Merchant, Seasonal Gifting (Sam's Club)

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

7d • $90,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Merchant [Seasonal Gifting], you will lead category strategy development and execution for a moderately complex portfolio, driving financial performance and supplier negotiations to meet business objectives. This role requires collaboration across channels to optimize assortment, pricing, and promotional strategies while leveraging data insights to enhance customer experience. You will collaborate with a high-performing cross functional team, ensuring alignment with company standards and category goals. Your creativity, curiosity, independence and self-motivation will drive continuous improvement, innovation, and compliance, contributing to Sam’s Club commitment to delivering value and excellence for members and stakeholders. The Merchant for Seasonal Gifting will lead strategy, omni assortment curation and financial management for designated product categories. The merchant role drives strong supplier collaboration, cost negotiations and assortment decisions to ensure gifting represents superior quality and premium brands at disruptive value. By leveraging industry insights and trends and fostering strong partnerships, the merchant supports seamless execution of merchandising plans and member-focused strategies. They are committed to upholding company standards and continuously improving processes to enhance overall category performance and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• Proven experience in category strategy development and execution for moderately complex categories.
• Strong financial management acumen, including profit and loss ownership and budget forecasting.
• Expertise in supplier management, negotiation, and performance tracking.
• Ability to analyze market trends, customer behavior, and competitive landscape to inform decisions.
• Proficiency in driving omni-channel member-focused strategies and operational excellence.
• Skilled in leveraging data analytics and digital tools to influence business outcomes.
• Commitment to ethical standards, integrity, and compliance in all business practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field and 3 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area OR 5 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Office
• Negotiating with third-party suppliers
• Supervisory experience
• Masters: Business
• Masters: Merchandising

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute product category strategies aligned with long-term business objectives, analyzing market trends and customer behavior to inform decisions.
• Manage profit and loss for assigned categories, overseeing pricing, promotions, and inventory to meet financial targets.
• Lead supplier negotiations, establishing terms, performance metrics, and communication protocols to drive profitability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to optimize channel strategies and enhance customer experience across all touchpoints.
• Utilize data analytics to inform assortment, pricing, and replenishment decisions, supporting continuous improvement and innovation.

Benefits

• 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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U is a company 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.

What This Job Offers

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