Beverage Category Merchant | Data-Driven Sourcing

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

Benefits offered by this job

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Health benefits

Paid time off

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Job summary

Walmart in Bentonville, AR, seeks an Associate Merchant 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 on customer communications, optimize search results, and contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and category performance analysis, using data tools to drive decisions.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.
• Strong vendor relationships and negotiation skills.
• Ability to analyze data and forecast category performance.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier negotiations and manage purchase orders for assigned categories.
• Assist merchants in resolving supplier issues and setting up new suppliers for stores and online.
• Execute customer communication and education programs in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure accuracy and quality of product page content and manage search query execution.
• Track category financial performance, support forecasting, budgeting, and sales analysis.
• Develop and implement approved promotional features and modular assortment strategies.
• Leverage data analysis tools to generate insights and support decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with planners and analysts to align inventory purchases with financial plans.

Skills

Vendor relationship management

Category strategy development

Data analysis and sales analysis

Purchase orders management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting and forecasting

Project management

Job description

Walmart in Bentonville, AR, seeks an Associate Merchant 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 on customer communications, optimize search results, and contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and category performance analysis, using data tools to drive decisions.