**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\. **GENERAL PURPOSE:** The Plan Achievement Sr\. Analyst will own a diverse range of assignments, projects and analytics to support preseason and in\-season allocation strategies and initiatives for both the Ross and dd's brands\. The Sr\. Analyst will take a proactive approach to identify opportunities to execute more effective allocations at multiple levels of the hierarchy\. This role will evaluate overall sales performance and emerging trends to recommend action for in\-month receipt management\. They will independently translate strategic allocation goals into recommendations for gaining consensus with leadership\. This role will include ad hoc analysis and forecasting to support current initiatives as well as future growth opportunities\. The ideal candidate should demonstrate the ability to work independently to provide sound analytics, with a comfort for drawing, summarizing and communicating conclusions and necessary recommendations\. Sr\. Analysts are experienced professionals, having wide range experience and business\-specific expertise\. Sr\. Analysts must exercise high judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results\. They communicate with senior internal and external personnel both within and potentially outside their own area of expertise \(team specific\)\. Sr\. Analysts work on complex and often cross\-functional work, using professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in efficient ways\. In this role Sr\. Analysts also act as subject matter experts and can support training efforts\. The base salary range for this role is $75,700 \- $113,650\. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location\. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees\. Other rewards vary by position and location\. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** **Analytics of Sales, Inventory and Receipt Management** + Monitor region, division, and/or store inventory position in relation to sales trends\. + Lead weekly business meeting to communicate results and inventory opportunities/risks to leadership, providing recommended action needed to support changing trends\. + Work with the NY Planning team to review in\-month receipt management and preseason opportunities and ensure receipt strategy changes are executed through partnership with Plan Achievement team\. + Build tools needed to evaluate performance and project forward looking trends\. + Assess department reports for accuracy, and review to identify opportunities for improved execution\. + Manage store callouts and perform ad hoc analysis as needed\. + Support Analysts in reviewing/assessing business results and teaching new concepts\. **Communication** + Drive timely and effective communication with internal and external business partners to inform/recommend allocation strategies and results\. + Provide weekly communication to Allocation leadership of results and inventory opportunities/risks, providing recommended action needed to support changing trends\. + Communicate conclusions and recommendations in a clear, straight forward, and concise format to diverse audiences\. + Independently develop compelling materials and provide business insights on allocation goals and strategies to direct manager and senior business partners\. **COMPETENCIES:** **People** + Collaboration **Self** + Leading by Example + Communicates Effectively + Ensures Accountability and Execution + Manages Conflict **Business** + Business Acumen + Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes + Organizational Agility + Functional/Technical **QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:** + Bachelor's Degree, preferred + 3\+ years equivalent work experience + Intermediate proficiency in MS Office \(Word, Outlook, PowerPoint\)Advanced ExcelPivot Tables, SumProduct, If Error, H\-lookup, arrays, etc\.Complex retail math calculations + Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group \- executives, managers, and subject matter experts within and outside of the Allocation team\. + Ability to independently analyze complex data sets to solve problem and summarize recommendations + Packaging Results utilizing PowerPoint + Retail software experience, a plus \(JDA or Other Allocation Software\) + Supervisory experience is a plus + Retail Math **PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/A** **DA:** Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer\. Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in\-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc\. Consistent timeliness and regular attendance\. Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically\. **For hybrid:** This role requires regular in\-office presence, including to engage in in\-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback\. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in\-office and remote work\. **DISCLAIMER** This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position\. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all\-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities\. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion\. Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer\. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience\. We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce\. Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex \(which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding\), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition \(including cancer or genetic characteristics\), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws\.