Ref #:

W163665

Department:

Merchandising & Planning

City:

Watford

State/Province:

Hertfordshire

Location:

United Kingdom

Pay Range Max

Pay Range Min

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.

Position Overview

An exciting 12-month maternity cover position within the B&M Business Planning team for EMEA. The role is varied and will include forecasting of key KPIs, analysis, performance reporting & presentations across our Outlet stores & also providing support for our Full Price B&M channels. This position will suit a highly numerate & commercial person, interested in business planning and providing insights to all areas of the business.

Please note this is a hybrid role spending 40% in our office based in Watford.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

· Forecasting retail KPIs alongside the Business Planning Manager from day level through to annual long range plans

· Trade Reporting highlighting key call outs and presenting to the wider planning team on a weekly and monthly basis

· Stakeholder management take information from our store partners and involve them in the planning journey to capture detail and ensure robust planning processes

· Executive level presentations, monthly FC meetings, strategic insights & recurring performance overviews

· Support channel planning managers with ad-hoc analysis, monthly forecast & annual budget process and provide additional coverage on regular daily & weekly performance reporting where required

· Calendar management, working with Planning Associate and logging key trading activity & year on year date shifts, both cross channel and channel specific, and impact to trade for future planning

· Partner cross functionally to build relationships, align on analysis findings & recommend trading opportunities

· Suggest process & reporting improvements for greater synergy across channels

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

· 3 years + experience in retail merchandising, data or financial role

· Strong communication skills, able to package results into digestible and actionable messages

· Enthusiastic team player

· Ability to work under pressure and to respect deadlines

· Strong attention to detail, quality and accuracy imperative

· Data driven mindset & keenness to learn new tools & models

· Advanced Excel skills to process & interpret data

· Thorough understanding & application of retail maths & KPIs

Ralph Lauren

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