Travel Merchandiser: Category Strategy & Growth

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) & stock purchase

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Walmart's Sam's Club Travel is seeking a Merchant who develops and executes category strategies that drive growth and profitability across Hotels, Flights, Packages, and more. You will manage pricing, promotions, and assortment while partnering across teams to align supply chain and customer experience initiatives.

You will lead profit and loss, negotiate with suppliers, and guide team development to meet strategic objectives using data analytics and market insights.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of travel industry expertise across multiple categories.
• Experience in category strategy development and execution for complex categories.
• Strong financial management including P&L ownership and forecasting.
• Supplier management and negotiations to drive profitability.
• Ability to analyze market trends and customer behavior.
• Proficiency in assortment planning, promotions, and ecommerce.
• Data-driven decision making and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with long-term business objectives.
• Manage profit and loss responsibilities and analyze daily performance.
• Lead supplier negotiations and establish terms, pricing, and metrics.
• Oversee assortment planning, pricing, promotions, and inventory decisions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align channel strategies.
• Utilize data analytics and digital tools to inform decisions.

Skills

Travel industry expertise

Category strategy

Profit and loss management

Supplier negotiations

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Forecasting

Ecommerce

Job description

Walmart's Sam's Club Travel is seeking a Merchant who develops and executes category strategies that drive growth and profitability across Hotels, Flights, Packages, and more. You will manage pricing, promotions, and assortment while partnering across teams to align supply chain and customer experience initiatives.

You will lead profit and loss, negotiate with suppliers, and guide team development to meet strategic objectives using data analytics and market insights.