New Market Opening Strategy Lead

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

Job summary

Ross Stores, Inc. seeks a Sr. Manager for the New Market Opening team to drive cross-functional initiatives from site selection through post-opening analysis. You’ll connect Property Development, merchandising, and field teams to ensure successful Grand Openings in new markets.

The role emphasizes analytical storytelling, strategic planning, and hands-on execution with the ability to influence at multiple levels and coordinate complex programs while traveling as needed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional work experience in strategic management consulting, retail, or consumer products.
• Prior retail / new store opening experience is preferred.
• Proven track record of working effectively cross-functionally.
• Ability to develop strategy and operationalize it through scalable execution plans.
• Experience with strategic initiatives, cross-functional stakeholder engagement, and project management.
• Excellent interpersonal and people leadership skills.
• A detail-oriented approach to managing work processes.

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 that may impede success.
• 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 thinking

Cross-functional

Project management

People leadership

Communication

Analytical

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Ross Stores, Inc. seeks a Sr. Manager for the New Market Opening team to drive cross-functional initiatives from site selection through post-opening analysis. You’ll connect Property Development, merchandising, and field teams to ensure successful Grand Openings in new markets.

The role emphasizes analytical storytelling, strategic planning, and hands-on execution with the ability to influence at multiple levels and coordinate complex programs while traveling as needed.