Merchandise Planner II

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Vacation accrual plan

15% employee discount for household

401(k) company match

Company paid life insurance

DailyPay access

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking a Merchandise Planning Analyst in Phoenix to lead planning, forecasting and reporting for the Merchandising department, using financial insights to drive performance across pricing, promotions and assortment.

Responsibilities include budgeting, long-range planning, building financial models, preparing weekly and monthly leadership presentations, and guiding cross-functional partners with analyses that inform decisions and help grow revenue and profit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, or a related field is required.
• Minimum two years’ experience in financial analysis is required.
• Retail or Grocery industry experience preferred.
• Experience with budgeting, planning, modeling, and forecasting systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, analytical and decision‑making skills, and ability to work on cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist in long-range financial planning and annual budgets; build financial models.
• Support forecast processes; summarize highlights, drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to achieve revenue and profit goals.
• Review pricing, promotions, and assortment to support decisions.
• Lead ad hoc projects and help coach junior team members.

Skills

Financial analysis

MS Office

Cross‑functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, or related field

Tools

Budgeting systems

Forecasting systems

Planning systems

Job description

Overview

The Merchandise Planning Analyst leads and coordinates key planning, forecasting and reporting processes, and analyzes business initiatives to identify opportunities and risks as well as drive business results for the Merchandising department. The Merch. Planning Analyst is expected to utilize an analytical/financial background to provide insights and recommendations to cross-functional business partners. This role will partner with the Merchandising leadership team to improve operational and financial performance.

Overview of Responsibilities

Planning and Budgeting

• Assists in the development of long-range financial planning and annual budgets for Sprouts. Builds financial models to support accurate planning and influence decision making.

Forecasting

• Supports forecast processes and summarizes forecast highlights, business drivers, risk and opportunities for merchandising department.

Analysis

• Provides analysis and recommendations to help merchants achieve department revenue and profit goals.
• Regular reviews of pricing, promotion, and assortment to help support decision making.
• Pre‑post analysis of merchandising tests.

Reporting

• Prepare weekly and monthly presentations for Merchandising leadership.
• Weekly promotional effectiveness reporting and ad planning.
• Reporting on key business metrics, including department/category performance analysis.
• Partner with the business to understand variances to forecast and budget and to relay ongoing implications.

Other

• Serves as project lead for ad hoc projects by managing objectives, deliverables, and key milestones with minimal supervision.
• Supports manager in the coaching and development of junior team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, or a related field is required.
• Minimum two years’ experience in financial analysis is required.
• Retail or Grocery industry experience is preferred.
• Experience with budgeting, planning, modeling, and forecasting systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, analytical and decision‑making skills, and ability to work on cross‑functional teams.

Benefits

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family.

• Competitive pay.
• Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate family’s health.
• Vacation accrual plan.
• Opportunities for career growth.
• 15 percent discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts.
• Flexible schedules.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a generous company match.
• Company paid life insurance.
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun.

Eligibility requirements may apply for the following benefits:

• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance.
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision.
• Health Savings Account with company match.
• Pre‑tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
• Company paid short‑term disability coverage.
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers.
• Paid holidays.

Get Paid Every Day!

Sprouts Farmers Market offers DailyPay. If you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost and get it the next business day for free. We offer DailyPay so you don’t have to wait for payday to access the money you’ve already worked for. With DailyPay, you can see how much you’ve made every day and you can transfer your money any time before payday.

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