Senior Assistant Buyer

Since 1982, our focus has been on bringing our customers a constant stream of high quality department and specialty store brands at extraordinary savings a.k.a. bargains, while providing an easy, fun and organized shopping experience.

The Associate Buyer will establish strong relationships with vendors. Will partner with buyers to ensure merchandise mix in an attempt to continually improve assortments by comp shopping not only the Market but Ross Stores. Associate Buyer will be responsible for anticipating potential problems and risks; generate ideas, insights and solutes to resolve or “head off” potential problems. Partners with all operational and analytical (Merchandise Planning, Store Planning, DC's and dd’s) divisions to achieve objectives, and proactively soliciting partnerships with colleagues on crossover vendors to increase leverage.

* Responsible for managing the OTB to ensure the availability of having liquidity for opportunistic buys * Manages receipts in terms of balancing assortments and flexing from flow versus packaway * Demonstrates fiscal responsibility in negotiating for packaway goods to offset additional costs of storing merchandise (e.g. additional dating, vendors holding merchandise etc.). * Understands the need to budget and release packaway merchandise in a proactive and cost effective manner. * Conceptualizes the necessity of taking calculated risks in securing merchandise/opportunistic buys into packaway. * Collaborates closely and builds trust among vendors/cross-functional partners to drive desires results

* Requires a minimum of 3 years prior buying experience either buying in regional-size retailer (or associate buyer in large retail chain) * Thorough knowledge of merchandising and technical aspects of merchandising (e.g., fabric, design, silhouettes, etc.) * Strong negotiation skills * Ability to partner and influence vendors/cross-functional partners * Highly effective written and verbal communication skills * Strong analytical and conceptual skills * Strong retail math skills * Strong analytical and PC skills, with an emphasis on spreadsheet applications