Buying Assistant, Lauren PRO

Position Overview

The Buying Assistant, Lauren PRO will support the sales and profitability of the DTC – North America product line by contributing to the Buyer’s strategy and assortment development. This role provides valuable insights through sales analysis, market trends, and customer expectations. It also ensures smooth execution by managing operational functions throughout the product lifecycle and buy process.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Buy Process

• Actively participate in all buying and business-related meetings.
• Shop the parent line and competitive marketplace to identify trends and product opportunities; share findings with the team.
• Conduct style and color analyses; present insights to the Buyer.
• Support assortment recommendations based on business knowledge and performance.
• Prepare and maintain assortment planning tools, including paginations and boards.
• Manage and maintain purchase orders; resolve issues related to pricing, vendor production, and store feedback.
• Ensure accuracy of style information submitted to production and merchandising teams.
• Present product performance insights during monthly hindsight meetings.
• Define items in the system by brand, season, and delivery requirements.
• Maintain the on-order tracking report; validate data and ensure accuracy.
• Lead weekly on-order meetings; provide recaps and status updates to the team.
• Enter weekly price changes in the system, including promotions and markdowns.
• Prepare re-ticketing and price change task forms for Field and Distribution Center teams.

Reporting

• Create, maintain, and validate weekly business review reports.
• Review and manage season coding for accuracy and consistency.
• Oversee all aspects of selling reports, ensuring timely updates and distribution.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

Skills & Behaviors

• Ability to adapt and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy and organizational skills
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication
• Proactive, assertive, and solution-oriented when facing challenges
• Solid understanding of customer behavior, market dynamics, and product trends
• Foundational knowledge of the product lifecycle
• Analytical mindset with the ability to perform current and historical business analysis at the style/color level
• Demonstrates leadership potential and a collaborative spirit

Systems & Tools

• GFE+
• Island Pacific
• MSL+
• MicroStrategy / DSS
• Retail Math
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Relate

Ralph Lauren will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance laws.