Associate Merchant - Fishing

Walmart; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Stock purchase plan

Company-paid life insurance

PTO & holidays

Live Better U education benefit

Job summary

Walmart in Bentonville, AR is seeking an Associate Merchant to support category management through supplier negotiations, PO administration, and item setup for accurate product presentation across channels. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience by driving budgeting, forecasting, and promotional planning based on data analysis.

The Merchandising team emphasizes integrity, operational excellence, and vendor relationships to sustain growth and value

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree OR 2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area
• Experience in vendor negotiations and supplier management
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Ability to manage purchase orders and supplier setup
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Own execution of customer communication and education programs, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure accuracy and quality of product page content, adhering to taxonomy and search guidelines.
• Analyze category performance data to support budgeting, forecasting, and sales reporting.
• Contribute to feature and promotional planning across stores and online platforms.
• Support modular assortment implementation and post-execution analysis to optimize category presentation.

Skills

Vendor relations

Negotiations

Analytics

Category strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Purchase orders

Budgeting & forecasting

Integrity & compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

As an Associate Merchant, you will support category management through supplier negotiations, purchase order administration, and item setup to ensure accurate product presentation across channels. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience by executing communication programs and managing search queries. Utilizing data analysis, you will contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and promotional planning to drive category performance. This role requires strong vendor relationship management and business insight to support strategic decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals while maintaining high standards of integrity and operational excellence.

About the team:

The Merchandising team drives category strategy by leveraging customer insights, market trends, and financial data to optimize assortment and supplier partnerships. This team leads supplier negotiations and omnichannel initiatives to enhance sales and profitability. Collaborating across functions, they focus on operational excellence and data-driven decision-making to improve the customer experience. Leaders emphasize accountability, continuous improvement, and talent development to support sustainable growth. Their efforts are essential in balancing customer needs with financial goals while maintaining strong vendor relationships, contributing significantly to Walmart’s value delivery and business success.

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.

• Own execution of customer communication and education programs, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

• Ensure accuracy and quality of product page content, adhering to taxonomy and search guidelines.

• Analyze category performance data to support budgeting, forecasting, and sales reporting.

• Contribute to feature and promotional planning across stores and online platforms.

• Support modular assortment implementation and post-execution analysis to optimize category presentation.

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience in vendor relationship management and supplier negotiations within retail or related sectors.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and generate actionable business insights.

• Proficiency in category strategy development and execution to support merchandising goals.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills to work cross-functionally with merchants, suppliers, and internal teams.

• Ability to manage purchase orders, supplier issue resolution, and item setup processes accurately.

• Familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, and tracking category financial performance.

• Commitment to maintaining high standards of integrity, compliance, and ethical business practices.

• 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 (https://one.walmart.com/) .

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 :

• Stock

Minimum Qualifications...

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

Bachelor’s degree OR 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.

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.