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PetSmart · 16 hours ago

Sr Merchandise Planner

Phoenix, AZ

Part-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

PetSmart is a leading pet supply retailer, and they are seeking a Sr Merchandise Planner to develop accurate financial plans that support their merchandise strategy and financial objectives. The role involves analyzing sales patterns, managing inventory, and collaborating with various teams to maximize sales and efficiency.

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Responsibilities

Create and revise all components of a rolling merchandise forecast (sales, margin, receipts, inventory and turn)

Make both collaborative and independent day-to-day decisions which affect gross margin dollars

Partner with the Buyer and Assortment Team to influence the assortment and promotional plans

Analyze and anticipate selling patterns to influence the allocation and replenishment strategy

Provide thought leadership, analysis and insights into trends and recommendations for actions to maximize sales, margin and inventory productivity both on daily basis and via periodic small and large scale presentations

This position is responsible for following the Merchandise Planning Policies & Procedures that supports delivering the merchandise plan objectives including growth in sales and margin, and driving cost reductions and inventory productivity gains. This includes identifying and communicating opportunities for improvement in your categories of responsibility to your manager and working with your peers and business partners to enable an excellent cross functional team

This position is responsible for influencing the overall merchandise strategy for assigned categories

This position will work to develop knowledge of planning practices and alignment with merchandising, promotional and assortment strategies

This position will leverage their analytical skill sets to influence the decision making process and deliver the merchandise plan objectives

Achieves Sales, Margin, and Inventory Turnover and other KPIs as designated to plan

Develop yearly/seasonal/weekly category merchandise financial plans (sales, margin, inventory and turn) in accordance with company goals, historical performance and trend analysis. Present strategies to Senior Management

Analyze and reforecast the business and recommend/implement strategies to maximize opportunities and minimize risk

Support the leadership team in the seasonal, annual, and long-range strategic and financial planning across a wide array of vendor (direct and external), customer, and merchandising segments. Influences inventory levels and allocation strategies to stay in line with the turn and inventory plan

Lead, follow through, and measure performance against the business planning and product creation calendars to engage timely and informed decision making

Own the end-to-end management of merchandise and financial planning, including the optimization of inventory investments across life cycle pricing, in-stock and service levels, and seasonal transitions

Develop key, new and one-time buy items plans and then partner with Merchandise Buyers and Allocation Teams to adjust inventory levels where appropriate in season

Conduct detailed post-season or post-event analysis, leveraging customer data when appropriate, and present insights and recommendations to leadership team

Actively create and lead special projects that engage growth opportunities

Work with space and assortment planning team members to influence the assortment planning process based on insights, analysis and strategic direction

Use consumer insights and data combined with a structured test and learn approach to maximize growth opportunities

Support the VP & Director to present within various strategic meetings for the division (i.e. Direction Setting, Marketing Execution meetings, Line Reviews, Forecast review, Open-To-Buy, Vendor, QBR, and other meetings)

Integrate all processes and systems to fully optimize accuracy, efficiency, inventory productivity, and financial productivity

Qualification

Merchandise PlanningFinancial PlanningAnalytical SkillsJDA Enterprise PlanningExcelPowerPointCommunication SkillsCollaborative SkillsProblem SolvingSelf-starter