Buying Assistant, RL Brands

Ralph Lauren maintains a balanced approach to work arrangements, emphasizing both flexibility through hybrid options and the importance of in-person collaboration.

North America corporate employees (excluding remote and regional roles) work from the office 2-3 days weekly. Some roles require a more frequent office presence.

This policy aims to foster learning, strengthen company culture, and promote effective collaboration through face-to-face interactions.

Pay Range: The pay range for this job is $20.6 - $32.42 per hour; actual pay is dependent on experience and geographic location.
We will meet minimum wage and/or any other applicable legal pay requirements based on city, county, and state requirements.

Benefits: Base pay is only one part of our employee value proposition, which includes a robust benefits package, above-market time off, hybrid working arrangements, incentive compensation, where applicable, and varied learning opportunities.

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.

Support sales and profitability of the DTC – North America product line through contribution to Buyer's strategy and assortment development. Provide insight regarding general sales analysis, marketplace trends, and customer's needs, wants, and expectations. Support department(s) through the management of all operational functions within the product life cycle and the buy process.

• Attend and participate in all buying and business related meetings
• Shop parent line and competitive marketplace for trend and product opportunities and present findings to the team
• Perform style/color analysis and present findings to Buyer
• Assist with assortment recommendations based on knowledge of the business
• Prepare and maintain all tools relative to the assortment planning process (paginations, boards, etc.)
• Maintain and manage purchase orders; troubleshoot purchase order issues, price discrepancies, vendor production and store callouts
• Ensure accuracy of all style information submitted to production/merchandising
• Present product performance at monthly hindsight meetings
• Define items in system to needed brand, season, and delivery
• Manage on order tracking report; validate and ensure accuracy
• Lead on order meetings: recap and provide status update weekly to all members of the team
• Enter weekly price changes in system (promotions/markdowns)
• Prepare re-ticketing / price change task forms for Field and Distribution Center

• Create, maintain, and validate accuracy of weekly business review reports
• Review and manage season coding to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Timely and accurate management of all aspects of Selling Reports: create, update, and distribute

• Manage organization of samples lines/closet organization
• Create tracking and maintain samples by season, classification, and delivery
• Partner with Marketing on sample handoff for photo shoots

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 1-2 years of experience in buying/merchandising, preferred

• Ability to be flexible and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• High level of accuracy, detail orientation and organization skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Assertive and solution-oriented when faced with obstacles
• General understanding of customer, marketplace and product
• Basic understanding of the product lifecycle
• Ability to complete current and historical analysis of the business to support recommendations an decisions (style/color level)
• Demonstrate leadership potential

• GFE+
• Island Pacific
• MSL+
• Microstrategy/DSS
• Retail Math
• Microsoft Excel / Word / Power Point
• Relate

Ralph Lauren will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance laws.