Associate Merchant - Appliances
About The Position
The Associate 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. 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.
Requirements
- 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.
- Bachelor’s degree OR 2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area
Nice To Haves
- Microsoft Office
- Negotiating with third-party suppliers, Pricing, site merchandising, planning or inventory, or related area
- Bachelors: Business
- Bachelors: Merchandising
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
- Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
