Merchandise Planner

Job Description

About the Team

Our Merchandise Planning and Allocation (MP&A) teams are the driving forces behind making the organization’s product visions available to our consumers through calculated and strategic measures. Your involvement in sales and margin forecasts, promotional performance analysis, inventory management, and vendor relationships will play a critical role in obtaining goals while maintaining PetSmart’s reputation in the market as a trusted partner to pet parents.

About the Location

Collaborative Work Environment :

At PetSmart, teamwork and connection are core to how we thrive. This role is based at our Phoenix Home Office, with an expectation of working a minimum of four days in the office each week. In a standard work week, associates may work up to one remote “flex day” (with leader approval). Our hybrid approach is designed to foster strong collaboration while also supporting flexibility and individual success.

About the Job

As a Merchandise Financial Planner you will be responsible for the development of accurate annual and seasonal financial plans (sales, margin, inventory and turn) that support the merchandise strategy and financial objectives.

ESSENTIAL 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 a solid 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.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES :

EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION