About this opportunity...The Presentations Team acts as a liaison for the merchants, driving processes and leveraging analysis to make sure product is on the selling floor in the right location, at the right time.
The Senior Analyst, Presentation & Initiatives plays a critical strategic and operational role in supporting high-visibility merchandising initiatives, seasonal events, and enterprise priorities across key growth categories.
Supporting the Manager of Presentations & Initiatives, this role is responsible for standardizing core merchandising processes, ensuring data accuracy, and delivering actionable insights that enable merchant teams and leadership to focus on strategic decision-making.
As event volume and assortment complexity increase, the Senior Analyst provides clarity, foresight, and disciplined execution through data analysis, capacity planning, and cross-functional partnership. The role balances analytical rigor with operational awareness to ensure on-time, compliant execution of events, cohesive assortment presentation, and alignment with long-term merchant strategy.
The base salary range for this role is $81,000 to $105,000. 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.
What you will do and what you will learn...Strategic Analysis & Decision Support
- Develop reporting and analysis that reflect business priorities, highlight risks and opportunities, and support leadership reviews.
- Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations that support informed decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
Capacity Planning & Readiness
- Lead capacity planning and readiness analysis by evaluating unit capacity, timelines, and execution complexity across initiatives and events.
- Identify execution risks, gaps, and trade-offs proactively, providing scenario analysis and mitigation recommendations.
- Own and manage key analytical projects such as queue line capacity analysis and tracking of Counter Display Units (CDUs) for Ross and dd's.
Event & Initiative Execution
- Own end-to-end analytical support for seasonal and holiday events, ensuring on-time, compliant delivery.
- Partner closely with buyer groups to validate assortment buys against projections and strategic intent.
- Assess execution risk across events and assortments, raising concerns early.
- Support alignment on samples, presentation standards, and visual storytelling to ensure in-store consistency.
Process Ownership & Standardization
- Own, document, and standardize core merchandising and presentation processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
- Ensure data integrity across reports, trackers, and tools used in event planning and execution.
- Continuously evaluate and improve tools, workflows, and reporting methodologies to support evolving business needs.
Cross-Functional Partnership
- Collaborate closely with Merchants, Store Operations, Planning, and other cross-functional partners.
- Ensure alignment between merchant strategy and store-level execution through disciplined analysis and communication.
What you need to be successful...- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 4-6 years retail or consumer product experience
- Store/Merchant knowledge a plus
- Must be able to act independently, multi-task and manage multiple projects and priorities
- Skilled at navigating through Ross organization: knows how to get things done and through whom
- Must be a strong team player, have entrepreneurial drive & be highly organized
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Advanced computer skills - MS OFFICE (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
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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