Analyst, Assortment Management - dd's

Ross Stores, Inc. is a leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, focused on providing high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise. The Assortment Analyst supports the assortment vision by collaborating with merchants and planning to optimize sales, inventory, and assortment results through analytics and effective execution of allocation strategies. Responsibilities Complete the discovery to collaborate and strategize with Merchant partners on business and assortment opportunities Identify and conduct high level analytics to support business needs Define and implement allocation approaches that result in an optimal inventory mix to improve the customer experience Participate in field visits to assess allocation results and identify assortment opportunities Collaborate with Planning partners to resolve issues that address plan achievement Identify issues impacting inventory plan achievement and develop recommendations for improvement Manage and drive allocation automation to support timely receipt processing Ensure allocation department tools are current and accurate Validate automated allocation approaches Support allocation execution through accurate and timely use of system applications Skills Bachelor's Degree, preferred 1-2 years equivalent work experience Intermediate proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) Efficient verbal and written communication skills Retail Math Retail software experience, a plus (JDA or Other Allocation Software) Ability to independently analyze data sets to solve problems and summarize recommendations Company Overview For the last 40+ years, Ross Stores, Inc. has grown from a six-store chain into an $21.1 billion, Fortune 500 Company. It was founded in 1957, and is headquartered in Dublin, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is