Jobs at Five Below

Own enterprise AI architecture and strategy for retail use cases, designing production AI, ML, GenAI, MLOps, observability, security, and governance standards. Lead open-source framework adoption, AI solution architecture, model monitoring, threat modeling, productivity-tool governance, and build-versus-buy decisions. Partner with engineering, platform, security, legal, and business teams to deliver scalable solutions across merchandising, supply chain, stores, marketing, and e-commerce.

Analyzes Direct Store Delivery data to identify discrepancies, trends, systemic issues, and process improvement opportunities. Builds dashboards, vendor scorecards, and ad hoc reports using large datasets; monitors system data and supports exception resolution. Partners with Store Operations, IT, Buying, and Accounting on root-cause analysis, financial reconciliation, inventory accuracy, chargebacks, credits, and operational support. Provides actionable insights and serves as a subject matter expert for reporting and data integrity.

Coordinate drayage operations and container scheduling between ports, rail ramps, carriers, and Ship Centers. Monitor shipment status, customs release, terminal free time, demurrage, detention, capacity, and delivery performance. Identify risks, resolve operational issues, analyze service trends, and lead weekly carrier reviews covering KPIs, forecasts, exceptions, and corrective actions.

The Associate Planner develops sales, inventory, receipt, and demand forecasts; manages open-to-buy plans; monitors sell-through, stock-to-sales ratios, and margins; supports assortment and buying decisions; optimizes inventory through safety stock and reorder points; validates purchase orders; produces reporting and recommendations; and collaborates with Planning, Buying, Merchandising, Allocation, and Finance teams.

Provides HR support for distribution center employees, including hourly recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, payroll timekeeping in Kronos, benefits guidance, workers’ compensation claims, background checks, employee records, safety programs, training tracking, and associate engagement events. The role also handles employee inquiries, building communications, timely paperwork, lobby management, and general administrative support for HR and site leadership.

Leads the Legal Department’s operating model, technology strategy, process improvement, budgeting, vendor and outside-counsel management, analytics, AI governance, knowledge management, and corporate entity operations. Partners cross-functionally to improve legal service delivery, automate workflows, manage spend, develop self-service tools, establish responsible AI practices, and drive adoption of new processes and platforms across a growing retail enterprise.

Lead and optimize end-to-end domestic inbound transportation across multiple modes. Manage carrier relationships, monitor KPIs, execute daily freight operations in TMS, resolve service disruptions, drive cost-saving and network optimization, partner cross-functionally, and mentor logistics staff.

Oversee seasonal merchandise allocations across stores, warehouses, and online channels. Analyze sales, demand, sell-through, and inventory trends to prevent stockouts and reduce excess inventory. Recommend actions for slow-moving products, maintain allocation reports, and support Power BI dashboard development. Collaborate with buying, planning, visual merchandising, supply chain, data science, and management teams to execute seasonal strategies and optimize inventory performance.

Lead a six-month project to strengthen workplace accommodation and leave programs. Responsibilities include auditing leave compliance, designing standardized processes and governance, identifying risks and gaps, developing documentation and training, and partnering with HR, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, Employee Relations, and business leaders. The consultant will deliver accommodation frameworks, leave audit findings, operating procedures, workflow documentation, regulatory-change governance, and knowledge transfer materials.