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Brand Merchandising Associate, Lauren Sweaters & Knits Jobs in New York, NY at Ralph Lauren
Title: Brand Merchandising Associate, Lauren Sweaters & Knits
Company: Ralph Lauren
Location: New York, NY
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.
Provide support and direction for the merchandising process, identifying growth opportunities, and protect needs of business for product category. Partner with regional merchandising teams, design and production to manage development process of product category. Provide ongoing GFE system management, sample management, preparation of adoption/line opening materials.
Create & Maintain assortment data accurately in GFE; from inception through the life cycle.
Timely communication of Change Controls to cross functional teams and regions
Work closely with design and fabric teams to ensure ministats are updated accurately and in a timely fashion.
Attend line status meetings, proto and line reviews, managing to changes and next steps
Attend Design meetings for product category
Ensure accurate sample ordering and sample accuracy for product category in addition to tracking samples when samples are being lent out.
Assist in meeting preparation and document maintenance for all major milestone meetings
Partner with cross functional teams on calendar adherence for product category
Elevate any pricing and IMU concerns to Merchandiser
Understanding selling and regional needs
Create competitive analysis, identifying new opportunities / trends appropriate for Lauren
PFS point person for all day to day
Salary range: $62,000 – $90,000 annually
Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Merchandising experience
Strong analytical and retail math skills
Strong communication, interpersonal & teamwork skills
Highly organized, detail oriented & accurate
Resourceful, efficient and takes the initiative
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook , PowerPoint
