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Ralph Lauren · 1 day ago

Buying Assistant, RL Brands

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$20.60/hr - $32.42/hr

1+ years exp

Ralph Lauren Corporation is a global leader in premium lifestyle products, and they are seeking a Buying Assistant to support the sales and profitability of the DTC – North America product line. This role involves contributing to Buyer's strategy and assortment development while managing operational functions within the product life cycle and buy process.

Apparel & Fashion

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Attend and participate in all buying and business related meetings

Shop parent line and competitive marketplace for trend and product opportunities and present findings to the team

Perform style/color analysis and present findings to Buyer

Assist with assortment recommendations based on knowledge of the business

Prepare and maintain all tools relative to the assortment planning process (paginations, boards, etc.)

Maintain and manage purchase orders; troubleshoot purchase order issues, price discrepancies, vendor production and store callouts

Ensure accuracy of all style information submitted to production/merchandising

Present product performance at monthly hindsight meetings

Define items in system to needed brand, season, and delivery

Manage on order tracking report; validate and ensure accuracy

Lead on order meetings: recap and provide status update weekly to all members of the team

Enter weekly price changes in system (promotions/markdowns)

Prepare re-ticketing / price change task forms for Field and Distribution Center

Create, maintain, and validate accuracy of weekly business review reports

Review and manage season coding to ensure accuracy and consistency

Timely and accurate management of all aspects of Selling Reports: create, update, and distribute

Manage organization of samples lines/closet organization

Create tracking and maintain samples by season, classification, and delivery

Partner with Marketing on sample handoff for photo shoots

Qualification

Buying/MerchandisingGFE+Island PacificMSL+Microstrategy/DSSRetail MathMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointDetail OrientationLeadership PotentialAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsFlexibility

Required

Bachelor's Degree

1-2 years of experience in buying/merchandising

Ability to be flexible and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

High level of accuracy, detail orientation and organization skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Assertive and solution-oriented when faced with obstacles

General understanding of customer, marketplace and product

Basic understanding of the product lifecycle

Ability to complete current and historical analysis of the business to support recommendations and decisions (style/color level)

Demonstrate leadership potential

GFE+

Island Pacific

MSL+

Microstrategy/DSS

Retail Math

Microsoft Excel / Word / PowerPoint

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Company

Ralph Lauren

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Ralph Lauren Corporation focuses on the design, marketing, and distribution of luxury lifestyle products.

Founded in 1967

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://corporate.ralphlauren.com

H1B Sponsorship

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