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What you'll do...

Senior Merchant Perennials & Vegetables

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. Leveraging your advocacy and negotiation skills with the access and scale of the Walmart system, youll make a direct impact on the business and help families all over the world save money and live better. Along the way, youll be guided by our deep-rooted culture and have the support and tools you need to do your job, learn, grow and succeed.

What youll 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. You know your supplier and customer needs 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, and a competitive spirit. Youll use your executive presence to work with suppliers at all levels and navigate interesting, complex challenges.

Youll 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 diverse customer needs.
* Growing your category: planning, budgeting, forecasting and driving growth for the category and establishing a comprehensive understanding of the competitive landscape
* Establishing and influencing high-visibility supplier relationships
* Developing and managing new and existing product lines
* Always looking for creative ideas to drive business improvements, innovation, and customer experience.

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelors 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

Preferred Qualifications

* Master's degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field
* 2 years supervisory experience
* 3 years experience negotiating with third-party suppliers
* 3 years experience with Microsoft Office

Benefits & Perks:

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being inclusive of all people.

Who We Are?

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune 1 company. But youll quickly find were a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the worlds most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, youll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. careers.walmart.com



Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Bachelors 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.



Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Microsoft Office, Negotiating with third-party suppliers, Supervisory

Masters: Business, Masters: Merchandising