Associate Merchant - Non-Alc Beer, Wine, Spirits

Position Summary... What you'll do... Role summary: The Associate Merchant, Non Alc Beer, Wine, and Spirits will play a leading role in one of the most exciting growth spaces in Adult Beverage. This role owns and supports the subcategory strategy, P&L, supplier partnerships, item setup, promotional planning, and execution across stores and digital channels. As Non-Alc continues to gain momentum with customers, this merchant will help define how the category shows up at scale, using data, customer insights, and strong cross-functional partnership to build a roadmap for long-term growth. This is a high-visibility opportunity to shape a fast-moving, trend-forward category that is still being written. About the team: The Adult Beverage Merchandising team operates a complex, high-scale business that brings together strategy, analytics, supplier and distributor partnerships, compliance, store operations, and digital execution. On the Beer team, strategy moves from insight to shelf at scale, requiring strong judgment and the ability to connect assortment, pricing, supply, and in-store execution across a highly visible portfolio. The team moves fast, partners broadly, and works at the intersection of customer trends and operational excellence to deliver growth. What you'll do: Own and deliver the Non-Alc Beer, Wine, and Spirits P&L while shaping strategy for one of Adult Beverage’s most exciting growth categories. Build and execute plans across assortment, pricing, modular strategy, digital, and store execution. Partner with suppliers, distributors, and internal teams to spot trends, unlock growth, and bring innovation to customers. Support negotiations, item setup, and issue resolution to ensure accurate execution across channels. Use sales, customer, and market data to inform forecasting, budgeting, and category decisions. Collaborate across planning, replenishment, modular, operations, marketing, and digital while leveraging AI and data tools to move faster. What you'll bring: Proven experience in vendor relationship management and supplier negotiations within a retail or e-commerce environment. Strong proficiency in category strategy development and execution to support business growth and customer needs. Ability to analyze data effectively, leveraging insights to inform purchasing decisions and inventory management. Skilled in managing purchase orders, supplier issue resolution, and item setup processes to ensure operational accuracy. Experience collaborating cross-functionally to implement promotional features and modular assortment strategies. Demonstrated capability to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial tracking at the category or subcategory level. Excellent communication skills to build partnerships and influence stakeholders across merchandising and supply chain teams. At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including 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. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart. The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00 - $130,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ‎ Minimum Qualifications... Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. 2 years’ experience in merchandising, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area. 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, Pricing, site merchandising, planning or inventory, or related area Bachelors: Business, Bachelors: Merchandising Primary Location... 701 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has 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. About Walmart: Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we're reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.