Associate Merchandise Planner

Ross Stores; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

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, Equity & 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.

Associate Merchandise Planner

About this opportunity...

The Associate Merchandise Planner is responsible for planning, trending revisions, and OTB control from the classification level to the division level. The Associate Planner will develop unit classification plans to support the open to ship allocation system. They partner with the Buying, Location Planning teams and Planning Management to identify business opportunities/risks to sales/margin and make recommendations accordingly.

The base salary range for this role is $80,000 - $87,000. 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.

What you will do and what you will learn...

• Responsible for developing seasonal business plans through partnership with buying group and analysis of historical data to forecast trends
• Develop Pre-Season chain plans at the class level and In-Season forecasting of chain plans
• Monitor monthly performance to sales, inventory and margin targets
• Manage weekly OTB, identifying opportunities as needed.
• Identify Early Warning Callouts and recommend courses of action to drive profitable sales and margin.
• Perform independent analysis as needed to identify opportunities
• Collaborate closely and build trust among cross-functional partners to drive desired results
• Present and call out risks/opportunities to Management and Senior Merchants

What you need to be successful...

• Strong communication skills: You can