Strategic Merch Planning Lead – Flexible Schedule

Sprouts Farmers Market; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

15% employee discount for household

401(K) Retirement savings plan with a

Company paid life insurance

Sick time plan

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking a Sr Merch Planner to lead planning, forecasting, and reporting for the Merchandising team. You will build financial models, analyze drivers, and partner with leadership to improve profitability and growth. This role emphasizes data-driven decision-making and collaboration across functions.

The ideal candidate has advanced Excel and Power BI skills, 4+ years in grocery/retail analytics, and strong communication capabilities to influence business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, or a related field is required.
• 4+ years of planning/analytics experience in grocery/retail/CPG with increasing responsibilities.
• Experience manipulating large data sets to generate actionable insights and recommendations.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to present data-driven recommendations.
• Experience with budgeting and forecasting systems.
• Experience with PowerBI or similar data visualization tool.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate long-range financial planning and annual budgets for sales and gross margin by business segment.
• Build financial models to support planning and influence decisions.
• Support forecast processes and summarize forecast highlights and drivers.
• Provide analysis to help merchants reach revenue and profit goals.
• Review pricing, promotions, and assortment to support decisions.
• Lead ad hoc projects and coach junior team members.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support merchandising outcomes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data manipulation

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Power BI experience

Budgeting experience

Education

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

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeking a Sr Merch Planner to lead planning, forecasting, and reporting for the Merchandising team. You will build financial models, analyze drivers, and partner with leadership to improve profitability and growth. This role emphasizes data-driven decision-making and collaboration across functions.

The ideal candidate has advanced Excel and Power BI skills, 4+ years in grocery/retail analytics, and strong communication capabilities to influence business outcomes.