Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!
Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 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, Equality & 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 2025 revenues of $22.8 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.
About this opportunity...
The Sr. Analyst of Forecasting and Analytics will assist in product and location demand forecasting and be responsible for parameter administration and forecast adjustment tasks. Make system parameter change recommendations based on analysis of sales history, trends, and seasonality. Utilize reporting, dashboards, and analytics to monitor processes and automated logic and to identify improvement opportunities and recommend actions. Work closely with cross-functional partners to investigate problems and develop recommendations. Support high-visibility, transformational projects in regular and ad hoc capacities.
What you will do and what you will learn...
• Learn and use forecasting software tools to maintain parameters and approve forecasts
• Gather and summarize large amounts of data from various sources to perform root cause analysis
• Analyze business problems and recommend analytical solutions. Design processes to execute these solutions
• Recommend and develop forecasting settings that best fit product type and seasonality to improve forecast accuracy
• Respond to scheduled and ad-hoc reporting requests with urgency. Timely communications should include observations/action plans, risks, and opportunities
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to communicate deadlines, understand issues, and explain findings
• Assist leadership in the release of on-time monthly and seasonal forecasts to support business needs
• Prioritize tasks, take responsibility for results, use escalation paths as needed, and participate in projects with responsibility for regular and ad hoc requests
• Communicate clear directions in a timely manner and assist other analysts on the team
What you need to be successful...
• Bachelor’s Degree, or the equivalent required; in statistics, analytics, economics, data science, business or comparable preferred
• 5+ years of analytical, forecasting, and business planning experience, including a minimum of 3 years applying mathematical and statistical techniques to support business outcomes
• Advanced Excel knowledge
• Experience using forecasting and statistical software preferred
• Strong analytical skills, both mathematical and problem solving
• Demonstrated decision making skills
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment; be flexible to the changing needs of the business