Merchandise Planner, Sr. jobs in 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.

• Responsible for developing 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 courses of action to drive profitable sales and margin. Perform independent analysis as needed to identify opportunities
• Collaborate closely and build trust among cross-functional partners to drive desired results
• Present and call out risks/opportunities to Planning Management and Senior Merchants

• You have a minimum of 3 years' retail merchandise planning experience. Minimum of 2 years' experience involving sales and inventory planning, sales forecasting, and OTB
• You have a 4-year college degree (required)
• You are highly proficient in Excel
• You have thorough knowledge of planning systems, Arthur Planning is strongly desirable
• You have strong retail math skills
• You have strong analytical and conceptual skills

• A broad range of affordable health insurance options*, 401(k) with employer match*, life insurance*
• Ample PTO, paid holidays, and Summer Fridays, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional vacation*
• Employee stock purchase plan*
• Charitable donations matched by Ross Stores Foundation
• Enhanced maternity and bonding leaves with 100% income replacement*
• Parent support programs
• And more....