Hybrid Assortment Analyst – Growth & Analytics

Ross Stores; Dublin (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Ross Stores in Dublin, CA seeks an Assortment Analyst to support merchants and planning in shaping assortment strategies. You will perform analytics, manage allocation execution, and help optimize inventory and assortment results through system applications.

We value collaboration, data-driven decision making, and proactive problem solving. The role involves in-office work with some remote flexibility and opportunities for growth within a Fortune 500 retail leader.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Retail Math

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, preferred

Tools

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

JDA or Other Allocation Software

Job description

Ross Stores in Dublin, CA seeks an Assortment Analyst to support merchants and planning in shaping assortment strategies. You will perform analytics, manage allocation execution, and help optimize inventory and assortment results through system applications.

We value collaboration, data-driven decision making, and proactive problem solving. The role involves in-office work with some remote flexibility and opportunities for growth within a Fortune 500 retail leader.