Global Merchandising Procurement Lead

As the Global Merchandising Procurement Lead at Ralph Lauren, you will play a pivotal role in driving the company's global procurement transformation. This position offers a unique opportunity to be part of Ralph Lauren's largest technological investment, working alongside the Global Head and international teams to shape the future of the brand's procurement processes.

• Review and approve project deliverables through all phases of solution confirmation, design, test, and deployment.
• Collaborate to prepare workshop content and co-facilitate process workshops.
• Validate solution design with process stakeholders to ensure alignment with business needs.
• Engage with Regional Process SMEs to solicit input and socialize design.
• Provide inputs for configuration design and collaborate on report design and validation.
• Own communication and management of changes in legacy applications.
• Identify and create required test cases/scenarios and execute functional acceptance testing.
• Lead data conversion validation and cleansing for area of ownership.
• Support change management efforts and coordinate User Acceptance testing.
• Define business cutover procedures and provide post-go live support.

• Many years of experience in Sourcing and Production within the Fashion/Retail industry.
• Subject Matter Expert in sourcing and procurement processes.
• Ability to drive consensus and resolve conflicts across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.