• Planogram development/management, including creating complex layout drawings in JDA, supported by physical setting of product to verify space and fixture allocation, in order to properly create, publish and release planograms for assigned categories, as well as secondary display locations for Monthly Promotional Planners.• Planogram reporting and analysis to support business decisions, including reporting tools analyzing current and potential sales, inventory turn and customer experience metrics.• Cross-functional collaboration with Merchandising, Advertising, Visual and Inventory Management teams, to ensure projects remain on timeline and comply with corporate strategies and Store Design guidelines.

• Develop business plan and objectives for assigned sub-category that are aligned with overall category strategic plan to exceed customer expectations and financial budgets. Set business plan objectives and goals for sales, margin dollars, and margin percent. Ensure goals and priorities are aligned with category strategic plan. Use objective means to monitor progress toward those goals. • Share vision for assigned merchandise category strategy with cross-functional team members, other business partners and vendors as appropriate. Establish and maintain strategic relationships with all internal and external stakeholders including management, cross-functional teams, subordinates, internal business partners and vendors. Coordinate team members to meet timelines. • Negotiate profitable product costs and contract terms with vendors to achieve sales and margin goals. • Based upon knowledge of products, customer trends and market factors, utilize the category review process to identify key factors affecting the performance of assigned sub-category. Review sales by item and sub-category to determine whether appropriate profit margins are being maintained. Develop innovative solutions to tactical and operational problems and roadblocks.• Prepare Field and Operations communications to provide proper information on special issues/concerns. • Develop advertising plans and promotions with vendors to drive sales and margins consistent with category financial plans. Partner with advertising and visual presentation teams to maximize impact of promotions.

-Supervisor to a team of 5 analysts; providing support and direction in areas of analysis and business relations-Provide analytical information derived from both standardized and ad hoc reporting, including insightful conclusions and recommendations to improve sales. Analysis includes database mining for potential business-building opportunities related to specific vendor.-Develop and maintain standardized reporting templates and formats. Ensure reports are updated timely and accurately. Develop testing for various marketing/pricing initiatives in limited stores and markets. Meet with buyers and vendor to present data, conclusions and resulting action points to drive sales and profit improvement. -Perform analysis of P.A.L.S. database information, examine customer trends, market-basket profitability, and merchandise affinities. Develop most effective marketing strategies and merchandise offers to drive incremental vendor sales and market-basket improvements. -Conduct and report weekly performance analysis of vendor's top sku's, new items, seasonal sku's, worst performing sku's, etc.-Generate ad hoc analysis in response to merchant/vendor requests for information, including sales analysis, pre/post promotion analysis, new product launch analysis, secondary space analysis, opportunity market strategy analysis, etc.-Generate vendor-specific information for incorporation into top-to-top data presentations. Work closely with Analytical Services and P.A.L.S. Database staff to develop more detailed information to illustrate customer trends and opportunities for sales and profit growth.-Analyze consumer information provided by vendors in conjunction with PALS and PETCO point-of-sale to evaluate trends.-Perform special projects as assigned.

-Analyze and validate the integrity of product data retrieved from Merchandising, Product Development and Inventory Management to be entered into the system for ordering -Initiate and maintain item set up or reactivation, specializing in the areas of Dog Beds and Apparel, E-commerce, Services, and Store Use-Update the advertising system, AME (Advertising & Marketing Execution), with needed data for specified product categories by set deadlines, as well as reporting tools in EDW (MicroStrategy) to ensure accurate and adequate data-Research issues found during data validation, and follow through to provide a resolution with associated business partners-Create supportive Job Aids surrounding areas of E-commerce, Services, and Store Use to promote and/or create efficient processes-Manage Exception Reporting to be proactive in locating existing set up errors, including legal compliance -Organize weekly department training and Team Meetings-Collaboratively complete projects involving Import Costing, Services Ad Flow, and editing of the E-Commerce Reference Manual

-Reasearch variances in inventory or price-Dispute resolution-Reporting on price and inventory variances within company tolerance-Vendor and merchant communication to resolve disputes-Overseeing API Specialists and addressing questions-Posting of price and inventory variances to proper GL accounts

•Manage Accounts Payable Inventory for 22 active vendors•Run daily, weekly and monthly reports to track variances, unbilled inventory receipts, and unpaid invoices and following up with vendors for proper action•Research and resolve invoice vs. PO variances above company tolerance levels by taking credit claims or posting reclasses•Research and resolve disputes for AP Inventory and Expense vendors•Communicate with vendors concerning account and statement issues, price and quantity variances, and to enforce compliance of AP requirements•Review payruns for any discrepencies in payment to vendors

• Code and process up to 400 invoices for payment weekly in Lawson and ImageNow, an imaging system• Review and process expense reports•Research and resolve billing discrepancies•Examine accounting for completeness, accuracy and compliance for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)•Maintain vendor maintenance•Communicate with vendors, facility managers and customers for 18 locations

•Coding and keying of 100-150 payables weekly into the AS400 system•Review and processing of expense reports for sales and administrative departments•Self management of the flow of Accounts Payable by multi-tasking and thru vendor communication•Transitioning Accounts Payable to DocuVision, a paperless system in 2003•Back-up for the Accounts Receivable function including invoice distribution and collections calls•Assistance with sales and use tax, journal entries, and credit card reconciliations•General clerical duties for the accounting department and reception