Associate Merchant - Livestock & Equine

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase

Job summary

Walmart is seeking an Associate Merchant in Bentonville, AR to support category management by negotiating with suppliers, managing purchase orders, and ensuring accurate product setup across stores and online channels.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive customer communication programs, analyze sales and inventory data, and contribute to budgeting and forecasting efforts while supporting promotional activities and modular assortment implementations.

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 skills to support category strategy and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Support merchants in supplier negotiations and manage purchase orders.
• Resolve supplier issues and set up new suppliers for stores and online channels.
• Execute customer communication and education programs with cross‑functional teams.
• Maintain product page content accuracy and taxonomy compliance.
• Analyze sales and category data to support budgeting, forecasting, and inventory planning.
• Implement promotional features and modular assortment strategies across channels.
• Leverage data tools to generate insights and drive data-informed decisions.

Skills

Vendor relationship management

Supplier negotiations

Analytical skills

Product assortment management

Cross-functional collaboration

Purchase order management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 2 years of merchandising experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

As an Associate Merchant, you will support category management by facilitating supplier negotiations, managing purchase orders, and resolving supplier-related issues to ensure accurate product setup across stores and online channels. This role involves collaborating with cross‑functional teams to execute customer communication programs, analyze sales and inventory data, and contribute to budgeting and forecasting efforts. You will also support promotional activities and modular assortment implementation, leveraging data insights to enhance category performance while maintaining alignment with organizational goals and delivering a seamless customer experience.

About the team:

The Dog Food, Livestock & Equine team plays a key role in Walmart’s commitment to being a leading pet destination. Managing a broad portfolio including dog food, poultry, livestock, and equine products, the team serves a wide range of customers. Combining customer insights, merchandising expertise, and strong supplier partnerships, the team builds relevant assortments, delivers value, introduces new brands, and enhances shopping experiences across stores and eCommerce. This team continuously evolves to expand Walmart’s presence in these categories while identifying new opportunities to support customers and drive business growth.

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.
• Execute customer communication and education programs in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
• Maintain accuracy and quality of product page content, ensuring compliance with taxonomy guidelines.
• Analyze sales and category performance data to support budgeting, forecasting, and inventory planning.
• Implement approved promotional features and modular assortment strategies across channels.
• Leverage data tools to generate insights and support technology adoption within the category.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in vendor relationship management and supplier negotiations within retail or e‑commerce environments.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales and business data to support category strategy and forecasting.
• Proficiency in managing product assortment, pricing, and item setup to optimize customer experience across channels.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams and support category administration and promotional activities.
• Detail‑oriented with experience in purchase order management and resolving supplier‑related issues.
• Familiarity with digital tools for data analysis and reporting to drive informed decision‑making.

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...

601 Respect Dr, 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.