Ralph Lauren Buyer Wholesale Menswear

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.

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.

The Polo Menswear Buyer is responsible for developing commercially successful, brand-elevating assortments for the EMEA wholesale channel. The role manages the end-to-end buying process across assigned categories, from assortment strategy, product selection, pricing, forecasting, investment planning, sell-in preparation, and market support through to trading and performance review. Combining strong product knowledge, customer and account understanding, regional awareness, and analytical judgment, the Buyer delivers ranges that support financial targets, strengthen the Polo brand position, and align with the wider EMEA Menswear strategy.

The role partners closely with Planning and Inventory Management, Brand Presentation, Product Design and Merchandising, and Regional Sales teams to translate seasonal product strategies from concept to execution.

• Build seasonal Polo Menswear wholesale assortments that reflect brand priorities, customer needs, regional opportunities, account feedback, and financial objectives.
• Select and manage commercially balanced, brand-appropriate ranges across assigned categories, balancing core, seasonal, newness, big bets, label mix, SKU productivity, and delivery flow.
• Partner with Planning to manage category plans, OTB, wholesale value, units, investment levels, pricing, forecasting, availability, and market readiness.
• Use sell-in, sell-out, account performance, margin, inventory, customer feedback, competitor insight, and hindsight analysis to identify risks, opportunities, and future assortment actions.
• Prepare and maintain accurate line lists, paginations, SKU requests, assortment tools, NuORDER information, purchase orders, and account planning outputs.
• Present assortment strategy, product rationale, key bets, and commercial recommendations for line opening, market, account planning, sign-off, and business reviews.
• Collaborate with Planning, Corporate Merchandising, Regional Sales Teams, Marketing, Merchandising Operations, and market teams while contributing to process improvements and stronger ways of working.