David Penny Email Address

Director of Applications Development

Heinen's Grocery Store is a family-owned and operated regional supermarket chain in Northeast Ohio and in the Chicago Metropolitan Area.

I have worked as an in-house full cycle Recruiter for the last decade (wow that's crazy to think). All it took was one class at Kent State, ‘Intro to Conflict Management’ and within the first week I had one of those a-ha moments. This was a topic that made sense for myself but also allowed me to help others in a field I had never really considered, Human Resources. At the beginning of 2016 we moved from Austin, TX (fantastic food, music, and people) to NYC to give the fiancé, now wife, another go at the NYC PR/Influencer/Marketing scene. Very excited to report she’s rocking out (#KatiePenny)! At Ross, I am leading the recruitment efforts for our Merchant Planning Department. If the following terms are in your wheelhouse we should talk: Owning OTB, In-Season, Pre-Season, Chain Side (Top line), and partnering cross-functionally with Buyers. If you or someone you know may be interested in an opportunity at Ross I’d love to connect and see what alignment for consideration we may have between our openings and your career path! Opportunity is always in-season at Ross: https://jobs.rossstores.com/creative/career-buying Have you ever considered the largest domestic off-price retailer in the country for your next career move? Off-price is the fastest growing sector in retail. Ross has been averaging 90+ new store openings each year for the better part of a decade giving us just over 2,000 stores nationwide. We still have a long way to go to reach our build-out strategy of 3,500 stores and that’s where our people and new top talent come into play. Our internal program is called ‘grow our own’ where our internal talent comes first and foremost. Please feel free to send me a network connection request or reach out directly: David.Penny@ros.com