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Associate Planner Women's Lauren PRO
Ref #:
W163828
Department:
Merchandising & Planning
City:
Nutley
State/Province:
New Jersey
Location:
United States
Pay Range: The pay range for this job is $68000 - $80000 annually; actual pay is dependent on experience and geographic location.
Benefits: Base pay is only one part of our employee value proposition, which includes a robust benefits package, above-market time off, flexible working arrangements, incentive compensation, where applicable, and varied learning opportunities.
Pay Range Max
80000
Pay Range Min
68000
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.
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
- Work collaboratively with key partners to identify and define product strategies and opportunities
- Analyze historical and in-season selling to guide and action future seasons plans
- Responsible for developing assortment plans that deliver corporate objectives.
- Assist with projection management from initial pre-planning stage through line opening
- Participate in pre-season merchandising meetings to understand product and global assortment strategies in order to deliver financial goals
- Various ad-hoc projects that will require a full understanding of product life cycle
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Financial Planning
- Deliver financial results through assortment strategies using current/ historical trends; store research.
- Create and maintain complete style plans in buy tools/ key item planning tools for in-season & pre-season Retail Sales/ GM/ inventory.
- Communicate & analyze financial strategies for key programs pre-season meetings.
- Oversee and approve allocation strategies to support financial goals.
- Meet with cross functional team to ensure departmental strategies align to short and long term objectives.
Assortment Planning
- Quantify and ensure assortment supports financial targets in partnership with planner.
- Collaborate with buyer to work through assortment gaps/challenges.
- Execute to store clustering and attribute analysis.
- Ensure accuracy of GFE projections all styles. 6 month projections for core/BSR.
Inventory Management
- Accountable for executing receipt management, reconciliation and reflow opportunities.
- Analyze and forecast sales and inventory at a style level.
- Communicating with production on receipt flow needs.
Talent Management
- Lead by example, engage and inspire team.
- Manage distribution to identify and execute strategies that drive business.
- Consistently provide feedback and direction to enhance team's skillset and performance.
- Partner with planner to solicit decision support when needed.
- Recognize and reward quality performance and teamwork.
Process Leadership
- Model the Ralph Lauren way.
- Partner closely with team leaders to align cross-functional objectives and best practices.
- Coordinate efforts of direct reports to ensure consistency of planning and distribution.
- Develop and maintain cross-divisional peer relationships.
- Communicate opportunities where management support is needed on initiatives and strategies.
- Foster a collaborative, creative, results-oriented work environment.
- Adapt to new technologies.
Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Systems & Tools
- Enterprise Planning.
- Island Pacific.
- Microsoft Office Suite
- GFE+
- GBIS - Global reporting tool used to provide visibility to key sales metrics.
Required Skills
- Proficient in retail math and cost accounting.
- Display analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrates strong listening, written and communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented and accurate.
- Able to develop and maintain effective cross-functional relationships.
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.
