SummaryAs an Associate Planner for Women's Lauren Pro at Ralph Lauren, you will work collaboratively with key partners to identify and define product strategies and opportunities. You will analyze historical and in-season selling to guide and action future seasons plans, and be responsible for developing assortment plans that deliver corporate objectives.
Responsibilities- Deliver financial results through assortment strategies using current and historical trends.
- Create and maintain complete style plans in buy tools and key item planning tools for in-season and pre-season Retail Sales, GM, and inventory.
- Communicate and analyze financial strategies for key programs in pre-season meetings.
- Oversee and approve allocation strategies to support financial goals.
- Meet with cross-functional team to ensure departmental strategies align to short and long-term objectives.
- Quantify and ensure assortment supports financial targets in partnership with planner.
- Collaborate with buyer to work through assortment gaps and challenges.
- Execute store clustering and attribute analysis.
- Ensure accuracy of GFE projections for all styles, including 6-month projections for core/BSR.
- Accountable for executing receipt management, reconciliation, and reflow opportunities.
- Analyze and forecast sales and inventory at a style level.
- Communicate with production on receipt flow needs.
- Lead by example, engage and inspire team.
- Manage distribution to identify and execute strategies that drive business.
- Consistently provide feedback and direction to enhance team's skillset and performance.
- Partner with planner to solicit decision support when needed.
- Recognize and reward quality performance and teamwork.
- Model the Ralph Lauren way and partner closely with team leaders to align cross-functional objectives and best practices.
- Coordinate efforts of direct reports to ensure consistency of planning and distribution.
- Develop and maintain cross-divisional peer relationships.
- Communicate opportunities where management support is needed on initiatives and strategies.
- Foster a collaborative, creative, results-oriented work environment.
- Adapt to new technologies.
Requirements- Proficient in retail math and cost accounting.
- Display analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrates strong listening, written, and communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and accurate.
- Able to develop and maintain effective cross-functional relationships.
- Experience with Enterprise Planning, Island Pacific, Microsoft Office Suite, GFE+, and GBIS.
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