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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.

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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.

Job Profile Summary

The Enterprise Data Science & Analytics team is responsible for leveraging strategic insights, customer analytics, data science, and marketing data to understand customer behavior trends, product relationships, competitive positioning, and marketing opportunities to maximize financial performance and deliver an exceptional customer experience. Within the team, you leverage data science, statistical modeling, and machine learning to optimize pricing strategies and improve profitability across our retail business. You’ll work closely with stakeholders in merchandising, finance, and operations to deliver insights and tools that inform dynamic pricing decisions, markdown strategies, and promotional planning.

Essential Job Functions: The incumbent must be able to perform all of the following duties and responsibilities with or without a reasonable accommodation. 

Develop, implement, and maintain predictive models for price elasticity, demand forecasting, and customer segmentation.
Design and execute pricing experiments (e.g., A/B testing, randomized controlled trials) to evaluate pricing strategies and promotional effectiveness.
Build pricing optimization algorithms to balance competitiveness, profitability, and inventory goals.
Collaborate with merchandising and pricing teams to inform pricing decisions with data-driven insights.
Stay current with industry trends and emerging analytics tools to continuously enhance the pricing strategy

Other Duties And Responsibilities 

Prepare information and make presentations to various audiences including executives and senior managers
Model leadership behaviors to manage partners and business stakeholders. Serve as an effective advocate for change and growth. 
Establish and promote an organizational culture that encourages partners to seek and formulate ideas and opportunities that increase efficiency and that improve cost control, loss prevention, customer satisfaction and company image. Ensure a culture that values and promotes collaboration between all stakeholders and business partners.

Required Skills And Qualifications

MBA, Masters, PhD in Data Science, Statistics, Applied Math, Economics, Computer Science or related fields. 
3+ years of experience in a data science or analytics role, preferably within retail.
Strong proficiency in programming languages, preferably Python.
Experience with machine learning libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, XGBoost), statistical modeling, and A/B testing.
Expertise in SQL and data manipulation across large datasets.
Experience with pricing, demand forecasting, or revenue management.
High level of comfort with analytical approaches and quantitative methods to deal with very large datasets.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining complex analytical concepts to a non-expert audience.
Experience building and deploying end-to-end data science pipelines in production environments, ideally leveraging cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP desirable but not required.

Note: Current responsibilities are impacted by company and team priorities that may have evolved from what is displayed in the Workday job profile.  The description provides general job duties and requirements, but the partner’s manager may assign additional responsibilities or tasks depending on business needs.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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.

$103,800.00 - $155,700.00

/ year

For a more detailed overview of Petco Total Rewards, including health and financial benefits, 401K, incentives, and PTO -see https://careers.petco.com/us/en/key-benefits

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