Associate Merchant, Fishing
Walmart
About the Role
As an Associate Merchant, you will support category management through supplier negotiations, purchase order administration, and item setup to ensure accurate product presentation across channels. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience by executing communication programs and managing search queries. Utilizing data analysis, you will contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and promotional planning to drive category performance. This role requires strong vendor relationship management and business insight to support strategic decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals while maintaining high standards of integrity and operational excellence.
About the Team
The Merchandising team drives category strategy by leveraging customer insights, market trends, and financial data to optimize assortment and supplier partnerships. This team leads supplier negotiations and omnichannel initiatives to enhance sales and profitability. Collaborating across functions, they focus on operational excellence and data-driven decision-making to improve the customer experience. Leaders emphasize accountability, continuous improvement, and talent development to support sustainable growth. Their efforts are essential in balancing customer needs with financial goals while maintaining strong vendor relationships, contributing significantly to Walmart’s value delivery and business success.
Key Responsibilities
- Support merchants in supplier negotiations and manage purchase orders for assigned categories.
- Assist in resolving supplier issues and facilitate the setup of new suppliers for stores and online channels.
- Own execution of customer communication and education programs, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Ensure accuracy and quality of product page content, adhering to taxonomy and search guidelines.
- Analyze category performance data to support budgeting, forecasting, and sales reporting.
- Contribute to feature and promotional planning across stores and online platforms.
- Support modular assortment implementation and post-execution analysis to optimize category presentation.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Proven experience in vendor relationship management and supplier negotiations within retail or related sectors.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and generate actionable business insights.
- Proficiency in category strategy development and execution to support merchandising goals.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills to work cross-functionally with merchants, suppliers, and internal teams.
- Ability to manage purchase orders, supplier issue resolution, and item setup processes accurately.
- Familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, and tracking category financial performance.
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of integrity, compliance, and ethical business practices.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree OR 2 years' experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft Office
- Negotiating with third-party suppliers
- Pricing
- Site merchandising
- Planning or inventory, or related area
- Bachelors: Business
- Bachelors: Merchandising