Senior Omnichannel Merchandising Leader

PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 117,000 - 194,000; Full time

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Job summary

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. seeks a Senior Buyer to own the omnichannel strategy and financial performance for 2–4 departments across store and digital channels.

You will lead product direction, identify trends, and build differentiated assortments with executive leadership. The role requires strong vendor partnerships, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration to drive sales and margin growth.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of merchandising or buying experience in retail.
• Proven success owning multiple or complex categories with P&L responsibility.
• Demonstrated track record of driving sales, margin, and assortment productivity.

Responsibilities

• Own omnichannel strategy and financial performance for 2–4 departments.
• Develop and execute annual and seasonal category strategies aligned to DMM vision and enterprise priorities.
• Translate customer insights, trend signals, and competitive intelligence into actionable assortment and pricing strategies.
• Define category roles, product architecture, and price ladders across good/better/best tiers.
• Drive innovation, exclusivity, and differentiation across the assortment.
• Lead product direction and assortment curation across store and digital channels.
• Identify and act on emerging trends and white space opportunities through continuous competitive shopping and market analysis.
• Champion product newness and innovation pipelines with vendors and owned brand partners.
• Regularly lead and present category product in executive style-outs, line reviews, and product walks.
• Ensure assortments are customer-first, channel-relevant, and space-aware.
• Lead alignment from concept through launch and lifecycle management.
• Influence cross-functional priorities and timelines to deliver category goals.
• Lead, coach, and develop at least two direct reports (Associate Buyer and Assistant Buyer).
• Set clear goals, accountability, and development plans.

Skills

Merchandising

Buying

Omnichannel

Vendor negotiations

Job description

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. seeks a Senior Buyer to own the omnichannel strategy and financial performance for 2–4 departments across store and digital channels.

You will lead product direction, identify trends, and build differentiated assortments with executive leadership. The role requires strong vendor partnerships, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration to drive sales and margin growth.