(CAN) Merchant
Ville : Mississauga
Catégorie : Temporary (Fixed Term) Technology
Industrie : Retail
Employeur : Walmart Canada
Position Summary...
The Merchant designs, develops, and executes strategies for medium-complexity categories, as determined by established sales, qualitative, and quantitative criteria, in partnership with cross-functional specialist teams that achieve profit and loss deliverables and sell the products customers want at unbeatable prices.What you'll do...
12 month Contract: eCommerce Extended Isle Merchant
1. Accountable for all aspects of merchandise profit and loss management and category financial results relating to specific categories including short-term and long-term planning, as well as proactive/reactive management to ensure forecasts, sales, markdowns, co-op collection, market share growth, gross profit and inventory targets/budgets and pricing are met or exceeded. Communicates/reports results to appropriate cross-functional partners. Review post-buy financial analysis and identify Record of Results for review with cross-functional partners.
2. Develop category strategies that align with the merchant framework and portfolio strategies/financials through the use and review of multiple data sources. Conduct item level assortment analysis and determine assortment decisions, including coverage of needs analysis for priority sub-categories, vendor optimization, SKU optimization, price ladders, private label/brand strategy and development. Visit stores (both Walmart and competitors) to build category strategy and price ladders for priority sub-categories. Proactively communicate strategies to leadership and their respective cross-functional teams to allow for appropriate planning and execution.
3. Initiate, negotiate and manage vendor agreements, costs, vendor allowances/terms, quality, and delivery terms in order to drive supplier performance. Develop and maintain vendor relationships, both domestic and overseas.
4. Responsible for all aspects of marketing for the category (including online). Tab space planning based on historical analysis of results. Working with vendors as well as internal partners responsible for Item level planning, selection, placement forecasting and execution for tabs, and all other media. Responsible for proofing of final tabs or other media for accuracy as well as exit strategies for any tab inventory residue.
5. Accountable for new item and promotional forecasts. Identify item deletes, manage and communicate markdowns/markups/price adjustments and develop exit strategies to ensure adjustments can and will be made as necessary.
6. Prepare and lead all line reviews and deliver store ready modulars and seasonal sets on time. Complete promotional planning activities. Conduct modular walk throughs with senior management from cross-functional areas to receive sign off. Create store communication to ensure flawless execution at store level.
7. Attend trade shows and buying trips in order to identify new vendors, enhance innovation and product categories that will influence item assortment, new item creation, pricing, and align to the corporate strategy (i.e. Canada and USA).
8. Provide coaching, and direction to Category Team Analyst and/or Associate Merchants and/or Category Advisors (vendor). Mentor other merchants as required.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated the ability to recognize and translate market trends
- Devised a compelling assortment strategy to enhance the customer experience through analysis of sales history and key market trends.
- Analyze Sales Data
- Analyze Sales data to information on sales trends and patterns.
- Analyze product and inventory performance, identify new strategies, and optimize sales results to determine new strategies.
- Make decisions about visual merchandising, compile and analyze sales reports, and optimize conversion rates.
- Influence
- The ability to influence both internal and external partners to align to our strategy and support the delivery of all KPI’s.
- Influence new partners/vendor to open distribution with Walmart.
- Monitor competitors to identify products their company doesn't offer and create new product pages for them.
- Understand Site Experience/SEO
- Collaborate with marketing and design teams to ensure the pages are optimized for search engines and provide an internal link structure that guides customers through the sales process.
- Oversee all promotions, product content, and traffic on their websites and use product content to ensure that customers have all the information they need to make a purchasing decision.
- Collaborated with in-house Web, Design, and Marketing teams to build and maintain product pages and ensure SEO-best practices.
- An understanding of SEO algorithms for Google, Bing, and Yahoo are required.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Age - 16 or olderPreferred 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