Strategic Vendor Management Analyst - Strategy & Transformation

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Strategic Vendor Management Analyst 

Job Description 

A role in Petco Merchandising Operations means leading a game changing blueprint to align people, process, and systems so that we can evolve and execute Merchandising’s multi-year winning strategy.  Within Merchandising Operations, the Strategic Vendor Management team develops and recommends strategies to improve business performance by working closely with Merchandising leadership in analyzing market trends and dynamics, vendor/brand economics and productivities, guest loyalty, and related assortment optimization opportunities. The team leverages strategic vendor negotiation tactics to bolster the impact of strategic recommendations and incrementally improve business outcomes.  

The Strategic Vendor Management Analyst role supports Merchants to manage relationships with strategic vendors, ensuring compliance with negotiated terms, and supporting negotiation preparation (including scorecards, playbooks).  You’ll use the right combination of data, expertise, and leadership to coordinate and manage efforts to deliver the greatest value for the company and our guests and their pets.  It’s your skills that help establish a robust and strategic vendor management framework to drive more value and less risk from critical vendor relationships.  

Responsibilities 

• Gather, analyze, and interpret data to assist in developing insights into actionable guiding principles and negotiation levers that will drive bottom-line results 

• Assist in working alongside with cross-functional business partners to build a holistic evaluation of vendors 

• Develop and synthesizes Merchandise and vendor scorecards – track and interpret performance while drawing insights that lead to actionable merchandise recommendations 

• Develop analytical materials to be shared internally during category reviews and assortment discussions with the Merchandising team.  Materials include category scorecards, supplier playbooks, negotiation tactics, and “Ask” materials to be shared with vendors during negotiations 

• Identify sales, cost, and margin opportunities across SKUs and vendors through rigorous analysis and research, including:  competitive benchmarking (space, brands, SKUs), market insights, customer insights (eg, surveys, Customer analytics), vendor insight (cost structures, motivations), and extensive SKU/brand/vendor-level analysis (relative productivity, profitability, brand loyalty, SKU transferability, etc.). 

• Work on special projects, ad hoc analysis, and initiatives related to assortment performance and cost reduction and management. 

• Partner with Product and IT to enhance documentation, archiving, and audit processes for agreements with vendors. 

• Create and maintain dashboards and reports to track progress against strategic goals 

• Prepare presentations and reports summarizing findings and recommendations for stakeholders 

• Collaborate with project teams to monitor project timelines, deliverables, and outcomes. 

• Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather insights and feedback from cross-functional teams. 

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and operational efficiencies within the organization. 

• Support the implementation of change management strategies to ensure successful adoption of new processes and practices. 

• Track progress against established goals, report out number of renegotiations successfully completed, total savings realized from re-negotiations, vendor performance against key metrics (e.g., delivery, quality, compliance) 

• Provide excellent customer service to Merchandising organization through analysis, execution, and verification. 

• Support a service-oriented working environment with the primary focus on providing excellent service to Merchants, actively involving them in the process and leveraging everyone's expertise to achieve the best possible outcome; emphasize cooperation, shared responsibility, and a customer-centric approach to problem-solving 

Qualifications 

• 4-year degree 

• 1-2 years in Strategic Vendor Management or directly related role. Preferred: experience in either management consulting or retail/CPG. Specific experience in management consulting or retail category management, CPG, vendor management, or sourcing a STRONG PLUS 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Excellent problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail, with minimal direction 

• Project Management skills with the ability to multi-task 

• Understanding of retail merchandising basics (ie, category management), merchandising organizational structures and processes, vendor management end-to-end processes 

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Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.

The pay ranges outlined below are presented in accordance with state-specific regulations. These ranges may differ in other areas and could be subject to variation based on regulatory minimum wage requirements. Actual pay rates will depend on factors such as position, location, level of experience, and applicable state or local minimum wage laws. If the regulatory minimum wage exceeds the minimum indicated in the pay range below, the regulatory minimum wage will be the minimum rate applied.

$85,800.00 - $141,900.00

/ year

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