Merchandising & Demand Planner - Hybrid Start (Feb/Jun)

Best Buy; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Great employee discount

Retirement resources

Job summary

Best Buy is seeking an analytic Merchandising & Demand Planning Analyst to support product category curation across ecommerce, retail, and in-home services. You will work cross-functionally to drive business results, starting mid-February or mid-June 2027, with hybrid work requiring on-site Mon-Thu at Richfield, MN and remote Fridays.

The role emphasizes forecasting, inventory health, assortment decisions, and cross-functional collaboration with vendors to optimize pricing and promotions.

Qualifications

• Basic data analysis with an eye toward problem solving and optimization.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship.
• Must be available to start during the class dates of either mid-February or mid-June 2027.

Responsibilities

• Create and prioritize key offers and messages and execute in-store signage, combos and bundles.
• Manage forecasting and demand planning system tools and best practices.
• Execute inventory purchasing and placement with focus on forecasting process, vendor partnership, inventory investment and inventory health.
• Analyze reporting to provide business recommendations on assortment, pricing, promotional planning, customer experience, and vendor management.
• Interact with vendor partners on inventory planning, supply chain solutions, collecting supplier support funds, products, pricing and promotional plans

Skills

Basic data analysis

Vendor/3rd party partnership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Best Buy is seeking an analytic Merchandising & Demand Planning Analyst to support product category curation across ecommerce, retail, and in-home services. You will work cross-functionally to drive business results, starting mid-February or mid-June 2027, with hybrid work requiring on-site Mon-Thu at Richfield, MN and remote Fridays.

The role emphasizes forecasting, inventory health, assortment decisions, and cross-functional collaboration with vendors to optimize pricing and promotions.