(USA) Associate Merchant- Soft Home

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Merchant supports category management for bath and shower products through supplier negotiations, purchase order administration, issue resolution, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. The role helps ensure accurate product setup, effective promotional execution, and strong customer experiences across stores and digital channels. Using data analysis and business insights, the Associate Merchant contributes to budgeting, forecasting, assortment planning, and category performance while maintaining compliance with company policies and fostering supplier partnerships.

The team develops stylish, affordable, and functional bath and shower products, using customer insights and market trends to guide category strategy, product innovation, and assortment development. This position is based at the listed primary location in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or two years of experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or a related area.
• Experience in vendor relationship management and supplier negotiations within a retail or merchandising environment.
• Skills in category strategy development and execution.
• Proficiency in data analysis and business analysis.
• Ability to manage purchase orders, resolve supplier issues, and support item setup for stores and online channels.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally to implement merchandising plans and promotional activities.
• Ability to use digital tools to enhance category performance and reporting accuracy.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Office.
• Negotiating with third-party suppliers.
• Pricing, site merchandising, planning, inventory, or a related area.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for supplier negotiations and manage purchase orders within assigned categories.
• Assist merchants with supplier issue resolution and facilitate setup of new suppliers for stores and online channels.
• Execute customer communication and education programs, ensuring product-page content is accurate and high quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on category features, modular assortment, and promotional activities.
• Analyze sales and category performance data to support budgeting, forecasting, and decision-making.
• Support item setup, pricing recommendations, and sample management to optimize inventory and merchandising.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, vendors, and internal partners to drive business results.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k).
• Stock purchase.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave.
• Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit for eligible full-time and part-time associates, with tuition, books, and fees covered.
• Annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
• Stock compensation for certain positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level