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in San Diego, CA
Demand Analyst
•30 days ago
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | San Diego, CA 92127 San Diego, California |
About this job
Our vision at Petco is Healthier Pets. Happier People. Better World. We’re making things better for pets, people and the planet through our Think Adoption First philosophy, the Petco Foundation and other important initiatives that focus on putting animals first, educating pet parents and reducing our carbon footprint. The journey starts with knowledgeable, passionately engaged associates who are proud to recommend Petco as a place to work, who believe in our Vision and who are committed to delivering a superior customer experience.
From our retail stores and our network of Distribution Centers to our Corporate offices, you'll work with others who share your values and commitment. We seek individuals who are passionate about animal welfare, have great people skills and are driven to grow and advance in their careers with us. Our ongoing growth is creating exceptional opportunities for professional development and personal enrichment throughout our organization.
Position Purpose:
The Demand Analyst masters the appropriate systems, tools and processes to drive inventory management efficiencies that support business goals and exceed customer expectations. Through proactive collaboration across business teams the Demand Analyst will assert their business acumen by contributing to optimizing assortment as well as supporting replenishment and promotionsEssential Job Functions: The incumbent must be able to perform all of the following duties and responsibilities with or without a reasonable accommodation.
- Inventory Management:
- Directly accountable for maintaining in stock levels to goal by driving stock keeping unit (sku) level replenishment and allocation strategies.
- Manage sku/location baseline and promotional lift sales forecast.
- Proactively manage inventory replenishment and allocation strategies to support promotional, financial, assortment/transition, and other business goals.
- Collaborate with Merchandise Planner on promotional and secondary planning including identifying sales lift and needed inventory support.
- Drive the identification and resolution of inventory opportunities from Distribution Center (DC) to store that drives greater business profitability and exceeds customer expectations.
- Accountable for driving established operational and service goals including in-stock, inventory budget, inventory turnover, and Inventory Management Return on Investment (IMROI).
- Collaborate with merchant and merchandise planning partners to define sku entrance and exit strategies and own strategy execution.
- Perform root cause analysis through exception reporting to drive greater efficiencies and results in inventory management.
- Drive business results through cross-functional development of strategies to achieve shop/department level goals and objectives.
- Partnership
- Interact professionally and effectively through strong verbal and written communication with an emphasis on company and customer interests.
- Drive and build cross-functional relationships internally and externally.
- Effectively communicate with store partners to help achieve strategic results.
- Demonstrate initiative to work independently and in cross functional teams.
- Ability to think strategically and effectively implement tactics to ensure goals are met.
- Ability to ruthlessly prioritize and multi-task under tight deadlines.
- Vendor Management
- Support vendor management by partnering with Inventory Analyst in collaborative forecasting meetings with vendors, providing promotional and secondary strategy and lifts.
- Review and analyze vendor sku’s to achieve inventory and financial goals.
- Development and Training
- Achieve and maintain required system certifications.
- Proactively identify and participate in opportunities to expand business, inventory and/or supply chain knowledge and expertise.
- Actively participate in personal development planning.
Supervisory Responsibility
None.Work Environment
The majority of job duties are performed while seated indoors with little or no exposure to hazards.