Senior Merchant, Operational Transformation - Consumables

Walmart; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Education benefits

Job summary

Walmart in Bentonville, AR is seeking a business-focused leader to turn complex challenges into scalable growth across Consumables by merging merchandising, finance, operations, and transformation. You will identify opportunities that translate into strategies driving incremental sales, profit, and operational performance.

The role requires a business athlete who thrives in ambiguity, is financially curious, and can influence across functions and levels to deliver measurable results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising or related field; 4+ years in merchandising, buying, finance, or ops.
• OR 6 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, finance, operations, or related area.
• 1 year of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Uncover growth opportunities using financial, customer, and operational insights.
• Scale the Shrink Framework and promote adoption across Total Merchandising.
• Transform how we operate by improving cross-functional processes across stores, merchandising, operations, Asset Protection, Finance, and other teams.
• Connect patterns to anticipate challenges and unlock broader opportunities across Consumables.

Skills

Business acumen

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related

Job description

Position Summary...

Turns complex business challenges into scalable growth opportunities. This role sits at the intersection of merchandising, finance, operations, and transformation, identifying opportunities others may not see and translating them into strategies that drive incremental sales, profit, and operational performance across Consumables.

About the team:

The team identifies where the business needs to go next, unlock new sources of growth, and translate strategy into scalable transformation across Consumables.

What you’ll do...

• Uncover the opportunity: Use financial, customer, operational, and business insights to identify hidden barriers to growth and develop strategies to unlock incremental sales and profit.
• Scale the Shrink Framework: Lead the continued evolution of the Shrink Framework and help influence adoption of successful solutions across Total Merchandising.
• Transform how we operate: Challenge existing processes and identify new ways of working across stores, merchandising, operations, Asset Protection, Finance, and other cross functional teams.
• Connect the dots: Look beyond the immediate business to recognize patterns, anticipate emerging challenges, and identify where learnings can unlock broader opportunities across Consumables.

What you’ll bring:

• A business athlete comfortable digging into a P&L, building strategy, and presenting recommendations to senior leadership.
• A self starter who thrives in ambiguity and can define both the problem and the path forward.
• Financially curious and analytically strong, with the ability to move from data to insight to action.
• A high energy relationship builder who naturally connects with people and can influence across functions and levels.
• An operator at heart who understands that the best strategy has to work in the real world.
• A possibility thinker who sees hidden opportunities and has the persistence to turn them into measurable results.

Benefits

• 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 experience
• Masters: Business, Masters: Merchandising

Primary Location...

702 Sw 8Th 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.