IT Application Lead Job in Pleasanton, California US

IT Application Lead

Ross Stores, Inc. is an SP 500, Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with fiscal 2010 revenues of $7.9 billion. The Company operates Ross Dress for Less® ("Ross"), the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,013 locations in 27 states and Guam. Ross offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices. The Company also operates 78 dd's DISCOUNTS® in six states that feature a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices. Additional information is available at www.rossstores.com . Ross Stores mission is to offer competitive values to its target customers by focusing on the following key strategic objectives: - Maintain an appropriate level of recognizable brands, labels and fashions at strong discounts throughout the store. - Meet customer needs on a local basis. - Deliver an in-store shopping experience that reflects the expectations of the off-price customer. - Manage real estate growth to compete effectively across its markets. Ross Stores, Inc. is an SP 500, Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with fiscal 2010 revenues of $7.9 billion. The Company operates Ross Dress for Less® ("Ross"), the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,013 locations in 27 states and Guam. Ross offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices. The Company also operates 78 dd's DISCOUNTS® in six states that feature a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices. Additional information is available at www.rossstores.com . GENERAL PURPOSE: Experienced IT analyst and technical application lead, working to help implement, enhance, or support merchandising systems with a focus in Allocations. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Leads a cohesive team of highly trained professionals, external technical experts and key IT partners and coordinates their efforts in the support of merchandising systems and in the execution of new technology or infrastructure projects, ensuring that: - Solutions are designed or purchased that meet the defined requirements and that execute efficiently. - Participates in project priority setting. Detailed project plans are created, covering the entire life cycle, and associated project budgets. - All required system and support documentation is created accurately. - Projects are completed on time and on budget and anticipated benefits are achieved. - All required system and user documentation is created accurately. - Supporting existing merchandising production systems - Performs capacity planning - Manages backup and recovery processes - Oversees related installation and maintenance activities (whether they be internal or external) - Ensures users receive appropriate training and existing documentation is updated accurately - Ensures all support activities are executed on time and under budget - Ensures that system availability meets agreed upon service level agreements - Defines effective methodologies and processes to enable a proactive work environment, delivering structured, repeatable processes - Coordinating the efforts of internal and external technical staff in the support of merchandising production systems and in the execution of new system projects. - Evaluating technical designs, developing alternatives, and recommending appropriate solutions. - Collaborating with others throughout IT to ensure timely and successful issue resolution. - Preparing effort estimates of technical project components. - Developing project plans. - Identifies new methods of improving system performance and stability. COMPETENCIES: - Technical Competence / Expertise - Interpersonal Effectiveness - Drive for Results - Influence - Analysis and Judgment - Business Acumen - Communication - Teamwork QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED: Required Skills and Qualifications: - At least 7-10 years experience supporting retail systems, with at least 5 of those years in a complex heterogeneous computing environment supporting merchandising systems. - Solid understanding of retail dynamics within a complex, highly integrated environment. - Solid understanding of merchandising and supply chain technology and allocations systems within a complex, highly integrated environment. - Demonstrated career progression in technical depth and breadth, and project complexity. - Very technically competent - Working experience with UNIX and Windows operating systems - Working experience with Oracle Retail and / or JDA applications - Experience implementing and/or supporting major retail applications - Strong analytical, problem solving, root cause analysis and troubleshooting skills. - Able to supervise other internal technicians, analysts and external vendor resources. - Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience. Preferred Skills and Qualifications: - Expertise in JDA Allocations and Oracle Retail Warehouse Management Systems - Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project and Visio - Graduate degree Professional characteristics/motivators: - Motivated by the desire to make a difference in the business, to work with a highly talented set of peers, and to work on interesting projects - Outstanding work ethic; displays a high sense of urgency to resolve issues quickly and efficiently - A high sense of responsibility - to our customers, our users, our colleagues, and to the quality and timeliness of one's own work; a willingness and desire to "do what it takes" to support our company's systems - sometimes during non-standard work hours - Highly organized and detail-oriented - Outstanding verbal and written communication skills - Professional presence - Team oriented, yet able to work independently - Displays business and organizational maturity - Ability to influence and lead by example - Customer focused - A continual desire and capability to learn SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinating and leading internal and external staff as defined Job Requirements Report It WorkInRetail.com's Advice For your privacy and protection, when applying to a job online: Never give your social security number to a prospective employer, provide credit card or bank account information, or perform any sort of monetary transaction. 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