New Market Openings Lead - Store Launch Strategy

Ross Stores; Dublin (CA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Ross Stores seeks a Senior Manager for New Market Opening to coordinate cross-functional initiatives from site selection through Grand Opening and post-launch analysis. You will craft scalable playbooks, align stakeholders, and ensure timely execution across teams in fast-paced markets.

You will partner with Property Development, Merchandising, Store Ops, and HR to drive results, monitor performance, and communicate insights to executives. This role may involve travel to market openings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA preferred.
• 7+ years in strategic management consulting, retail, or consumer products.
• Experience with cross-functional initiatives and project management.
• Ability to hypothesize, validate with data, and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate efforts across new market stores and act as a contact for workstreams.
• Develop and maintain plans for grand openings, from site selection to launch.
• Analyze performance and report insights to leadership.
• Collaborate with Property Development, Merchandising, Store Ops, and HR.
• Travel to markets to support training and execution.

Skills

Strategic management

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder engagement

Retail / new market openings

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA

Job description

Ross Stores seeks a Senior Manager for New Market Opening to coordinate cross-functional initiatives from site selection through Grand Opening and post-launch analysis. You will craft scalable playbooks, align stakeholders, and ensure timely execution across teams in fast-paced markets.

You will partner with Property Development, Merchandising, Store Ops, and HR to drive results, monitor performance, and communicate insights to executives. This role may involve travel to market openings.