Ross Stores, Inc. is a leading off-price retail chain with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and growth. The Analyst, Process Improvement is responsible for developing and enhancing applications and reports for the Allocation department, working both independently and collaboratively to interpret project requirements and deliver technical solutions.
Responsibilities
- Independently create or enhance tools and reports using a variety of software and programing languages (Excel, Access, SQL, VBA, etc.)
- Create technical designs that meet immediate project requirements, and support future growth
- Adhere to internal technical standards
- Deliver project builds that are as free of significant errors as possible
- Learn new technical skills through formal training and independent study
- Employ technical problem solving to overcome design or build challenges
- Work with project manager to plan and prioritize personal workload
- Independently scope project work and estimate effort for projects
- Account for uncertainties when planning work and adjust designs and estimates when changes arise
- Include alternative approaches when planning and estimating work to allow for business partner input
- Track work progress and promptly escalate any concerns with project deliverable as they arise
- Collaborate with a variety of staff both within and outside of the project team
- Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff
- Influence direction of projects through verbal communication
- Translate requirements into clear technical designs
- Partner with fellow Process Improvement team members as needed and regularly share knowledge amongst the team
- Work closely with fellow Allocation department members to resolve production issues in a professional and efficient manner
- Share project outcomes in weekly and monthly team meetings to drive discussions on key learnings and best practices
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, a plus
- Retail software experience, a plus (JDA or Other Allocation Software)
- Ability to independently analyze data sets to solve problem and summarize recommendations
- Intermediate SQL (experience storing, retrieving, and manipulating data)
- Intermediate VBA, Python, or an equivalent language coding
- Ability to develop and enhance reports, data systems, or applications required
- Experience working within a relational database, particularly SQL Server or Oracle
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 http://rossstores.com/#.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Ross Stores, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 5 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 10 in 2022, 4 in 2021, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.