Senior Analyst, Merchandising Replenishment

What youll do:

• Implements complex inventory strategies within categories by building forecasts to align with merchandising needs validating and implementing new item forecasts monitoring and calibrating store forecasts and operating and manipulating office productivity software statistical packages inventory management systems and ad hoc query tools.

• Helps achieve financial results for merchandise categories by analyzing data and using bottom-up inventory planning to develop recommendations analyzing seasonal inventory flow plans to ensure they meet customer demand and return-on-investment goals participating in and managing cross-functional projects to meet strategic financial plans leveraging analytics to influence decisions modeling future inventory plans based on supplier capability delivering key performance metrics and communicating objectives and results of financial and operational performance to internal and external management.

• Ensures high quality customer service is being provided to stores by tracking and responding to store correspondence remedy tickets and calls determining root cause executing change forecasts conducting research identifying patterns in remedy tickets identifying opportunities to improve existing processes making recommendations for improving processes and providing support to the stores for area of focus.

• Assists with the execution of item-level replenishment for medium-complexity categories with limited scope by tracking modular set dates to ensure product alignment understanding the buying strategy for each modular understanding and accounting for specific item attributes and how those items arrive at the store executing inventory strategies partnering with suppliers on item specific information (for example item deletes item adds) and coordinating solutions for exceptions that fall within the business.

• Manages process standardization by developing and managing best practices to create consistency and standardization of processes and deliverables creating standardized operating procedures developing training material following up with stores to ensure consistency developing a standardized way to track modular and developing automated alerts.

What youll bring:

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Engineering Business or related field; or 2 years experience in supply chain merchandising or related area.

• Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies it to developing executing and improving 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.

• Embraces change by demonstrating curiosity and a growth mindset fostering an environment that supports learning innovation and intelligent risk-taking and exhibiting resilience in the face of setbacks.

• Drives digital transformation and change by seeking and implementing continuous improvements and encouraging the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working.

• Maintains a customer focus by delivering expected business results putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.

• Demonstrates strategic thinking by adopting a holistic perspective that considers data analytics customer insights and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the teams strategy.

• Fosters collaboration and influence by building strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners working collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives and communicating with energy and positivity to motivate influence and inspire commitment and action.

Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match stock purchase plan paid maternity and parental leave PTO multiple health plans and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding respecting and valuing unique styles experiences identities ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.