Retail STEM OPT Jobs in Massachusetts

INTRODUCTION

At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you’re working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores—TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Opportunity: Grow Your Career.

Collaboratively develops, designs, analyzes, and executes innovative and strategic solutions that will improve work method efficiency and workforce management in stores. This is accomplished through redesigning floor layouts, technology innovations, material handling equipment recommendations, work method / motion economy improvements, and scheduling and staffing analysis. Understanding and use of six sigma practices:

• Balance structure and innovation for continuous improvement in HGHS store engineering priorities.
• Stays abreast of market and future trends and executes strategies.
• Continually scans the competitive environment and leverages external resources and networks to seek new opportunities for long-term growth.
• Develops connection between function, wider organization, and considers implication across the business functions.
• Collaborative by asking a wide range of stakeholders for input on their ideas, tests thinking, and assumptions then incorporates into functional solutions for continuous improvement.
• Identifies core issues within complex situations. Pauses on critical decisions to explore and consider long-term implications.
• Analyzes and recommends process improvements that will optimize the Vendor - DC - Store supply chain network.
• Manages self or a team.
• Constantly develops, reviews, and recommends business and engineering solutions that will: minimize cycle time, eliminate redundant activities, assess appropriate place to perform floor ready tasks.
• Designs, analyzes, develops, and implements solutions for HGHS Store Operations in non-selling and selling space:
• Backroom, Frontend, Rest Rooms, Associate Lounge, Custodial Rooms, and other office area layouts.
• Continuous Improvement in overall store process.
• Safety and Material handling needs.
• Best Methods and motion economy.
• Engineering Labor Standards for efficient scheduling and staffing through workforce management.
• Labor allocation and optimization.
• Support of ROI analysis.
• Special projects.
• Other tasks as assigned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Finance or Business Administration.
• 2-4 years Industrial Engineering, Finance, Business or related experience.
• Distribution Center/retail store experience a plus.
• 6 Sigma and/or continuous improvement certification.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Sound understanding of business or operational processes and procedures.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.
• Ability to travel (40%).

BENEFITS

Benefits include Associate discount; 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long-term disability; paid holidays/vacation/sick/bereavement/parental leave; EAP; incentive programs for management; auto/home insurance discounts; tuition reimbursement; scholarship program; adoption/surrogacy assistance; smoking cessation; child care/cell phone discounts; pet/legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses. All benefits are subject to applicable plan or program terms (including eligibility terms) and may change from time to time. Contact your TJX representative for more information.

In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package.

LOCATION

USA Home Office Framingham MA 550 Cochituate Rd

This position has a starting salary range of $104,800.00 to $136,200.00 per year. Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual incentive as well as long-term incentives.

TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.