Summer 2026 Intern - Buying or Planning - New YorkRoss Stores • New York, NY, US

Summer 2026 Intern - Buying or Planning - New York

Ross Stores • New York, NY, US

30+ days ago

Job type

Full-time

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Summer 2026 Intern - Buying or Planning - New York Buying Office

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you! We are the nation's largest off-price retailer 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.

We have buying and planning internships in the key New York City market. Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA. We operate 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2024 revenues of $21.1 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company that is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

About this opportunity ....

Please Note

: Ross offers two Summer Intern tracks at our New York Buying Office : Assistant Buyer Intern OR Assistant Planner Intern. Successful applicants will be placed into one of the two tracks. As an intern, you will work with our expert buying and planning teams. You'll gain hands-on experience and learn what it takes to buy brands customers want at great values. You'll be challenged to generate meaningful business ideas, culminating in a final project which you will present to senior management. Throughout the internship, you'll gain a taste for the company culture while having fun and learning about yourself. As a forward-thinking career goal, many future full-time opportunities await interns upon successful completion of the internship. The hourly rate for these positions is $22.00.

Assistant Buyer Intern

Perform the administrative & operational functions supporting a designated buyer. Handle purchase order management and administration, as well as process markdowns. This includes writing orders, changes, cancellations and necessary follow-up (both internally and externally) to ensure key shipments are delivered and processed.

Analyze and interpret key business issues as directed by supervisor including the monitoring of regional merchandise reports, Open-to-Buy monitoring, and stock analysis.

Develop effective relationships with vendors. This includes appropriate level of interaction with vendors in terms of both problem resolution and follow-up.

Demonstrate the ability to effectively utilize the merchandising systems and understand warehouse processes. Includes utilizing systems and preparation of reporting to allow for interpretation of the business.

Demonstrate product knowledge through sharing information with buyer as a result of competitive shopping, shopping Ross Stores, and the market.

What you bring to the table...

A desire to learn, grow and engage

A team player attitude displaying resilience and flexibility

A curiosity that leads you to drive for results

A passion for product and an interest in weaving a story out of numbers!

Who you are...

You are organized and pay attention to detail

You are a strong communicator

You understand retail math and have strong analytical skills

You are proficient in MS Excel, MS Outlook and familiar with MS Office

Assistant Planner Intern

Partners with supervisor to understand business opportunities by looking at all reports, resources, and systems to begin to interpret statistics / analysis

Creates impact by recommending plans to save dollars

Ensures error scripts are run weekly and resolved

Pre-Season Region / Class Plans

Partners with manager to recommend product flow due to seasonality and customer demographics

In partnership with team, review Pre-Season region monthly class plans based on key metrics

Supports manager in creation of initial seasonal plans to learn how to develop plans that are well thought out and support corporate direction

In-Season Region / Class Plans

Begins to analyze current business performance to understand future impact to make recommendations to manager

Is beginning to understand the concept of recommending which classes require trending at region and store level

What you bring to the table...

A desire to learn, grow and engage

A team player attitude

A drive for results

A passion for product and an interest in weaving a story out of numbers!

Who you are...

You are organized and pay attention to detail

You are a strong communicator

You understand retail math and have strong analytical skills

You are proficient in MS Excel, MS Outlook and familiar with MS Office

Additional Qualifications for Assistant Buyer Intern & Assistant Planner Interns...

You graduate between August 2026 - May 2027

You are available to work the full program, Monday - Friday, during traditional business hours

The Internship will take place from Monday, June 1st thru Friday, July 24th, 2026

Perks and Benefits of joining our team...

A broad range of affordable health insurance options, 401(k) with employer match, life insurance

Ample PTO, paid holidays, and Summer Fridays, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional vacation

Employee stock purchase plan

Charitable donations matched by Ross Stores Foundation

Enhanced maternity and bonding leaves with 100% income replacement

Parent support programs

And more....

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