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**Sr. Buyer**

CAROUSEL_PARAGRAPH

* Phoenix, Arizona

* Home Office

* 3382

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**About the Team**

It's no surprise people are passionate about the health and happiness of their pet and our **Merchandising (buying)** team is no different. When it comes to the products and solutions in our stores, our incredible teams of merchandising associates have everything covered from head to tail! From keeping up with the top trends to developing new, innovative solutions, our buyers help ensure every pet parent can find exactly what their pet needs at PetSmart. Join our team and show your love for pets by creating products as special as pets themselves!

**About the Job**

As the Sr. Buyer in the Consumables Division, specifically for Dog Science Brands, Therapeutic Foods, and Value Brand Foods you will be responsible for setting the current and future merchandise strategy, determining assortment selection, creating pricing strategy, and identifying promotional opportunities. You will identify business opportunities and trends, understand the competitive landscape and Pet Parents needs, maximize the assortment opportunities, and achieve continued growth and profitability. Levers include assortment, base pricing and promotions, planogram and out of aisle placement, and strategic expansion of PetSmart.com. You will directly lead a team of Associate Buyers and a Merchant Coordinator in the creation of plans to maximize sales and margin dollars. The strategies you set for your categories will require collaboration and assistance of a cross functional group of partners including Planning and Allocation, Marketing, Store Operations, Digital Merchants, Private Brands team, and more.

The Sr Buyer will lead major negotiation strategies with external vendors and collaborate with them to develop Joint Business Plans. This collaboration when done well unlocks more value for both parties and has proven to deliver above average growth and creativity vs the industry. The ideal candidate will be confident in their communication and collaboration, have a history of complex negotiation work, have demonstrated outstanding team leadership, and have shown the ability to deliver positive outcomes in complex merchandising roles. Success will be judged on performance to plan on Sales and Margin as well as external metrics such as Market Share.

**Responsibilities:**

* Leads the merchant team accountable for strategy and execution within the D og Science Brands including ProPlan, Science Diet, Authority, and Royal Canin as well as the Vet prescribed Therapeutic Foods, and the widely distributed Value Brand Foods

* Creates and drives strategy with full P&L accountability that delivers against the strategic goals of the Company. Solves problems and sets a vision for long term success beyond the horizon on the current years plan.

* Drives partnership and collaboration with internal partners in Merchandise Planning and Allocation, Private Brand Management, Store Operations, Marketing, Pricing, Space and Presentation, Digital teams and more.

* Responsible for vendor relationships including annual negotiations and leadership of the Joint Business Planning process to secure financial and business support

* Role will expand with cross division and company captainships as needed to help the broader team innovate and execute at a high level.

* Accountable for the development of the team.

**Qualifications:**

* Ideal candidates will be strategic, customer focused, analytical, and have a proven track record of identifying opportunities to driving sales, margin, and market share.

* Bachelor Degree, MBA may be helpful but is not required.

* 5 years of retail buying experience required.

* Experience leading and mentoring others is essential.

* Ability to lead cross-functional teams and own Key Vendor Relationships and Negotiations

* Proven ability and experience evaluating data and applying analytics to business decision making

* FlexSmart policy allows some flexibility to work from home or remote locations, but this role requires a candidate to be based in the Phoenix area.

**About the Culture**

Our home office offers outstanding amenities in a fun and rewarding workplace including:

* Pet friendly environment, bring your pets to work!

* A work-life balance and family events such as movie nights, art events and holiday festivals

* Top Dog gym with equipment, fitness classes, massage therapists and personal trainers

* Sit & Stay Caf serving fresh breakfast and lunch options

* Starbucks cartproductivity at its finest!

* Lil Paws learning center and onsite daycare facility

* Volunteer events with PetSmart Charities

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