Assistant Planner_

New York

**Our values start with our people, join a team that values you\!**

We are the nation’s largest off\-price retailer with over 2,000 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth\. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high\-quality brands and on\-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings\. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience\.

As part of our team, you will experience:

+ **Success\.** Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving

+ **Career growth\.** We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow

+ **Teamwork\.** We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution

+ **Our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and our community\.** We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger\. We strive to be a positive force in our community\.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide\. With 2023 revenues of $20\.4 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams\.

**ASSISTANT PLANNER**

**About this opportunity\.\.\.**

The Assistant Planner is a learning role that allows you to build a foundation of skills for your future career as a planner\. As an Assistant Planner, we invest in you through structured training and one on one apprenticeship with a skilled Planning Manager\. You will begin to build your planning skills by contributing to the management of in\-season plans and building of pre\-season plans in support of regional strategies\. You will learn how to maximize sales potential and minimize risks at the region and store level for a specific business\. As an Assistant Planner, you will develop an understanding of key performance indicators, such as performance to plan, same\-store sales and turn, to support your recommendations\.

The base salary for this role is $65,000\. The salary listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees\. Other rewards vary by position and location\.

**What you will do and what you will learn\.\.\.**

In\-Season:

+ Analyze performance using standardized reports prepared monthly\.

+ Review future plans based on historical performance and knowledge of future business conditions \(e\.g\., product availability and assortment strategies\)\.

+ Identify risks and/or opportunities by product and Region\.

+ Begin to learn how to propose recommendations \(i\.e\., influence changes to be made\) to region plans to Location Planning Manager and implement approved changes into the planning system\.

+ Prepare hindsight analysis and collaborate with Merchandise Planning counterpart at key fiscal points \(e\.g\. events/holidays and quarterly\)\.

+ Partner with Location Planning Manager to conduct hindsight reviews to present findings to Senior leadership\.

+ Propose recommendations in order to capitalize on opportunities and/or reduce risk for next year \(e\.g\., influence product flow changes to drive sales/reduce liabilities\)\.

+ Work with cross\-functional teams \(Store Planning and Allocation\) to implement Store strategies and address callouts and errors\.

+ Utilize forecast to evaluate future Store plans against system parameters\.

Pre\-Season:

+ Analyze historical performance and develop skills to propose flow strategies to Location Planning Manager

+ Partner with Merchandise Planning counterpart to inform the Chain plans of region recommendation\.

+ Under Location Planning Manager's direction, develop Region plans by applying their independent hindsight analysis and known assortment strategies to update the initial system generated plans\.

+ Review higher product levels to validate the mix of assortment within a Region using additional reporting tools\.

+ Present recommended plans to Location Planning Manager in a formal meeting for continued learning

+ Recommend store lists for limited door product opportunities and analyze different store groups \(e\.g\., door rankings, target demographics\) to determine location strategies and initiatives\.

+ Modify system generated Store level plans by resolving outliers and exceptions\.

**What you need to be successful\.\.\.**

+ Strong communication skills: You can "read the situation" you actively listen, ask clarifying questions, can weave a story out of numbers and demonstrate the ability to build relationships\.

+ Flexibility: You can pivot, are adaptable, and receptive to feedback\.

+ Results Driven: You are tenacious, and achievement focused\. You can prioritize your work and deliver it with accuracy\.

+ Intellectually curious: You can analyze and draw conclusions, are a critical thinker, and see the big picture\.

+ Resilient: You are persistent and persuasive\. You stay focused on your goals and finding systematic and creative solutions to problems\.

+ Analytical Mindset: Helping to drive a business depends strong analytical, quantitative and Excel skills and retail math knowledge\.

+ Bachelor's Degree required\.

**Perks and Benefits of joining our team\.\.\.**

Our Associates are at the heart of everything we do and we're proud to offer a range of benefits that reflect how much we value their contributions\. Here's a peek into what you can expect as an eligible Ross Associate:

+ A broad range of affordable health insurance options & personal medical plan concierge

+ 401\(k\) with employer match and Life insurance

+ Ample PTO including accrued vacation, paid holidays, diversity day, summer Fridays and the ability to purchase additional vacation\.

+ Employee stock purchase plan

+ Access to health and wellness benefits such as BetterHelp and Headspace

+ Charitable donations matched by Ross Stores Foundation

+ And more\.\.\.\.

\*benefits vary by level and position and are subject to change

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