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.

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.

Day to Day in this role:

Pricing & Compliance

• Ensure accurate and timely execution of pricing strategies and promotional offers across all sales channels.

• Conduct regular audits and compliance tests for price accuracy during events, resets, and seasonal promotions.

• Partner with Pricing, Marketing, Replenishment and Compliance teams to maintain pricing compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies.

• Investigate pricing discrepancies and collaborate with merchants and vendors to implement corrective actions.

Assortment & Planning Support

• Assist Category Managers in assortment selection and planning, focusing on maximizing value and customer relevance within Infant Furniture.

• Coordinate item setup, data validation, and attribute accuracy in internal systems to support merchandise planning and go-to-market timelines.

• Manage item and vendor forms, upload promotional offers, and track funding for vendor-sponsored initiatives.

Retail Event Execution

• Lead executional support for merchandising events, including advertisement proofing, screen content updates, and coordination of digital assets.

• Monitor in-store readiness for modular sets, pricing updates, and signage to ensure flawless execution at the store level.

Vendor Relations & Content Management

• Support vendors by guiding them through item onboarding, system usage, and compliance expectations.

• Collaborate with eCommerce and Site Merchandising teams to optimize content, enhance item visibility, and improve the digital customer experience.

• Facilitate the launch of new items through vendor set-up, attribution completion, and quality checks on online listings.

Store & Merchant Collaboration

• Address store-level inquiries related to inventory, modular execution, and item availability.

• Communicate with merchants regarding stock challenges, pricing issues, and product lifecycle decisions.

• Support recall coordination and follow-ups with the Compliance team to maintain customer safety and legal adherence.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education required; business, retail, or merchandising focus preferred.
• 1–2 years of relevant merchandising, retail, or eCommerce experience.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret research and market data.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High attention to detail and time management capabilities.

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.

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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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