Director, Inventory Control

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, 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, with 3 buying offices in key markets (New York City, Los Angeles, Boston) and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2025 revenues of $22.8 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

The Director of Inventory Control & Analysis (FP&A) will lead financial planning, forecasting, and business analytics functions for Ross as it relates to Inventory and Gross Margin. As a key leader within the finance team, the role provides critical insights and decision support to senior leadership, helping drive financial and operational performance, profitability, and strategic initiatives. The Director also owns the creation of various financial reports and board‑level updates to support our Senior Executives (including "C" level executives), the Board of Directors, and the Investor Relations department.

This is a high‑impact, forward‑thinking finance leadership role that thrives in a fast‑paced, results‑driven environment. The Director reports to the Vice President of Inventory Control and interacts regularly with all levels across the company.

Base salary range: $137,400 – $259,050. The range depends on experience, skills, qualifications, education, certifications, seniority, and location. It represents one component of the total compensation package.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Engage with business partners across the organization to understand key drivers and strategies that impact financial performance and metrics.
• Perform complex ad‑hoc analysis on key inventory metrics (inventory, markdowns, sales) based on business needs or management requests, and clearly articulate results and business impacts to all levels of management, including preparing PowerPoint recaps.
• Support Senior Executives, the Board of Directors, and Investor Relations by providing board‑level updates and analysis of sales, gross‑margin results, and forecasts, and inventory positions in stores and distribution centers.
• Own the updating and enhancement of the In‑Store inventory and production planning model used by executives for financial planning and inventory position reviews.
• Partner closely with business partners to solicit inputs and provide feedback on inventory and sales metrics for In‑Store inventory.
• Manage and provide impact analysis on in‑store inventory and other key metrics driven by recent results, weekly forecast updates, and variance analysis, with prepared notes for weekly In‑Store calls.
• Drive the annual gross‑margin and inventory budget process, providing analytics to senior leaders.
• Collaborate with business partners (e.g., Store & DC Ops) to improve operational metrics that correlate to data integrity and accurate shrink results.
• Evaluate internal reporting, make recommendations, and oversee execution of improvements in timeliness, efficiency, and accuracy of existing reporting procedures.
• Lead system projects, modifications, enhancements, and implementations, including requirements documentation and testing.