PSS Senior Analyst

PSS Senior Analyst

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 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.

About this opportunity... Product Sourcing and Services (PSS) is a group within Ross that helps Merchants execute new product strategies in a changing retail environment. Within PSS is an Analytics function to help track and understand key metrics and measures of success, work to identify patterns and areas for operational improvement and turn data into critical information and knowledge. The PSS Senior Analyst will design and build models, synthesize and communicate out on findings, and develop processes for maintaining reporting on a regular basis. They will partner with other PSS functions to gather information needed to conduct analyses as well as share those findings to drive business results and improvement. The salary range for this role is $80,000-$100,000. The base salary 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...

• Design, create, and maintain / automate comprehensive and well-structured reporting to deliver key information on PSS Operations to business teams. Build new tools to drive business analysis where needed and identify opportunities to improve existing reports.
• Develop insights and analytics from data/reports. Summarize findings from analysis and communicate them to senior management, focus on calling out the "so what" or the key operational insights as a result of analysis.
• Work with senior members of the PSS team to identify new reporting needs and translate them into reports that are easily scalable and repeatable. Own the execution of the analysis on a regular cadence - including pulling data, gathering input from business partners, and running input through the model. Automate the process where possible.
• Use a structured, data-driven approach to problem solving to address PSS business needs / concerns. This includes leveraging data to develop hypotheses and to diagnose business issues; analyzing and interpreting data to understand root cause issues; and summarizing key callouts / next steps to drive resolution.
• Identify opportunities to improve the end-to-end reporting process. Look for ways to improve the speed and quality of information delivered.

What you need to be successful...

• Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in Business, Economics, Finance, or an equivalent diploma
• 3+ years of relevant experience (data analytics, financial planning & analysis, or consulting)
• Experience with large, structured database systems (e.g., Business reporting systems) and unstructured data management techniques
• Experience managing and analyzing large datasets in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with Power BI, SQL, R, or Visual Basic is a plus
• Able to translate complex analytics/data sciences concepts into terms that are easily understood and accessible to business partners at various levels of seniority and sophistication with material
• Ability to think critically and strategically
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to take initiative, multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong detail orientation

Perks and Benefits of joining our team...

• 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....