Cory Gephardt
Vice President, Merch Planning & Allocation- Consumables at PetSmart | Omni-Channel Growth Strategist | Scaling Consumables and Private Brands | End-to-End Supply Chain | Retail Operations Transformation
- Role
- Vice President, Merch Planning & Allocation- Consumables at PetSmart
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cory Gephardt
Proven retail leader dedicated to driving enterprise initiatives through team-oriented development and operational rigor. Extensive experience leading and building diverse teams across Merchandising and Operations while optimizing major vendor relationships. Focused on elevating leadership impact while scaling omni-growth strategies & operations through empathy, accountability, and strategic vision.
Experience
Vice President, Merch Planning & Allocation- Consumables
May 2022 — Present · Scottsdale, AZ, US
Lead & develop the Merchandise Planning & Allocation team for the Consumables business, composed of over 30 team members responsible for +$5B in P&L across the largest categories in the Pet industry.• Built and maintain key relationships across largest National Brand partners in the Pet industry, focusing on aligned financial growth and inventory management goals via joint business planning initiatives. • Play a lead role for the MP & A org in building out ship from store infrastructure and initiatives focused on speed of delivery and operational efficiencies to accelerate PetSmart’s digital growth. • Further growing and leading in the D&I space by serving as a member and mentor across various internal D&I groups.
Education
Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance
2000 — 2004
UMN Carlson School of Management
Master of Business Administration
2009 — 2012
Skills
- Merchandise Planning
- Pricing
- Merchandising
- Leadership
- Assortment
- Visual Merchandising
- Inventory Management
- Retail
- Marketing
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
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