Ralph Lauren Assistant Buyer

Overview

Company 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. The company aims to foster a culture of inclusion and fairness for all.

Position We are offering a 9-month temporary contract for an Assistant Buyer on our Womenswear Polo Wholesale team. This role will be based at our Ralph Lauren Head office located in New Bond Street, London. The successful candidate will provide integral operational support to the buying team, to ensure we achieve our department financial plans, and our seasonal strategies are realized from inception to implementation in store.

The candidate should have an interest in product within the premium apparel market and be keen to understand the end-to-end buying process within Ralph Lauren.

• Meticulous data integrity and management of daily, weekly, and seasonal buying responsibilities; sample management, pricing, assortment updates, and general admin support.
• Ability to navigate required tools and systems, as well as troubleshoot issues and identify better ways of working to improve efficiency.
• Demonstrate and communicate awareness of the retail landscape; conduct research on competitive set including pricing, style, and key messages and translate findings into actions.
• Support in preparing necessary documents and resources for major calendar meetings, including Hindsight, Strategic Summit, Sign Off & Line Opening meetings.
• Agile Outlook and email management to maintain department critical path.
• Able to analyse business reports with support from manager to broaden knowledge. Develop the ability to draw top line conclusions and actions from analysis to influence future buys.

• Awareness of product trends and current state of market.
• Good understanding of Ralph Lauren as a brand within the market.
• Commercial and Analytical.
• Able to demonstrate logical analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to work on own initiative and be pro-active.
• Able to organize, prioritise tasks and manage time well to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates good listening, written and oral communication skills, effectively and clearly communicates.
• Able to build and maintain productive relationships within team environment.
• Strong Microsoft application skills, particularly Excel.
• Show ability or aptitude in retail mathematics and able to learn technical applications quickly.
• Able to demonstrate resilience and remain positive during challenging periods.