New Market Launch Strategy Lead

Ross Stores; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Ross Stores is seeking a Sr. Manager of the New Market Opening team to lead cross-functional initiatives from plan to Grand Opening. The role requires shaping capacity and merchandise strategies, coordinating recruiting and staffing, and driving performance analysis across new markets.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of strategic/retail experience, strong collaboration skills, and a proven ability to translate strategy into scalable execution within a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional work experience in strategic management consulting, retail, and/or consumer products.
• Retail/new store opening experience preferred.
• Proven ability to work effectively cross-functionally and lead initiatives.
• Ability to translate strategy into scalable execution plans and prioritize amidst ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate efforts across all new market stores and serve as the point of contact for workstreams tied to enabling new market stores (capacity planning, merchandise planning, inventory optimization).
• Create and maintain knowledge of key store details and projects on the path toward each new market Grand Opening, keeping leadership informed of action items and roadblocks.
• Identify special execution needs for new market stores and work with Store Ops to build relevant operations plans and quantify potential impact.
• Collaborate with field and HR to ensure adherence to operational plans for recruiting and staffing new market Grand Openings.
• Travel to markets to support store training and ensure consistent execution of processes for new markets.
• Analyze reporting and develop simple stories with sophisticated analysis to help field and executives monitor store performance.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven storytelling

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Ross Stores is seeking a Sr. Manager of the New Market Opening team to lead cross-functional initiatives from plan to Grand Opening. The role requires shaping capacity and merchandise strategies, coordinating recruiting and staffing, and driving performance analysis across new markets.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of strategic/retail experience, strong collaboration skills, and a proven ability to translate strategy into scalable execution within a fast-paced retail environment.