2026 Intern Conversion - 2027 FT: Senior Analyst, Merchandising Development Program

Position Summary

Must have completed a Summer 2026 Walmart or Sam's Club internship to be eligible. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

Strategic Acumen

• Understands member behavior (demand trends, buying behaviors across channels and within specific channels)
• Monitors member feedback, item reviews, and alternate information channels (social media)
• Applies understanding to ways of working and plans for improvement
• Interprets member data (purchase frequency, NPS, customer satisfaction), shares findings, and develops plans for improvement with cross-functional partners, peers, and leaders
• Identifies opportunities to pursue new items and categories and improve member experiences
• Researches industry macroeconomic trends (commodity prices, unemployment rates, purchasing power, changes in competitor strategies and offerings)
• Communicates findings and insights to cross-functional partners, peers, and leaders
• Weighs pros and cons of channel strategies for items within an assigned assortment
• Reviews financial implications (shipping and packaging costs) of item channel availability
• Maintains open lines of communication with peers and cross-functional partners to understand opportunities, coordinate strategic decisions, and simplify ways of working

Digital Literacy and Analytics

• Reviews merchandise and sales data and metrics (item/category/department sales, turns, in-stock) by leveraging appropriate tools, dashboards, and data sources to extract relevant information
• Interprets and summarizes pertinent information; provides recommendations on the item decision process
• Collects and reviews industry and competitor data (competitor sales results, trade surveys, data firm reports) and shares findings and insights with cross-functional partners, peers, and leaders
• Explores alternative and emerging data sources (search engine results, external research publications); provides recommendations to cross-functional partners, peers, and leaders on applicability
• Leverages data analysis tools for basic data sets, performs basic analysis, derives insights, and creates or interprets basic reports

Supply Chain and Operations

• Coordinates with partners to identify inefficiencies related to Supply Chain and Operations (supplier service, delivery schedules, inventory levels, flow, packaging, merchandise display standards, item placement, other merchandise-related factors)
• Maintains open lines of communication with supplier and vendor partners to understand Supply Chain processes and review performance
• Collaborates with Supply Chain partners to understand network capacity, transportation considerations, and other logistics complications
• Maintains open lines of communication with Operations and Supply Chain functional partners to understand process changes and opportunities for improvement
• Follows up with partners to understand shrink and waste resulting from merchandise and supplier issues
• Monitors item quality feedback and identifies quality issue trends
• Follows up with Operational partners on the impact of item placement and planograms on the associate and member experience
• Monitors the impacts of actions taken to improve Supply Chain and Operations efficiencies on the profit and loss statement

Financial Management

• Understands the elements of profit and loss statements
• Derives insights and researches opportunities to take corrective actions
• Supports the development of business cases and recommendations to deliver projected return on investment or cost savings
• Conducts hindsight analysis as applicable
• Reviews in-season reporting and financial results for key seasonal events
• Coordinates with cross-functional partners to determine financial plans and inventory purchase amounts

Strategic Negotiations

• Understands and employs company policies and practices and applicable laws and regulations for negotiating
• Utilizes techniques for establishing rapport and building trust
• Negotiates favorable results with suppliers in basic negotiations
• Understands the impacts of terms of the negotiation (cost of goods, volume, payment) on the overall value derived for the company
• Understands the value that needs to be achieved for the company in negotiations
• Protects company positions while demonstrating a willingness to create value for other party
• Researches the capabilities of suppliers to understand the limits of what is possible within the boundaries of negotiations
• Maintains open lines of communication with peers with a shared supplier base to ensure information is shared and prior experiences with suppliers are disseminated

Assortment Strategy and Management

• Shares knowledge and insights with peers
• Analyzes the effectiveness of assortment decisions, evaluates the viability of products and categories, and develops actionable plans to optimize item and assortment performance while considering financial and customer loyalty impacts
• Analyzes and develops insights on assortment performance by channel while assessing benefits and tradeoffs
• Shares assortment information and insights with cross-functional partners to drive synergies and enable cohesive member experiences
• Creates hypotheses of changes to assortment to predict transferability of sales
• Leverages online channels to test additions to assortment to drive incremental sales and member excitement

Item Merchandising

• Analyzes the role of private brands and national brands across items in the category/department assortment and provides recommendations for partners and leaders
• Decides role of items (repeat purchases, seasonal buys, special buys, loss leaders) within the assortment
• Identifies ways to drive value for members while creating value for the organization
• Provides recommendations to cross-functional partners and leaders
• Shares knowledge with peers
• Reviews and provides input on product quality guidelines, researches and identifies post-launch quality issues, solicits member feedback, and provides feedback on packaging guidelines
• Reviews item placement and planograms to provide feedback on potential issues or opportunities to improve space utilization
• Solicits feedback from Operations partners on item placement

Core Competencies

• Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others, supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs, and building commitment for perspectives and rationales
• Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, identifying business needs, determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices, monitoring progress and results, recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities, and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities
• Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans, using the Open Door Policy, and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices
• Respect the Individual: Demonstrates and encourages respect for others, drives a positive associate and customer/member experience for all, embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, supports workplaces where associates feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging so all associates thrive and perform, and contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work
• Respect the Individual: Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments
• Respect the Individual: 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
• Act 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 (creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving)
• Act with Integrity: 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, and acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values
• Act with Integrity: Is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent
• Serve our Customers and Members: Delivers results while putting the customer/member first and applying an omnimerchant mindset, and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members
• Serve our Customers and Members: Adopts a broad perspective that considers data analytics, customer/member 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
• Strive for Excellence: Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off including PTO (sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay

Pay

Competitive pay with performance-based bonus awards.