Merchandise Planner

🕒 September 8

🌵 Arizona, Texas – Remote

🌵 Arizona – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👻 Ghost score 16%

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Petco

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1965

🛒 Retail

👥 B2C

🏥 Healthcare

Retail • B2C • Healthcare

Petco is a consumer-focused pet retailer and pet health services provider. It sells a wide range of pet supplies and food (for dogs, cats, fish, reptiles, and small animals), pet products (beds, tanks, supplies), and offers in-store and professional pet services including veterinary medicine and pet health programs. Celebrating 60 years, Petco positions itself as a destination for pet owners to support animal health and wellbeing.

📋 Description

• Develop and maintain merchandise financial plans by category, season, and store/channel • Forecast sales, margin, and inventory targets using historical data and market trends • Collaborate with buying teams to build assortments aligned with brand strategy and customer demand • Monitor inventory levels and recommend replenishment strategies • Partner with allocation teams to optimize product distribution across stores and channels • Identify slow-moving items and propose markdowns, promotions, or reallocation strategies • Analyze sell-through, turn, margin, and ROI metrics • Prepare weekly/monthly business reviews and present insights to cross-functional teams • Support pricing and promotional strategies to maximize profitability • Collaborate with merchandising, marketing, supply chain, and store operations teams • Provide planning input for product launches, seasonal campaigns, and store openings • Communicate inventory risks and opportunities to leadership

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Finance, or related field • 3–5 years of experience in merchandise planning, preferably in specialty retail • Strong ability to interpret data and forecast trends • Deep understanding of specialty retail dynamics and customer behavior • Clear and collaborative communication across departments • Advanced Excel skills • Experience with planning tools such as JDA, SAP, or Oracle • Ability to balance short-term needs with long-term business goals • Experience with omnichannel retail and inventory optimization tools is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer statement and consideration without regard to protected classifications