Strategic Merchandise Planner – Forecast, OTB & Margin

Ross Stores, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 98,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off (PTO)

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Ross Stores, Inc. is seeking a Merchandise Planner to execute strategic initiatives within a fast-growing division and ensure accuracy of plans, revisions, and projects.

The role analyzes sales trends, gross margin, inventory and OTB and partners with Buying, Location Planning and Planning Management to identify opportunities/risks. Key responsibilities include developing seasonal plans, pre-season chain planning, in-season forecasting, monitoring monthly performance, managing weekly OTB, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required and a minimum of three years retail merchandise planning experience and a minimum of two years’ experience involving sales and inventory planning, sales forecasting and OTB.
• Exceptional analytical and forecasting abilities with retail math proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop seasonal business plans through partnership with Buying group and analysis of historical data to forecast trends.
• Develop Pre-Season chain plans at the class level and In-Season forecasting of chain plans.
• Monitoring monthly performance to sales, inventory, and margin targets.
• Manage weekly OTB, identifying opportunities as needed.
• Identify Early Warning Callouts and recommend actions to drive profitable sales and margin.
• Present and call out risks/opportunities to Planning Management and Senior Merchants.

Skills

Strong communication

Flexibility

Results Driven

Intellectually curious

Resilient

Analytical Mindset

Retail math skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Excel

Arthur Planning

Job description

Ross Stores, Inc. is seeking a Merchandise Planner to execute strategic initiatives within a fast-growing division and ensure accuracy of plans, revisions, and projects.

The role analyzes sales trends, gross margin, inventory and OTB and partners with Buying, Location Planning and Planning Management to identify opportunities/risks. Key responsibilities include developing seasonal plans, pre-season chain planning, in-season forecasting, monitoring monthly performance, managing weekly OTB, and