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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in merchandising and buying, with a strong focus on supplier negotiations, category management, and data analysis. Capable of building stakeholder relationships and executing effective customer communication programs while upholding compliance and operational excellence.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Supplier NegotiationCategory ManagementData AnalysisSite MerchandisingFinancial Planning
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
MerchandisingBuyingFinancial PlanningOperationsPricingData AnalysisInventory ManagementSales ReportingForecastingBudgeting
Soft Skills
Relationship BuildingCoachingCollaborationCommunicationProblem Solving
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft OfficeData Visualization Tools
Industry Keywords
Walmart PoliciesTaxonomy GuidelinesOmnichannel MindsetContinuous ImprovementCOOP Agreements
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide expert advice and guidance on action plans, information, and best practices
- Build stakeholder relationships and implement business solutions
- Support supplier negotiations and manage purchase orders for assigned categories/subcategories
- Resolve supplier issues and set up new suppliers, stores, and online items
- Obtain missing item information from suppliers and distributors
- Support activity planning, store trainings, and store communications
- Execute customer communication and education programs in stores
- Own category search queries and ensure product page content quality and accuracy
- Follow taxonomy guidelines and collaborate with Site Merchandising on homepage campaigns
- Implement search-result filtering rules
- Analyze customer behavior, demand trends, and buying patterns across channels
- Track category financial performance and support sales reporting, forecasting, and budgeting
- Develop and execute approved store and online feature proposals and monthly category themes
- Use data analysis and visualization tools to derive insights and create reports
- Drive technology changes within scope of work
- Support item configuration, cross-referencing, imagery sample management, and store item setup
- Support COOP agreements and recommend base or adjusted pricing
- Implement modular layout principles, execute walkthroughs, recommend adjustments, and support finalized modular assortments
- Build relationships, develop talent, coach and mentor associates, and promote collaboration
- Uphold Walmart values, integrity, compliance, customer focus, continuous improvement, and an omnichannel mindset
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree OR 2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising or related field (preferred)
- Microsoft Office
- Negotiating with third-party suppliers
- Pricing
- Site merchandising, planning or inventory, or related area
- Ability to comply with Walmart policies, code of conduct, laws, and drug-free workplace policy
Benefits
Comp & perks- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- Vacation and sick leave
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- Voting leave
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Fertility benefits
- Live Better U education benefit program
- Walmart-paid tuition, books, and fees for eligible education programs
- English Language Learning and short-form certificates
- Stock (for certain positions)