Analyst, Assortment Management

Ross Stores; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 70,310 - 97,450; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive work environment

Continuous learning opportunities

Career growth prospects

Job summary

A leading retail company in Dublin, CA is seeking an Assortment Analyst to enhance inventory strategies and support assortment vision. The Analyst will collaborate with merchants and planning teams to optimize sales and inventory through analytics. This role requires strong analytical skills and teamwork to identify business opportunities. The annual base salary ranges from $70,310 to $97,450 based on experience, skills, and location, with additional rewards depending on the position.

Qualifications

• Proficient in analytics, able to interpret complex data for decision making.
• Experience in collaborating with teams to achieve business objectives.
• Skilled in managing inventories and optimizing allocation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support assortment vision through data-driven recommendations.
• Collaborate with merchants to identify business opportunities.
• Manage allocation processes to ensure optimal inventory.

Skills

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Relevant degree in Business or Analytics

Tools

Allocation system applications

Job description

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

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 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.

The Assortment Analyst supports their manager in partnering with both merchants and planning to help shape strategies that contribute to the assortment vision. Through analytics, the Assortment Analyst works both independently and collaboratively to drive projects and provide recommendations that can optimize sales, inventory & assortment results. The Assortment Analyst will also be responsible for managing the accurate execution of assortment strategies using allocation system applications. This includes overseeing the standard allocation approach, maintaining the minimum and maximum allocation quantities, new hierarchy set up, and troubleshooting as needed.

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 $70,310. - $97,450. 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

List the core duties or tasks that are fundamental to the performance of the job. This section provides detailed information about the job's tasks, duties, responsibilities, tools and equipment usage. Define the purpose, function, and the result to be accomplished Duties and responsibilities should be listed in order of their importance, occurrence, or time requirements.

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