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Walmart Canada · 4 months ago

2025 Intern Conversion: 2026 FT MBA Merchandising Leadership Rotation Development Program

Bentonville, AR

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$70K/yr - $130K/yr

3+ years exp

Walmart Canada is seeking candidates for their MBA Merchandising Leadership Rotation Development Program, designed for recent MBA graduates. This rotational program focuses on developing future leaders in merchandising by providing exposure to various business functions and strategic projects over a 3.5 to 5-year period.

DeliveryRetailShopping

No H1B

Responsibilities

Coordinates completes and oversees job related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs identifying and communicating goals and objectives building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results identifying and addressing improvement opportunities and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning

Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training mentoring assigning duties providing recognition and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace

Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission values and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy and providing direction and guidance on applying these in executing business processes and practices

Manages projects by building project plans assigning projects and tasks to associates scheduling projects documenting project scope developing scorecards and metrics developing short and long term plans overseeing projects from start to completion and completing projects in accordance with agreed upon timelines

Manages the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs developing and communicating business plans and priorities removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance providing resources identifying performance standards measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly developing contingency plans and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning

Manages the development of associates by providing training and support monitoring associates growth sharing key learning providing feedback and coaching on performance providing input on performance appraisals selecting team members and ensuring associates have the knowledge and skills necessary to advance

Manages support to internal customers by reviewing project requests and project plans analyzing data driving solutions to business problems and store processes providing feedback on operational processes and providing recommendations for system changes and overall process changes

Prioritizes and executes key business strategies and communication platforms by managing cross functional initiatives that impact store and corporate processes managing merchandising programs and initiatives customer and company communications and associate training content making recommendations for system support developments recommending merchandise priorities providing insight to senior management and other business partners on key issues and opportunities to drive the business and translating merchandise strategies for assigned departments into executable programs

Respect the Individual: Demonstrates and encourages respect for all builds a high performing team seeks and embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where all associates feel seen supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform drives a positive associate and customer member experience for all identifies attracts and retains the best team members

Respect the Individual: Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customermember and company and regularly recognizes others contributions and accomplishments

Respect the Individual: Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners works collaboratively and crossfunctionally to achieve objectives and communicates and listens attentively with energy and positivity to motivate influence and inspire commitment and action

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 Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers and the world around us eg 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 sets expectations for others to do the same promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and reinforces our culture of nonretaliation listens to concerns raised by associates takes action and encourages others to do the same holds self and others accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values

Act with Integrity: Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble selfaware honest and transparent

Serve our Customers and Members Delivers expected business results while putting the customermember first and consistently applying an omnimerchant mindset and acts with an Every Day LowCost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customersmembers

Serve our Customers and Members Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics customermember insights and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the teams strategy

Strive for Excellence: Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset seeks feedback asks thoughtful questions fosters an environment that supports learning innovation and learning from mistakes and intelligent risk-taking and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks

Strive for Excellence: Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working

Qualification

Data AnalyticsSupplier NegotiationProject ManagementMerchandising StrategyCustomer InsightsRetail MathLeadershipCommunicationAdaptabilityTeam Collaboration

Required

Currently enrolled in an MBA program with a graduation date of Spring 2026

3-5+ years of industry or military work experience

Authorization to work in US without restrictions at the time of application

Must have successfully completed Walmart Summer 2025 Merchandising Leadership Rotation Development Program Internship to apply

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field and 2 years' experience in business management, merchandising, or related area OR 4 years' experience in business management, merchandising, or related area

Preferred

Project Management Certification

Six Sigma certification

Supervisory experience

Benefits

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.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.