Associate Merchant - Deli
Walmart•Bentonville, AR
•Onsite
About The Position
This role is a hands-on opportunity to learn end-to-end merchandising while helping evolve Walmart’s Hot Deli into a destination for fresh, affordable meals—owning items, suppliers, and performance in a high-impact, high-visibility category. You will manage a big business and be a true subject matter expert in your category, strategizing and choosing the assortment in stores and online.
Requirements
- 2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.
- Business and financial acumen – Ability to analyze sales, margin, costs, and item performance to make data-driven decisions that deliver value for customers and profitable growth for the category.
- Cross-functional and supplier collaboration – Capability to work effectively with suppliers and internal partners (operations, supply chain, food safety, marketing) to execute assortments, launches, and day-to-day business needs.
- Operational and executional discipline – Ability to manage multiple priorities, move quickly, and execute end-to-end merchandising processes with accuracy to ensure strategies land flawlessly in stores.
Nice To Haves
- Microsoft Office
- Negotiating with third-party suppliers
- Pricing, site merchandising, planning or inventory, or related area
- Bachelors: Business
- Bachelors: Merchandising
Responsibilities
- Support category ownership by managing item performance, costs, and supplier partnerships to deliver great quality, value, and in-stock for customers.
- Analyze and act on business trends across sales, margin, and customer insights to identify opportunities and drive category growth.
- Execute merchandising strategies end-to-end, including item launches, assortment changes, and operational readiness to ensure flawless store execution.
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 leave
- Jury duty leave
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption expense reimbursement
- Surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Live Better U education benefit program (for full-time and part-time associates)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
