Demand Planner

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a replenishment buyer to optimize inventory, manage stock-to-goal levels, and support promotional planning across stores and DCs.

You will analyze data from databases and Excel to forecast lifts, collaborate with Merchandising and Store Ops, and drive cost-efficient replenishment while maintaining strong vendor partnerships and accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Retail Management, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
• Two to three years of replenishment buying or store operations experience.
• Strong data analysis and Excel skills; ability to extract insights from databases.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to influence without authority.
• Ability to prioritize and work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain in-stock levels to goal through replenishment and allocation strategies.
• Manage stock/location baselines and promotional lift forecasts.
• Proactively manage inventory replenishment and allocation to support goals.
• Collaborate with Merchandising Planner on promotional and secondary planning.
• Identify and resolve inventory opportunities from DC to store for profitability.
• Drive cross-functional strategies to meet shop/department goals and objectives.
• Communicate with store partners to achieve strategic results.
• Develop and participate in vendor management and process improvements.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Databases

Job description

Want to help pets live their best lives?

We’re proud to be where the pets go and where the pet people go. If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what’s right for pets and people.

• Pet First – Protect & Empower. All pets should Live their Best Life. We put the needs of pets and pet parents at the center of everything we do.
• Foster the Fun – Connect & Bond. Our Passion for pets brings us together! We celebrate the journey of pet parenthood through district experiences, products, and services.
• Let’s Go! Own & Commit. We are stronger as One Petco team. We bring our unique superpowers and champion authenticity in everyone to drive success.

About Petco:

We’re proud to be ‘where the pets go' to find everything they need to live their best lives for more than 60 years — from their favorite meals and toys, to trusted supplies and expert support from people who get it, because we live it. We believe in the universal truths of pet parenthood — the boundless boops, missing slippers, late night zoomies and everything in between. And we’re here for it. Every tail wag, every vet visit, every step of the way. We are 29,000+ strong and together we nurture the pet-human bond in more than 1,500 Petco stores across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. In 1999, we founded Petco Love. Together, we support thousands of local animal welfare groups nationwide and have helped find homes for approximately 7 million animals through in-store adoption events.

Essential Job Functions:

The incumbent must be able to perform all of the following duties and responsibilities with or without a reasonable accommodation. -

• Inventory Management: - Directly accountable for maintaining in stock levels to goal by driving stock keeping unit (ski) level replenishment and allocation strategies.
• Manage ski/location baseline and promotional lift sales forecast.
• Proactively manage inventory replenishment and allocation strategies to support promotional, financial, assortment/transition, and other business goals.
• Collaborate with Merchandise Planner on promotional and secondary planning including identifying sales lift and needed inventory support.
• Drive the identification and resolution of inventory opportunities from Distribution Center (DC) to store that drives greater business profitability and exceeds customer expectations.
• Accountable for driving established operational and service goals including in-stock, inventory budget, inventory turnover, and Inventory Management Return on Investment (IMROI).
• Collaborate with merchant and merchandise planning partners to define ski entrance and exit strategies and own strategy execution.
• Perform root cause analysis through exception reporting to drive greater efficiencies and results in inventory management.
• Drive business results through cross-functional development of strategies to achieve shop/department level goals and objectives.
• Partnership - Interact professionally and effectively through strong verbal and written communication with an emphasis on company and customer interests.
• Drive and build cross-functional relationships internally and externally.
• Effectively communicate with store partners to help achieve strategic results.
• Demonstrate initiative to work independently and in cross functional teams.
• Ability to think strategically and effectively implement tactics to ensure goals are met.
• Ability to ruthlessly prioritize and multi-task under tight deadlines.
• Vendor Management: Support vendor management by partnering with Inventory Analyst in collaborative forecasting meetings with vendors, providing promotional and secondary strategy and lifts. Review and analyze vendor ski's to achieve inventory and financial goals.
• Development and Training: Achieve and maintain required system certifications.
• Proactively identify and participate in opportunities to expand business, inventory and/or supply chain knowledge and expertise.
• Actively participate in personal development planning.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Work Environment:

• The majority of job duties are performed while seated indoors with little or no exposure to hazards.

Education (Required):

• Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Retail Management, Supply Chain, Business or a related field is required.
• An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Work Experience (Required):

• Proven advanced ability to use applications within Microsoft Office suite as well a very strong ability to extract and analyze data from databases and make appropriate recommendations is required.
• Two to three years of replenishment buying and/or store operations experience is required.
• Demonstrate excellent analytical, mathematical and business problem solving skills with the ability to analyze data, conduct research and solve system issues as required.
• Demonstrated well-developed communication, interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills are necessary due to the nature and level of interaction with peers and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to influence without authority.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

The pay ranges outlined below are presented in accordance with state-specific regulations. These ranges may differ in other areas and could be subject to variation based on regulatory minimum wage requirements. Actual pay rates will depend on factors such as position, location, level of experience, and applicable state or local minimum wage laws. If the regulatory minimum wage exceeds the minimum indicated in the pay range below, the regulatory minimum wage will be the minimum rate applied.

Salary Range: $63,800.00 - $105,600.00

Hourly or Salary Range will be reflected above. For a more detailed overview of Petco Total Rewards, including health and financial benefits, 401K, incentives, and PTO - see https://careers.petco.com/us/en/key-benefits

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.