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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.
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Grundlegende Aufgaben und Verantwortlichkeiten:
POSITION SCOPE
Operation/Financial
- Leads department trade and can take necessary actions. Showing awareness of impact to topline business
- Drives channel performance and availability
- Drives and optimises line card process and communicates impacts to department KPI's to key stakeholders
- Accountable for WSSI management and understands brand positioning and department impact to total channel WSSI
- Works alongside key stakeholders to support the formulation of the category long term forecast.
- Oversees inventory management process, critically assessing long and short term risks & opps against department EOH stock targets and average stock turn, and influencing key stakeholders to implement solutions
- Accountable for hindsight process and successfully delivers the strategy.
- Leads OTB process, influencing buying counterparts to meet department KPI's through optimising buying strategies and OTB management, demonstrating flexibility in approach to maximise opportunities
- Accountable for overseeing seasonal markdowns
- Works efficiently & sets department priorities
Commercial Awareness
- Utilises knowledge of brand positioning and market analysis to help shape future strategies
- Oversees regular store visits and competitor reviews.
Leadership & Team
- Clearly defines and articulates expectations and sets stretch goals for the team
- Coaches and trains team, helping them to acquire the skills & knowledge to be more effective.
- Regularly reviews teams progress.
- Empowers team wellness & prioritises team psychological safety.
- Feels confident leading a team and can clearly delegate tasks.
- Actively provides candid feedback to individual team members to improve performance
- Identifies talent within own team and proactively devotes time to developing talent
- Addresses underperformance and supports those in need of development
- Builds a sense of shared ownership of responsibility within the team
Communications & Partnerships
- Creates and maintains strong working relationships within key stakeholders.
- Aligns and updates stakeholders on strategies & business goals
- Manages cross-functional projects and processes, leveraging key stakeholder's knowledge
- Delivers on process and efficiency optimisation
Erfahrung, Fähigkeiten & Kenntnisse:
SKILLS
· Strong analytical mindset and experienced in using planning and forecasting tools and systems
· Effective communicator - able to communicate messages clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences
· Able to work autonomously, results orientated and able to 'think outside the box'
· Able to demonstrate logical analysis and problem-solving skills.
· Solution orientated with an entrepreneurial attitude
· Able to organize, prioritise tasks and manages time well to meet deadlines.
· Can confidently and respectfully challenge others opinions
· Demonstrates self-Awareness of their impact on others & seeks feedback on ways to improve.
· Able to build and maintain productive relationships within team environment.
· An expert in using Microsoft excel and BI reporting tools.
· Able to demonstrate resilience and remain positive during challenging periods.
· Attention to detail.
· Regularly recognises & praises good work.
· Leads by example & shows desire to mentor junior members.
· Desire to have fun at work and an appreciation for product
