Wholesale Merchandising Assistant, Lauren Apparel & Dress

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.

The Wholesale Merchandising Assistant, Lauren Apparel & Dress will support the Lauren Wholesale Merchandise Planning team in driving seasonal assortment execution, account performance, and brand presentation across our wholesale partners. This role is highly detail-oriented and analytical, partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Global Merchandising, Planning, and Operations; to ensure class strategy execution, elevated assortments, and brand focused in store merchandising.

• Create, maintain and validate accuracy of weekly business reporting and style selling
• Manage Anaplan Entry from Adoption to GTM
• Prepare and maintain all tools relative to the assortment planning process
• Preseason Adoption Prep
• Paginations
• Ranking Files
• Buy Tool / Tagging Files
• Various ad-hoc projects that will require a full understanding of product life cycle
• Coordinate and help drive Market showroom activities to optimize WHSL priorities
• Sample liaison between Sales/Merchandising
• Participate in pre-season merchandising meetings to understand product and global assortment strategies in order to deliver balanced assortments for wholesale

• Strong retail analysis with well-developed retail math skill set
• Solid written & verbal communication skills and facility with Excel/Powerpoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong, client-service approach
• Ability to work independently and manage shifting priorities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented, well-organized, and comfortable working with large amounts of data
• Ability to thrive in a diverse, fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Passion for the Ralph Lauren brand, lifestyle positioning, and performance/luxury apparel