New Market Opening Program Leader

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

Job summary

Ross Stores, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Manager of the New Market Opening to lead cross-functional initiatives from site selection to post-opening analysis. You will coordinate field teams, drive capacity, merchandise and inventory planning, and build scalable operating plans for new markets.

The role emphasizes data-driven storytelling, collaboration across corporate and field teams, and hands-on leadership to ensure successful grand openings in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional work experience, preferably within strategic management consulting, retail, and/or consumer products.
• Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA preferred.
• Experience with strategic initiatives, cross-functional stakeholder engagement, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate efforts across all new market stores and serve as point of contact for workstreams tied to enabling new market stores (e.g., capacity planning, merchandise planning, inventory optimization).
• Create and maintain knowledge of key store details and projects on the path towards each new market Grand Opening, keeping leadership informed of critical action items and roadblocks.
• Identify any special execution needs for new market stores and work with the Store Ops team to build relevant operations plans, quantifying and reporting out on potential impact to the new market.
• Work with the field and HR to ensure adherence to operational plans developed in relation to recruiting and staffing new market Grand Openings.
• Travel to the market to support store training and ensure consistent execution of all processes for new markets.
• Analyze reporting and drive simple stories with sophisticated analysis to help the field and executives monitor and assess store performance.
• Validate potential opportunities to improve process post Grand Opening and partner with corporate teams and the Field to troubleshoot solutions.
• Support hindsight efforts across greater cross-functional workstreams and teams to inform new playbooks for future store openings.
• Develop strategy and push urgency to action on a high-performance team.

Skills

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

New store openings

Data-driven decision making

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

People leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Ross Stores, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Manager of the New Market Opening to lead cross-functional initiatives from site selection to post-opening analysis. You will coordinate field teams, drive capacity, merchandise and inventory planning, and build scalable operating plans for new markets.

The role emphasizes data-driven storytelling, collaboration across corporate and field teams, and hands-on leadership to ensure successful grand openings in a fast-paced retail environment.