Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Associate Merchant – Body Care Supports the growth of a dynamic Body Care business by identifying trends, launching innovative brands and products, and partnering cross functionally to deliver the right assortment, price, and customer experience. This role plays an important part in evolving Body Care through customer insights, digital acceleration, and merchandising strategies that make everyday routines more engaging, discoverable, and relevant. About the Body Care Team Our ambition is to evolve Body Care from an everyday essential category into a more experiential business. We are focused on delivering the right balance of value, innovation, and digital excellence while building routines with style. We lead with vision, embrace being bold and transformation, stay grounded in strong merchandising fundamentals, obsess over solving real customer needs, and build a culture rooted in collaboration, transparency, and our core values. What you'll do: Own and deliver on the the P&L

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  Provide administrative support to merchants during supplier negotiations for assigned categories.
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  Assist in resolving supplier issues and facilitate the setup of new suppliers for stores and online channels.
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  Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support category features, modular assortment, and promotional activities.
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  Analyze sales data and support forecasting, budgeting, and financial tracking for assigned categories.
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  Leverage AI and data tools to generate insights and support technology adoption within scope of work.
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  Support item setup decisions and sample management processes to optimize inventory and pricing strategies.

What you'll bring:

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  Proven experience in vendor relationship management and supplier negotiations within retail or related sectors.
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  Strong skills in category strategy development and execution to support merchandising goals.
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  Proficiency in data analysis and reporting to inform decision-making and track category performance.
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  Ability to manage purchase orders and resolve supplier-related issues efficiently.
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  Familiarity with AI, digital tools, and other technology to enhance item setup, pricing, and promotional activities.
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  Effective collaboration skills to work cross-functionally with merchants, planners, modular teams, and store operations.
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  Commitment to maintaining high standards of integrity, compliance, and customer-focused execution.

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, 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 $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.

2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.

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, Pricing, site merchandising, planning or inventory, or related areaBachelors: Business, Bachelors: Merchandising

Primary Location...

601 Respect Dr, 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.