Petco

Senior Analyst, Field Inventory Planning

Petco

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Texas • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

ERPTableau

About the role

  • Support the connection between enterprise inventory planning and store-level execution.
  • Provide data analysis, reporting, and execution support to ensure inventory readiness across new stores, pilots, promotions, and market changes.
  • Partner closely with Merchandising, Replenishment, and Store Operations to identify risks, analyze trends, and improve in-stock performance.
  • Analyze in-stock rates, forecast accuracy, and sell-through trends across markets.
  • Identify root causes of inventory imbalances and recommend corrective actions.
  • Support pre- and post-new store opening inventory reviews.
  • Collaborate with analytics teams to design and build necessary tools and dashboards; analyze to identify areas of opportunity and actions required.
  • Provide weekly inventory insights to support field execution.
  • Monitor high-visibility showcase or pilot locations and flag performance gaps.
  • Support inventory planning for store events and promotional activities.
  • Analyze uplift performance and refine allocation assumptions.
  • Track competitor openings/closures and evaluate local demand shifts.
  • Support inventory response plans for market-level changes.

Requirements

  • 3–5+ years of experience in retail inventory planning, replenishment, allocation, merchandising analytics, or store operations
  • Experience supporting multi-store or omni retail environments preferred
  • Demonstrated experience analyzing inventory KPIs (in-stock %, forecast accuracy, sell-through, weeks of supply)
  • Experience supporting new store openings, promotions, or pilot initiatives preferred
  • Exposure to inventory systems, ERP, or replenishment platforms
  • Experience partnering cross-functionally in a matrixed organization
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Analytics, Operations, or related field preferred, 5+ yrs experience within the disciplines required
  • Advanced Excel proficiency required
  • Experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, etc.) preferred
  • APICS/CPIM certification preferred but not required
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisreportinginventory planningreplenishmentallocationmerchandising analyticsinventory KPIsadvanced ExcelBI toolsforecast accuracy
Soft Skills
collaborationcross-functional partnershipanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingcommunication
Certifications
APICS certificationCPIM certification