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Sales Analyst - Temporary contract
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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
18-month contract
This function acts as the analytical point of reference for consolidated EMEA insights on wholesale sell-in and sell-out performance and works closely with the Business Planning & Analytics Senior Manager to enhance our reporting deliverables. In addition, this role encompasses key collaboration with different teams, to translate complex data into strategic insights to support business decision-making.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will combine a strong analytical mindset and solid business acumen to articulate key business insights to Senior Management and other key stakeholders. We are looking for a self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills, a positive and proactive approach to problem-solving and a storytelling mindset to build compelling and value-driving stories out of large volumes of data.
Sales Analytics:
- Co-ordinate, supervise and produce centralized reporting on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Build a repeatable suite of reporting tools used by all, based on stakeholder requirements and feedback
- Liaise closely with regional sales analysts and other departments to provide qualitative insights on performance
- Evaluate and challenge the coherence and accuracy of data coming from multiple data sources
- Establish new communication channels with various teams to disseminate detailed business knowledge
- Provide sales insights on ongoing initiatives (product, distribution) on a monthly, quarterly or ad hoc basis, to support future calls-to-action
- Create compelling and highly visual PowerPoint presentations for Senior Management meetings and other ad hoc business analysis
- Conduct innovative analyses to extract valuable insights from the data and support business performance
- Contribute to the development of the team's analytics roadmap
Ad Hoc Support:
- Collect and analyze data from various sources, including market reports, industry publications, and online databases to contextualize sales reporting
- Prepare reports, presentations, and briefings summarizing findings and insights for senior management and key stakeholders
- Assist the team with project management and development tasks
Experience, Skills, and Knowledge
- A first experience in sales, retail, buying or planning in the fashion or luxury sectors is required
- Inquisitive, constant learner, ambitious in the goals they set themselves, growth mindset
- Capable to synthesize large volumes of data with a storytelling approach
- Critical-thinker, solutions-oriented
- Strong work ethic, willingness to take initiative and work autonomously
- Positive attitude towards teamwork
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize. Comfortable working under time pressure
- Advanced Excel and Powerpoint skills are mandatory, other relevant systems (Microstrategy, Power BI, Dataiku, …) a definite plus
- Fluency in English is imperative, French or other languages are a plus
