Associate Buyer

Ref #:

W158017

Department:

Merchandising & Planning

City:

London

State/Province:

London

Location:

United Kingdom

Pay Range Max

Pay Range Min

Company Description

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.

At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

Position Overview

Develop, execute, and communicate tactical distribution plans that support the assortment, marketing, and financial objectives of assigned product group. Establish the optimum commercial assortment allocation for the EMEA Omni channel region, whilst maximizing the financial plan and respecting the category/brand objectives and direction.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Merchandising

• Formulate strategic direction for the brand/category and marry back to financials.
• Ensure the financial success of the product group with focus on sales, margin, & key KPIs.
• Develop seasonal product assortments in line with planning targets of sales, SKU’s, productivity and product & cluster needs.
• Execute the release of initial product distributions/delivery launches while aligning with store profiles/spaces.
• Weekly & monthly sales analysis on class, delivery, and channel performance to make informed decisions to maximize business.
• Collate, analyze and share industry/category trends.
• Develop knowledge of geographic & store attribute performance and trends through data analysis and field feedback.
• Sizing analysis.
• Participate in the pre-season financial plan and help to translate this into a commercial line to support the strategy of the brand/category.
• Effectively partner with the European merchandising team in merchandise selection, market needs, development and allocation.
• Creation of training materials & in store trainings during season.
• Taking part of the sample management and Showroom setup for inseason market.
• Partnership and Supporting regional key account to cover their needs and strategies.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge and understanding of various textiles/fabrications.
• Excellent cross-cultural communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
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