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Associate buyer
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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.
Positionsübersicht:
This is a permanent position supporting our LAUREN Wholesale Buying & Planning Team with operations to establish the optimum commercial cross channel assortment for the EMEA region, whilst maximizing the financial plan and respecting the category/brand objectives and direction.
Grundlegende Aufgaben und Verantwortlichkeiten:
Individual accountabilities
- · Assort, price and forecast the line
- · Maintain the line in the IT system
- · Order & track samples orders
- · Track key business performance KPIs weekly
- · Benchmark decisions against competition & broader market landscape
- · Prepare & present the assortment at line opening meeting
Shared accountabilities
- · Define seasonal assortment needs upfront & share with Global Merchandising teams
- · Contribute to brand elevation both on qualitative and quantitative point of view
- · Develop seasonal product assortment strategies that align with planning sales targets, SKU counts, productivity and product trends
- · Participate/initiate business development projects
Erfahrung, Fähigkeiten & Kenntnisse:
Experience, Skills & Knowledge:
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical skills and retail math comprehension
- Effective cross-functional communication and presentation skills
- Decision making capability clearly driven by conceptualizing future opportunities and developing strategic product and business initiatives
- Creative, assertive and solution-oriented when faced with difficult business performance and/or challenging directives from the Buyer and Planner
- prioritize and direct multiple activities
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Experienced 4 Seasonal Buying cycles
- Fluent in English, additional languages are a plus
- Concrete passion for Diversity & Inclusion values
- Excitement about team work and straight talk
Stretch Skills/Qualities:
- Multi-category and multi-channel experience
- Work independently of the Buyer
- Effective leadership and team building skills, including the ability to motivate, negotiate and influence effectively across departments and divisions
- Consistently make confident and independent recommendations and accept accountability for achieving business goals
- Establish, nurture and utilize internal and external partners to drive the business
- Develop a culture and an environment that fosters respect for the ideas of others and supports ongoing collaboration to execute business strategy
