Senior Merchant - Air & Water Filtration

Walmart

1d•$90,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

Senior Merchant – Air & Water Filtration This role is onsite in our Bentonville, Arkansas location. At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make to create the future of retail, from responsible sourcing to sustainability – and everything in between. As a Senior Merchant, your expertise, vision and strategy will allow you to see the products you buy come to life in stores and online. You will work across all facets of the business, including but not limited to category strategy, team management, budgeting, and forecasting, modulars and assortments, replenishment, and supplier negotiations. Leveraging your advocacy and negotiation skills with the access and scale of the Walmart system, you’ll make a direct impact on the business and help families all over the world save money and live better. Along the way, you’ll be guided by our deep-rooted culture and have the support you need to do your job, learn, grow and succeed. What you'll do... As a Senior Merchant you will lead a cross-functional buying matrix team, establish strategy and manage budgets to drive profitable growth, develop robust partnerships with suppliers, and use vision and creativity to impact the customer experience for both stores and eCommerce channels. You know your customers’ needs and suppliers better than anyone else and are constantly thinking about what is next for your business. Success in this role requires tenacity, an analytical mindset, influence, ability to meet deadlines, and a competitive spirit. You’ll use your executive presence to work with suppliers at all levels and navigate interesting, complex challenges. You are comfortable managing a multimillion-dollar business with profit and loss responsibility You are an entrepreneur and enjoy being the CEO of your business You are customer-focused, understand customer behavior across stores and eComm channels, and make customer-centric recommendations and decisions across all touchpoints. You have proven digital acumen and understand how to leverage it to drive your omni channel business. You are data savvy: you can analyze performance, understand trends, and translate results into strategies You have strong communication skills that enable you to convey complex topics in a concise manner to various audiences. You guide suppliers, vendors, and your cross functional team in the development of customer focused processes and products. You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition You’ll make an impact by... Developing strategy and growth of multiple formats and departments for large, complex, or high-risk categories and subcategories by identifying relevant trends to meet customer needs. Growing your categories for both stores & eComm channels: Planning, budgeting, forecasting, and driving growth for the category and establishing a comprehensive understanding of the competitive landscape into your business plans. Establishing and influencing high-visibility supplier relationships. Developing and managing new and existing product lines Leading your team through mentorship and development to achieve high performance standards. Always looking for creative ideas to drive business improvements, innovation, and customer experience

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising or related field and 4 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.
OR 6 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.
1 years’ supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Lead a cross-functional buying matrix team
Establish strategy and manage budgets to drive profitable growth
Develop robust partnerships with suppliers
Use vision and creativity to impact the customer experience for both stores and eCommerce channels
Develop strategy and growth of multiple formats and departments for large, complex, or high-risk categories and subcategories by identifying relevant trends to meet customer needs.
Growing your categories for both stores & eComm channels: Planning, budgeting, forecasting, and driving growth for the category and establishing a comprehensive understanding of the competitive landscape into your business plans.
Establishing and influencing high-visibility supplier relationships.
Developing and managing new and existing product lines
Leading your team through mentorship and development to achieve high performance standards.
Always looking for creative ideas to drive business improvements, innovation, and customer experience

Benefits

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
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.
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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