Planning and Allocation Lead, Perishables

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.; Marlborough (MA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly Pay

Free BJ’s Memberships

Generous Paid Time Off

Flexible health benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

BJ’s Wholesale Club is seeking a Planning & Allocation Lead in Marlborough, MA. You’ll oversee a team of planners and analysts to optimize product flow, forecast performance, and align merchandising with store strategies across channels.

This role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution in a fast-paced retail environment. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 5+ years relevant experience, managerial experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop annual bottom-up merchandise plans that deliver company sales, margin, and inventory goals.
• Lead all financial forecasting within categories using data-driven analytics and BI insights.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on inputs to forecast and share outputs to drive alignment.
• Guide teammates on actions to improve results as trends impact metrics.
• Lead end-to-end omni-channel inventory management and allocation processes.
• Collaborate with merchants in pre-season to build assortment and inventory needs.
• Provide assessments during in-season milestones to support business actions.
• Ensure exit strategies are defined for End of Life products.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

A World-Class Team BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you're stocking shelves, solving problems or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most. We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity. Join us and be part of something meaningful.

At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow. Here’s just some of what you can look forward to:

• Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.
• Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.

Eligibility requirements vary by position.

Job Summary

The Planning & Allocation Lead supports the Planning & Allocation Manager that is aligned with a Merchandising DMM and/or Category Director. The Lead will be responsible for select categories and/or specific P&A activities to support the business. The Planning & Allocation Lead will assist in leading the team of Merchandise Planners and Allocation Analysts who work to ensure the overall Member experience by overseeing that the right amount of product flows to the right Clubs at the right time to maximize sales and minimize inventory investment.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop annual bottom-up merchandise plans that deliver company sales, margin, and inventory goals.
• Lead all financial forecasting within categories using data-driven analytics, trend insights, and business intelligence to project future results.
• Partners with cross-functional team on inputs to forecast and shares output with team to drive alignment.
• Understands implications of trend to each metric and is able to guide teammates on actions to improve results.
• Lead and manage end-to-end omni channel inventory management.
• Pre-season: collaborate with merchants in developing tailored product assortment inventory needs that support sales trends and customer preference in each store including assortment frameworks, sku productivity, flow plans, ideal depth.
• In Season: support milestone meetings by providing assessments to sales that result in actions to support the business: weekly team meetings, OTB, financial forecasts.
• End of Life: ensure exit strategies are assigned and executed.
• Lead and manage end-to-end allocation process.
• Optimize inventory flow timing across all channels.
• Develop allocation processes across the product life cycle that ladder up to retail merchandise sales and inventory plans.
• Understand store profiles/tiers and build assortment allocation strategies with merchandising.
• Adjust allocation strategies in-season where needed and provide appropriate and timely direction to react to member and business needs.
• Clearly and concisely communicate business performance to business leads and cross functional partners.
• Coach and train a team of Merchandise Planners and Allocation Analysts.
• Foster a strong customer service environment to improve efficiencies for the DC network and Clubs.
• Develop new and enhanced business processes to drive the efficiency of your team.
• Collaborate with vendor partners to create an efficient supply chain.
• Monitor vendor performance to improve reliability.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• At least 5+ years relevant experience, managerial experience preferred
• Exhibits leadership competencies that exemplify BJs core values.
• Exceptionally articulate in oral and written communications built on strong analytical skills
• Detail oriented, with excellent follow-through and problem-solving skills
• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
• Results driven and able to work in a fast-paced environment

This is a hybrid role. Tuesday through Thursday are in-office days at BJ's Club Support Center in Marlborough, MA and Monday and Friday are remote days.

In accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications. The pay range for this position is $103,000.00 - $131,500.00

We recognize the growing role of AI tools, including ChatGPT, and value familiarity with them. That said, we want to hear from your authentic self. Your application should reflect your own skills, experiences, and insights rather than AI-generated responses.

Who We Are

BJ’s Wholesale Club is driven by a powerful purpose: we take care of the families who depend on us. More than 8 million members rely on us for unbeatable value and convenience. Headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s is a leading membership warehouse club with over 250 clubs, nearly 200 BJ’s Gas® stations and eight distribution centers across 21 states – and growing. BJ’s offers the highest-quality fresh produce, meat, deli and bakery items as well as apparel, electronics, home goods and more – all at unbeatable value. Our members shop how and when they want, whether it’s in our clubs, online or with curbside pickup.