Associate Merchant- Kids Footwear
Walmart, Bentonville, AR, United States
Position Summary
At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. As an Associate Merchant, you’ll be an advocate for our customers and turn product ideas into reality across our stores and online. You will serve as a category expert, leveraging Walmart’s scale and resources to drive profitable growth, improve the customer experience, and impact the lives of millions of customers worldwide.
What You’ll Do You will be part visionary and part strategist, applying professional judgment to recommendations, decisions, priority‑setting, and analysis of improvement opportunities. You will focus on execution and results, constantly planning for and improving performance, and adapt creatively to challenges while building trusting, collaborative, cross‑functional relationships.
You’ll Sweep Us Off Our Feet If
You demonstrate professional judgment throughout your recommendations, decisions, priority‑setting, and analysis of improvement opportunities.
You focus on execution and results, showcased by your pursuit of achieving performance objectives.
You are always planning for and improving performance.
You are adaptable professionally, demonstrating creativity and strength in the face of challenges.
You are skilled in building relationships that are trusting, collaborative, and cross‑functional.
You’ll Make an Impact By
Setting the category strategy: establishing strategy, managing budgets to drive profitable growth, and using vision and creativity to improve the customer experience.
Building relationships: using your influencing and leadership skills to partner with suppliers, vendors, business partners, and other Associate Merchants.
Making decisions about nearly every aspect of your products, including replenishment, supply chain, manufacturers, store operations, planning, assortment, layouts, budgets, modules, and pricing.
Designing, developing, and launching products: working with our Product Development and Sourcing team to create new products for Private Brands.
Knowing your category: knowing your customers and suppliers better than anyone and always thinking about what is next for your business.
Benefits & Perks Beyond competitive pay, you’ll be eligible for incentive awards based on your performance. Additional perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans and more.
Health benefits: medical, vision, and dental coverage; financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company‑paid life insurance; paid time off: PTO (includes 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We are committed to welcoming all people and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, and opinions.
Primary Location 600 Integrity Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America
Salary The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00 – $130,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and may also include stock.
Minimum Qualifications 2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or a related area.
Preferred Qualifications
Microsoft Office, negotiating with third‑party suppliers, pricing, site merchandising, planning or inventory, or related area.
Bachelor’s: Business or Merchandising.
Drug‑Free Workplace Policy Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a no‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
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What You’ll Do You will be part visionary and part strategist, applying professional judgment to recommendations, decisions, priority‑setting, and analysis of improvement opportunities. You will focus on execution and results, constantly planning for and improving performance, and adapt creatively to challenges while building trusting, collaborative, cross‑functional relationships.
You’ll Sweep Us Off Our Feet If
You demonstrate professional judgment throughout your recommendations, decisions, priority‑setting, and analysis of improvement opportunities.
You focus on execution and results, showcased by your pursuit of achieving performance objectives.
You are always planning for and improving performance.
You are adaptable professionally, demonstrating creativity and strength in the face of challenges.
You are skilled in building relationships that are trusting, collaborative, and cross‑functional.
You’ll Make an Impact By
Setting the category strategy: establishing strategy, managing budgets to drive profitable growth, and using vision and creativity to improve the customer experience.
Building relationships: using your influencing and leadership skills to partner with suppliers, vendors, business partners, and other Associate Merchants.
Making decisions about nearly every aspect of your products, including replenishment, supply chain, manufacturers, store operations, planning, assortment, layouts, budgets, modules, and pricing.
Designing, developing, and launching products: working with our Product Development and Sourcing team to create new products for Private Brands.
Knowing your category: knowing your customers and suppliers better than anyone and always thinking about what is next for your business.
Benefits & Perks Beyond competitive pay, you’ll be eligible for incentive awards based on your performance. Additional perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans and more.
Health benefits: medical, vision, and dental coverage; financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company‑paid life insurance; paid time off: PTO (includes 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We are committed to welcoming all people and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, and opinions.
Primary Location 600 Integrity Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America
Salary The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00 – $130,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and may also include stock.
Minimum Qualifications 2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or a related area.
Preferred Qualifications
Microsoft Office, negotiating with third‑party suppliers, pricing, site merchandising, planning or inventory, or related area.
Bachelor’s: Business or Merchandising.
Drug‑Free Workplace Policy Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a no‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
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