Assistant Planner

Ross Stores; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off (PTO)

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness program

Job summary

Ross Stores is seeking an Assistant Planner in the United States to begin building foundational planning skills through structured training and one-on-one mentorship with a Planning Manager. You will contribute to in-season and pre-season plans, learning to maximize sales and minimize risk at the regional and store level.

This learning role focuses on developing analytical capabilities, KPI understanding, and cross-functional collaboration while gaining exposure to performance-to-plan,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Analytical thinking with retail math knowledge.
• Adaptable, resilient, and collaborative in cross-functional teams.
• Proactive problem solver with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review future plans based on historical performance and support seasonal planning.
• Prepare hindsight analyses and present performance recaps to cross-functional teams.
• Propose recommendations to capitalize on opportunities and reduce risk for next season.
• Identify risks/opportunities by product and region and partner on recommendations.
• Collaborate with Store/Region Planning, Merchandise Planning, and Allocation to drive business strategies.
• Review higher product levels to validate assortment mix within a region.

Skills

Strong communication

Flexibility

Results driven

Analytical mindset

Resilient

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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 2025 revenues of $22.8 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.

Assistant Planner

About this opportunity...

The Assistant Planner is a learning role that allows you to build a foundation of skills for your future career as a Planner. As an Assistant Planner, we invest in you through structured training and one on one apprenticeship with a skilled Planning Manager. You will begin to build your planning skills by contributing to the management of in-season plans and building of pre-season plans in support of regional strategies. You will learn how to maximize sales potential and minimize risks at the region and store level for a specific business. As an Assistant Planner, you will develop an understanding of key performance indicators, such as performance to plan, same-store sales and turn, to support your recommendations. You will begin developing critical relationships with your Planning team through in-person interactions. The base salary for this role is $70,000. The salary 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...

• Review future plans based on historical performance and knowledge of future business conditions. Supports Planning Manager in creation of initial seasonal plans
• In partnership with your Planning Manager, prepare hindsight analysis and collaborate with Planning counterpart at key fiscal points (e.g., events/holidays and quarterly); Present performance recaps to cross-functional teams and/or leadership
• Propose recommendations to capitalize on opportunities and/or reduce risk for next season/year (e.g., influence product flow changes to drive sales/reduce liabilities)
• Identify risks and/or opportunities by product and Region; Partner with your Planning Manager to propose recommendations to capitalize on opportunities
• Work with cross-functional teams (Store/Region Planning, Merchandise Planning, and Allocation) to drive business through product or store specific strategies
• Review higher product levels to validate the mix of assortment within a region using additional reporting tools
• Modify system generated Store level plans by resolving outliers, exceptions and aligning to business strategies

What you need to be successful...

• Strong communication skills: You can "read the situation", you actively listen, ask clarifying questions, can weave a story out of numbers and demonstrate the ability to build relationships.
• Flexibility: You can pivot, are adaptable, and receptive to feedback.
• Results Driven: You are tenacious, and achievement focused. You can prioritize your work and deliver it with accuracy.
• Intellectually curious: You can analyze and draw conclusions, are a critical thinker, and see the big picture.
• Resilient: You are persistent and persuasive. You stay focused on your goals and finding systematic and creative solutions to problems.
• Analytical Mindset: Helping to drive a business calls for strong analytical, quantitative and Excel skills and retail math knowledge.
• Bachelor's Degree required.

Perks and Benefits of joining our team...

Our Associates are at the heart of everything we do and we're proud to offer a range of benefits that reflect how much we value their contributions. Here's a peek into what you can expect as an eligible Ross Associate:

• A broad range of affordable health insurance options & personal medical plan concierge
• 401(k) with employer match and Life insurance
• Ample PTO including accrued vacation, paid holidays, diversity day, summer Fridays and the ability to purchase additional vacation.
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Access to health and wellness benefits such as BetterHelp and Headspace
• Charitable donations matched by Ross Stores Foundation
• And more....

*benefits vary by level and position and are subject to change

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