Senior Analyst, Merchandising Replenishment

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

If you are the type of person who feels a personal stake in everything that you work on, has a strong sense of ownership, has a love for merchandising, enjoys solving complex analytical problems, has a passion for retail, knows how to foster strong relationships and build trust, and works for the success of the product - then this role could be for you. The ideal candidate will be a driver for any given workstream within the program, working closely with the merchants and business teams to take an idea through implementation and stabilization.

What You’ll Do:

• Analyze sales, forecast accuracy, and supply chain performance to optimize replenishment parameters (order points, safety stock, lead times).
• Identify in-stock risks and root causes for inventory imbalances; recommend corrective actions to reduce out-of-stocks, overstocks, and unproductive inventory.
• Partner with suppliers, merchants, and supply chain teams to ensure product flow aligns with demand signals and promotional activity.
• Support development and enhancement of replenishment systems and tools by providing analytical insights and user feedback.
• Lead or participate in process improvement projects to streamline ordering, reduce manual interventions, and enhance forecast reliability.
• Collaborate with Technology and Operations teams to test and implement system updates or automation initiatives impacting inventory flow.
• Serve as the key replenishment contact for assigned categories, working closely with Merchandising, Planning, and Store Operations to balance service and inventory goals.
• Translate merchandising and supply chain strategies into actionable replenishment plans.
• Develop and maintain dashboards or reporting to track key replenishment metrics (in-stock %, weeks of supply, forecast accuracy, inventory turnover).
• Present insights and recommendations to leadership and business partners to drive informed decision-making.
• Stay current on replenishment best practices, tools, and methodologies to enhance team capabilities.

What you’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, or related field 5 years relevant work history in a related area.
• 3–5 years of experience in replenishment, forecasting, supply chain analytics, or related functions.
• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) preferred.
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional partnership skills.
• 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.
• Proven experience with 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.
• 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.

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