Job Description
Position Summary...
The Specialist, Merchandising ensures accurate and compliant pricing execution across all channels, supports Category Managers with merchandise planning, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to optimize retail strategies.
What you'll do...
The Specialist, Merchandising manages pricing compliance and integrity across various promotions and events, ensuring that all pricing tactics are executed accurately online and in stores. This role may involve running compliance tests, price audits, and event downloads to facilitate retail changes. The Specialist also investigates and resolves pricing issues, providing clear explanations and suggestions for improvement to merchants. In collaboration with Category Managers, the Specialist supports assortment planning, merchandise event execution, and advertisement proofing. This includes managing item files, creating and tracking vendor-funded promotions, and maintaining accurate merchandising templates. The role also involves gathering and analyzing data to support merchandising decisions, utilizing various systems and tools. The Specialist, Merchandising plays a critical role in vendor management, providing training on systems, initiating agreements, and ensuring compliance. This position supports the compliance group on product recalls and addresses merchandising inquiries from stores, facilitating efficient resolution of issues such as stock discrepancies and modular maintenance. The Specialist role also supports the maintenance, execution, and upload of screen content for the Hot case category, working cross-functionally with the Marketing department. Additionally, the Specialist may work with cross-functional eCommerce teams to optimize vendor content, ensuring seamless integration between brick-and-mortar and online merchandising. This includes content onboarding, facilitating vendor set-ups, and assisting with new item listings to enhance the overall customer experience. Leadership Expectations Respect the Individual: Demonstrates and encourages respect for others; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all; embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; supports workplaces where associated feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging, so all associates thrive and perform; contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work. Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; and recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments. Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively to achieve objectives; communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences; and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work. Acts With Integrity Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving). Follows the law, our code of conduct and company policies, and encourages others to do the same; supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns; reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action; acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values. Is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent. Serve Our Customers Delivers results while putting the customer first and applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers. Adopts a broad perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans. Strive For Excellence Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions; supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks. Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working. Qualifications - Post-secondary education required
- Minimum 1-2 years' relevant merchandising experience
- Retail or eCommerce experience is an asset
- Proficient in undertaking and interpreting research
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications ie: excel
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
Minimum Qualifications... Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Preferred Qualifications... Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications. Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.
Primary Location…1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada
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