Associate Merchant - Appliances
Walmart Inc.
🇺🇸 United States
Remote
1 day ago
- Pension
1 day ago
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Role summary:TheAssociate Merchant - Appliances plays a vital role in supporting category management through supplier negotiations, purchase order administration, and item setup for both stores and online channels. This position collaborates cross-functionally to enhance customer experience by ensuring accurate product content and executing communication programs. The role involves data analysis to support budgeting, forecasting, and promotional activities while maintaining strong vendor relationships. The Associate Merchant contributes to category strategy implementation and operational excellence by applying business insights and best practices to meet organizational goals and deliver value to customers.
About the team:
The team is dedicated to supporting Large Appliance customers by managing supplier relationships, negotiating agreements, and ensuring accurate product setup across channels. They collaborate closely with merchants and vendors to resolve issues, execute category strategies, and enhance customer experiences. Utilizing data analysis and market insights, the team drives informed decisions on pricing, promotions, and inventory. Focused on operational excellence, they support store and online activities while maintaining strong communication and partnership with stakeholders to deliver consistent value and meet organizational goals.
What you'll do:
- Provide administrative support for supplier negotiations and manage purchase orders within assigned categories.
- Assist merchants in resolving supplier issues and facilitate the setup of new suppliers for stores and online channels.
- Own execution of customer communication and education programs, ensuring accuracy of product page content and adherence to taxonomy guidelines.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support category features, modular assortment implementation, and promotional activities.
- Utilize data analysis tools to generate reports, track category performance, and support budgeting and forecasting efforts.
- Support item setup decisions and sample management processes for imagery and product configuration.
What you'll bring:
- Proven experience in vendor relationship management and supplier negotiations to support category goals.
- Strong skills in category strategy development and execution aligned with business objectives.
- Ability to manage purchase orders and resolve supplier issues efficiently.
- Proficiency in data analysis to derive insights and support forecasting and budgeting activities.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally to implement customer-focused processes and product solutions.
- Aptitude for leveraging digital tools to enhance item setup, pricing, and promotional strategies.
- Commitment to maintaining compliance with company policies and ethical standards.
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, seehttps://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, seeOne.Walmart.
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 :
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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 areaPreferred 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 areaBachelors: Business, Bachelors: MerchandisingPrimary Location...
1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.Associate Merchant - Appliances · Walmart Inc.