Senior Merchant - Home

Walmart; Arkansas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Senior Merchant to oversee product strategies and vendor relationships in Bentonville, Arkansas. This position involves managing a multi-million dollar category, leveraging negotiation skills, and making data-driven decisions to enhance customer experience across all channels. Join us to drive growth and innovation while supporting our mission to help customers save money and live better.

Benefits

401(k) match

Paid maternity and parental leave

Multiple health plans

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Education benefits

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in merchandising, buying, or related area or 6 years without a degree.
• 1 year of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional buying team to establish strategy and manage budgets.
• Develop partnerships with suppliers and drive profitable growth.
• Analyze performance and trends to inform business practices.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Negotiation skills

Customer focus

Data savvy

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Master's in Business or Merchandising

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary...

Senior Merchant – Home

This role is onsite in our Bentonville, Arkansas location.


At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make to create the future of retail, from responsible sourcing to sustainability – and everything in between.



As a Senior Merchant, your expertise, vision and strategy will allow you to see the products you buy come to life in stores and online. You will work across all facets of the business, including but not limited to category strategy, team management, budgeting, and forecasting, modulars and assortments, replenishment, and supplier negotiations. Leveraging your advocacy and negotiation skills with the access and scale of the Walmart system, you’ll make a direct impact on the business and help families all over the world save money and live better. Along the way, you’ll be guided by our deep-rooted culture and have the support you need to do your job, learn, grow and succeed.

What you'll do...

As a Senior Merchantyou will lead a cross-functional buying matrix team,establishstrategy and manage budgets to drive profitable growth, developrobust partnerships with suppliers, and use vision and creativity to impact the customer experience for both stores and eCommerce channels.You know your customers’ needs and suppliers better than anyone else and are constantly thinking about what is next for your business. Success in this role requires tenacity, an analytical mindset, influence, ability to meet deadlines, and a competitive spirit. You’ll use your executive presence to work with suppliers at all levels andnavigate interesting, complex challenges.

• You are comfortable managing a multimillion-dollar business with profit and loss responsibility

• You are an entrepreneur and enjoy being the CEO of your business

• You are customer-focused, understand customer behavior across stores and eComm channels, and make customer-centric recommendations and decisions across all touchpoints.

• You have proven digital acumen and understand how to leverage it to drive your omni channel business.

• You are data savvy: you can analyze performance, understand trends, and translate results into strategies

• You have strong communication skills that enable you to convey complex topics in a concise manner to various audiences.

• You guide suppliers, vendors, and your cross functional team in the development of customer focused processes and products.

• You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition

You’ll make an impact by:

• Developing strategy and growth of multiple formats and departments for large, complex, or high-risk categories and subcategories by identifying relevant trends to meet customer needs.

• Growing your categories for both stores & eComm channels:Planning, budgeting, forecasting, and driving growth for the category and establishing a comprehensive understanding of the competitive landscape into your business plans.

• Establishing and influencing high-visibility supplier relationships.

• Developing and managing new and existing product lines

• Leading your team through mentorship and development to achieve high performance standards.

• Always looking for creative ideas to drive business improvements, innovation, and customer experience

Benefits & Perks:

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while welcoming all people. Walmart Inc. participates in E-Verify. Learn more about applicant rights under Federal Employment Laws.

Who We Are

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in a culture of belonging, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. careers.walmart.com

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.

The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00

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 in Business, Merchandising or related field and 4 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.OR 6 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.
1 years’ supervisory experience.

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 experienceMasters: Business, Masters: Merchandising

Primary Location...

1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America