Creative Talent Acquisition Lead, Ralph Lauren. On the lookout for top talent in Fashion Design, Product Management, Merchandising, and Technical…
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands.
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Provide day to day merchandise support to category merchants. Responsible for weekly meeting documentation, milestone meeting material creation, end to end process implementation and sample tracking.
Support and develop Brand Merchandising Product and Assortment strategies from category strategy and line plan creation to design and sku planning through store execution in support of brand Long Range Plan – informed by on-going and methodical market research and collaboration with cross functional partners in Commercial and Design teams.
Responsible for all Merchandising cycle milestone meeting preparation, documentation and maintenance with accuracy and adherence to deadlines, inclusive of Design Edits, Adoption, Board Review, Line Review, Line Opening
Manage the integrity of all merchandising systems and analytics - Global Front End, VIBE, selling dossiers - through system creation, attribution and accuracy
Ownership of sales reporting – analyze and share our weekly recaps identifying key takeaways and learnings to relevant stakeholders
Focused analysis on Core and Seasonal sell out and productivity to influence in season sku plans and read/react on style specifics.
Track and present competitive and trend relevant information
Coordinate and manage sample process, working with cross functional partners to meet organizational needs, ensure go-to-market readiness, sample accuracy and a timely delivery
Attend design meetings, as directed by category merchant/manager
Present category assortments in milestone meetings, as directed by manager
Contribute to a positive, collaborative, solution oriented, progressive and inclusive work environment promoting teamwork
Resourceful, efficient, and able to take initiative.
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Priority and time management.
Computer Skills: Proficiency in MS Office applications, Retail Math, Adobe applications, MicroStrategy and GFE+ (if applicant has previous experience at Ralph Lauren).
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Marketing and Sales
Industries
Retail Apparel and Fashion
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