Career Opportunity
Branch & Space Planning Assistant (12 month Student Placement/Internship)
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Company Description
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
To be eligible for this internship, you should either be needing a year in industry to complete your university or college degree, or you demonstrate a considerable interest in starting your career in the fashion and retail industry.
You must have the right to work in the UK and would need to provide it at the Assessment Day if successful in securing an interview.
Please ensure you include a cover letter as part of your application.
Application closing date: 11th December 2024
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Operations/Financial
Preparation of Monday morning trade reports for distribution to wider teams
Review of trade report data to highlight opportunities at store level to internal team members, taking initiative to suggest actions/resolutions to support store productivity
Provide support on monthly regional management team calls, documenting required action for follow-up with supporting teams
Update of analysis, report preparation and data entry to support all relevant stakeholders on a weekly and ad-hoc basis
Work closely with key stakeholders to understand store option/unit capacities at brand and total store level to support seasonal intake flow and avoid over stocking
Opportunity to own bigger tasks and projects such as monthly store traffic updates as well as updating our store information booklet
Commercial Awareness
Participate in regular store visits, collating store reports prior and assisting in creating follow up presentations
To understand our competitors and their trading stance feedback any relevant points
Training and development
To adopt a positive and proactive approach to training and development.
Proactively promotes improvements to working practices and systems.
Participates in company initiatives as appropriate.
Communications & Partnerships
Creates and maintains strong working relationship within cross-functional teams: Buying, Allocation, Merch Planning, Retail Planning, RLE and stores teams.
Liaises with all relevant stakeholders to review and assist in the formation of the seasonal lessons learnt, using analysis and historical data to ensure commercial decisions are made.
Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Commercial and Analytical.
Attention to detail.
Able to work on own initiative and be pro-active.
Able to demonstrate logical analysis and problem-solving skills.
Able to organise, prioritise tasks and manages 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 math, able to learn technical applications quickly.
A flexible and pro-active approach to business and systems management.
Able to demonstrate resilience and remain positive during challenging period.
