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Support supplier negotiations and manage purchase orders for assigned categories
• Assist merchants with supplier issue resolution and new supplier setup for stores and online
• Execute customer communication and education programs with cross-functional teams
• Maintain accurate product page content and manage search query rules
• Track category financial performance, support forecasting, and contribute to budgeting
• Develop and implement feature proposals and modular assortment strategies across channels
• Use data analysis tools to generate insights and support decision-making
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, vendors, and internal partners
• Collaborate with merchants, planners, and modular teams to drive business results and improve product assortment

Requirements

• 2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area
• Proven experience in vendor and supplier relationship management, including negotiation and purchase order administration
• Strong skills in category strategy development and execution
• Ability to analyze sales and market trends
• Proficiency in data analysis and business analysis
• Experience supporting forecasting, budgeting, and performance trackingEffective communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional work
• Knowledge of e-commerce management and product assortment
• Ability to manage projects and implement business solutions aligned with organizational goals
• Preferred: Microsoft Office, negotiating with third-party suppliers, pricing, site merchandising, planning or inventory, or related area
• Preferred: Bachelors in Business or Merchandising

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in supplier negotiation, purchase order management, and category strategy development. Proficient in data analysis and financial performance tracking to support effective decision-making and enhance product assortment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Supplier Relationship Management
• Category Strategy Development
• Data Analysis
• Financial Planning
• E-Commerce Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Negotiation
• Purchase Order Administration
• Sales Analysis
• Market Trend Analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Performance Tracking
• Project Management
• Business Analysis

Soft Skills

• Effective Communication
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Business
• Bachelor's in Merchandising

Industry Keywords

• Merchandising
• Buying
• Operations
• E-Commerce
• Product Assortment

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office