Summer 2027 Assistant Buyer Intern - Los Angeles

About this opportunity...

As an intern, you will work with our expert buying teams. Through hands-on experience, you’ll 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 see the company culture in action while also having fun, building connections, and learning about yourself. As a forward-thinking career goal, many future full-time opportunities await interns upon successful completion of the internship. Follow us on Instagram @RossOnCampus to see more!

Assistant Buyer Intern

• Perform the administrative & operational functions supporting a designated buyer. Handle purchase order management, process markdowns, write orders, and administer changes and cancellations. Communicate internally and externally to ensure key shipments are delivered and processed.
• Analyze and interpret business issues as directed by supervisor, including the monitoring of regional merchandise reports, learning of Open-to-Buy and stock analysis.
• Develop effective relationships with vendors. This includes appropriate level of interaction with vendors to resolve problems and follow up on issues.
• 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.
• Display product knowledge by sharing information with your buyer after comparison 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
• You graduate between August 2027 – May 2028
• You are available to work the full program, Monday – Friday, during traditional business hours

The Internship will take place from Monday, June 7th thru Friday, July 30th, 2026