Demand Planning Analyst

Create a healthier, brighter future for pets, pet parents and people!

If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what’s right for pets, people and our planet.

• We love all pets like our own
• We’re the future of the pet industry
• We’re here to improve lives
• We drive outstanding results together
• We’re welcome as we are

Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and Petco partners. We are 29,000 strong and operate 1,500+ pet care centers in the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. We’re focused on purpose-driven work, and strongly believe what’s good for pets, people and our planet is good for Petco.

Demand Planning Analyst 

Job Description 

A role in Petco Inventory Management means applying your specialized and well-informed point of view to what we buy, from whom, how much, and where it needs to go from there. You’ll use the right combination of data and expertise to achieve the best possible product availability through proper omnichannel inventory positioning. You’ll establish and develop great relationships with our vendors to encourage on-time shipment and delivery to our Pet Care Centers (stores) and ultimately, our guests and their pets.  It’s your skills that help bring our guests what they want, when they want it, whether guests shop our stores or online. We’ll be supporting you with extensive training to help you grow as a strong Demand Planning Analyst.  Your development will be cultivated through an array of resources and opportunities for professional growth. 

Responsibilities  

• Manage business performance and drive omnichannel operational and service goals by analyzing inventory in-stocks, productivity, budget, turn-over, and tuning RELEX forecast accuracy. 

• Develop recommendations, communicate, and execute action plans as necessary to mitigate business risk.  

• Develop new SKU-Store level forecasts in RELEX and review exceptions in a timely manner. 

• Ensure incremental pricing, promotion, and seasonal forecasts and inventory plans are built and executed.  

• Cultivate strategic Vendor partnerships and drive integrated supply chain performance through joint planning and forecasting activities and solving for performance opportunities and risks.   

• Actively participate and meet all deadlines in cross-functional SKU, Category, and Seasonal Transition process, including developing new SKU level inventory strategy and ensuring strong in-stock performance at time of reset 

• Regularly review inventory settings, including service level, order cycles, and lead times, to maximize inventory performance.  

• Monitor receipts and collaborate with Vendor and Supply Chain partners to resolve Purchase Order issues to ensure product is delivered on time. 

• Proactively verify RELEX placement levers and key SKU-Category inventory allocations for our Pet Care Centers (st