Analyst, Assortment Management

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

We are the nation’s largest off-price retailer with over 2,000 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

As Part Of Our Team, You Will Experience

• Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.
  
  

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2023 revenues of $20.4 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

General Purpose

Analysts work on projects and tasks where analysis of situations or data requires a review of diverse factors. Analysts must exercise judgment to determine appropriate action(s) to resolve a variety of issues and builds productive internal/external working relationships. In this role Analysts are developing their professional knowledge and expertise.

The base salary range for this role is $68,640 - $94,650. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.

Essential Functions

Assortment Strategy Analysis

• Complete the discovery to collaborate and strategize with Merchant partners on business and assortment opportunities
• Identify and conduct high level analytics to support business needs
• Seasonal Strategies
• Business Events
• Ad Hoc requests
• Define and implement allocation approaches that result in an optimal inventory mix to improve the customer experience
• Participate in field visits to assess allocation results and identify assortment opportunities
  
  

Inventory Plan Analysis

• Collaborate with Planning partners to resolve issues that address plan achievement
• Identify issues impacting inventory plan achievement and develop recommendations for improvement
  
  

Essential Operations

• Manage and drive allocation automation to support timely receipt processing
• Ensure allocation department tools are current and accurate
• Validate automated allocation approaches
• Support allocation execution through accurate and timely use of system applications
  
  

Competencies

People

• Collaboration
  
  

Self

• Leading by Example
• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability and Execution
• Manages Conflict
  
  

Business

• Business Acumen
• Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes
• Organizational Agility
• Functional/Technical
  
  

Qualifications And Special Skills Required

• Bachelor's Degree, preferred
• 1-2 years equivalent work experience
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Efficient verbal and written communication skills
• Retail Math
• Retail software experience, a plus (JDA or Other Allocation Software)
• Ability to independently analyze data sets to solve problems and summarize recommendations
  
  

Physical Requirements/Ada

Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer.

Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc.

Consistent timeliness and regular attendance.

Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, and/or feedback. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work.