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Buyers Assistant (12 month Student Placement/Internship)
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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
To be eligible for this internship, you should either be needing a year in industry to complete your university or college degree, or you demonstrate a considerable interest in starting your career in the fashion and retail industry.
You must have the right to work in the UK and would need to provide it at the Assessment Day if successful in securing an interview.
Please ensure you include a cover letter as part of your application.
Application closing date: 11th December 2024
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Autonomous and Accurate Delivery and Purchase Order Management. Clear communication of orders status, challenges, and opportunities to wider team.
Meticulous data integrity and management of daily, weekly, and seasonal buying responsibilities; deliveries, pricing, assortment updates, and general admin support.
Ability to navigate required tools and systems, as well as troubleshoot any issues and identify better ways of working to improve efficiency.
Demonstrate and communicate awareness of retail landscape; conduct research on competitive set including pricing, style, and key messages and translate findings into actions.
Support in preparing necessary documents and resources for major calendar meetings, including Hindsight, Buy Review and Sign Off.
Agile Outlook and email management to maintain department critical path.
Able to analyse business reports with support from manager to broaden knowledge. Develop the ability to draw top line conclusions and actions from analysis to influence future buys.
Training and development
To adopt a positive and proactive approach to their own training and development as well as that of their peers.
Proactively promotes improvements to working practices and systems.
Participates in company initiatives as appropriate.
Communications & Partnerships
Creates and maintains strong working relationships within cross-functional teams: Assortment Planning, Trading & Allocations, Retail Store teams, Global Production and Merchandising teams, and Brand Presentation team to ensure the department critical path is maintained to the highest standard.
Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Awareness of product trends and current state of market.
Good understanding of Ralph Lauren as a brand within the market.
Commercial and Analytical.
Able to demonstrates logical analysis and problem-solving skills.
Attention to detail.
Able to work on own initiative and be pro-active.
Able to organize, prioritise tasks and manages time well to meet deadlines
Demonstrates good listening, written and oral communication skills, effectively and clearly communicates.
Able to build and maintain productive relationships within team environment.
Strong Microsoft application skills, particularly Excel.
Show ability or aptitude in retail mathematics and able to learn technical applications quickly.
Able to demonstrate resilience and remain positive during challenging period.
Support with Sample Managing, Photo Shoots and Showroom set up (Wholesale focused).
