2025 Intern Conversion: 2026 FT MBA Merchandising Leadership Rotation Development Program

Wal-Mart•Bentonville, AR

44d•$70,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Walmart US Merchandising Development Leadership program is a rotational program for recent MBA graduates, focused on developing future Merchandising leaders. You will work to solve some of the largest and most complex retail challenges as we move from the largest brick & mortar retailer into a true omnichannel experience provider. This unique rotational program gives you exposure to leaders and cross functional partners across Walmart. Through an individual rotational plan executed over the course of 3.5 to 5 years you will develop a robust understanding of Merchandising resulting in cross-functional leadership experiences and growth opportunities. Rotations: Business Analytics/Planning - Master your understanding of retail math, Walmart data systems, and Merchandising P&L to develop recommendations that accelerate market share, improves price gap, and achieve Walmart financial goals for a specific category/dept teams. In this role you will build your strategic mindset, data analytics, and operational decision-making abilities in a fast-paced environment. Replenishment - Learn how to flow product through Walmart's supply chain: leveraging processes, developing strong supplier relationships, and gaining understanding of inventory impacts to the dept P&L. In this role you will build your data analytics, supplier negotiation, and operational decision-making abilities in fast-paced environment. Modular Development - Utilize customer data, industry trends, and Walmart financials to optimize assortment layout across stores and dotcom. In this role you will build your data analytics, customer insights, and project management skills for a portfolio of categories or total department. Central Merchandising Operations Team - Establish merchandising strategy, processes, and tools to ensure customer needs are met while providing internal financial insights. In this role your customer are the business-facing Merchandising and Merch Ops teams who leverage the processes and tools you create. In this role you will build your data analytics, customer insights, product development, and project management skills. Merchant Roles- Drive a customer-focused business with P&L ownership, strategic category thinking, and omni-channel optimization. You are responsible for picking the assortment for a group of categories and negotiating the best cost with your suppliers. In this role you will build your data analytics, supplier negotiation, customer insights, and project management skills in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an MBA program with a graduation date of Spring 2026
3-5+ years of industry or military work experience
Authorization to work in US without restrictions at the time of application
Must have successfully completed Walmart Summer 2025 Merchandising Leadership Rotation Development Program Internship to apply
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field and 2 years' experience in business management, merchandising, or related area OR 4 years' experience in business management, merchandising, or related area.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Certification
Six Sigma certification
Supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Coordinates completes and oversees job related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs identifying and communicating goals and objectives building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results identifying and addressing improvement opportunities and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning
Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training mentoring assigning duties providing recognition and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace
Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission values and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy and providing direction and guidance on applying these in executing business processes and practices
Manages projects by building project plans assigning projects and tasks to associates scheduling projects documenting project scope developing scorecards and metrics developing short and long term plans overseeing projects from start to completion and completing projects in accordance with agreed upon timelines
Manages the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs developing and communicating business plans and priorities removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance providing resources identifying performance standards measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly developing contingency plans and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning
Manages the development of associates by providing training and support monitoring associates growth sharing key learning providing feedback and coaching on performance providing input on performance appraisals selecting team members and ensuring associates have the knowledge and skills necessary to advance
Manages support to internal customers by reviewing project requests and project plans analyzing data driving solutions to business problems and store processes providing feedback on operational processes and providing recommendations for system changes and overall process changes
Prioritizes and executes key business strategies and communication platforms by managing cross functional initiatives that impact store and corporate processes managing merchandising programs and initiatives customer and company communications and associate training content making recommendations for system support developments recommending merchandise priorities providing insight to senior management and other business partners on key issues and opportunities to drive the business and translating merchandise strategies for assigned departments into executable programs

Benefits

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.
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.

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