Senior Manager Global Merchandising Procurement

Position Overview

Overview:

This is the most transformative initiative in Ralph Lauren’s history. It is an opportunity to join one of the largest investments that the company will be making over the next decade, and we seek a talent that is excited to help build the future, join the journey and eventually taking this knowledge back into the business. As Senior Manager, Global Procurement, you'll be a key strategic partner to build our global procurement transformation through the implementation of our new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP+) platform. This exceptional opportunity spans across our iconic Power Brands, Collection Brands, Home, and niche businesses, offering the chance to make a lasting impact on our enterprise.

Working alongside the Directo of Global Procurement and collaborating with international teams, you'll build our future processes and grow your expertise across our diverse portfolio. This role offers extensive opportunities for professional development, global exposure, and the unique experience of being at the forefront of RL's largest technological investment. Your contributions will help shape and deliver the future of our iconic brand while building valuable expertise that will enhance your career journey.

The successful candidate will manage end-to-end process transformation, from current state analysis through future state implementation, while ensuring alignment with business objectives. They will partner with third parties in critical areas including vendor management, pricing/cost management, supply planning integration, sourcing, purchase order management, and supplier collaboration processes.

Purpose:
Implement the development and execution of global procurement strategies within the new ERP ecosystem, combining functional expertise with technical knowledge to deliver transformational change while preserving RL's heritage of excellence.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate to prepare workshop content with respect to process design, key design decisions, required process variations and change impacts across people, process and technology as a result of future state design

• Co-facilitate process workshops for their respective process and/or function

• Validate solution design with the process stakeholders to ensure that the design meets business needs

• Engage with Regional Process SMAs across divisions and geographies to solicit input and socialize design

• Provide inputs for configuration design, collaborate to design RICEFW functional specifications and transition to technical development team

• Provide reporting requirements to the Analytics team and collaborate on report design and validation

• Provide controls and compliance and security role design direction to Security team

• Own communication and management of changes in legacy applications as a result of future state design

• Identify and create required test cases/scenarios and test data for area of ownership

• Execute functional acceptance and system integration testing

• Data steward and owner for areas create/maintained by sub process. Lead data conversion validation and cleansing for area of ownership

• Support change management efforts for change impact and network enablement

• Review and approve training curriculum, training materials and execute train the trainer

• Coordinate User Acceptance testing for Super Users in area of ownership

• Define business cutover procedures for ramp up, black out and ramp up to enable SAP Go Live.

• Work with Deployment team to implement and monitor execution of business cutover procedures. Provide front-line post-go live support to end users

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

Requirements:
5+ years of experience in Sourcing and Production within Fashion/Retail industry

· Builds effective relationships and engages in healthy conflict to influence change.

· Ability to drive consensus and resolve conflicts across multiple stakeholders with conflicting views.

· Demonstrates ability to identify process improvements and support Lead with getting decisions made.

· Interact with cross functional teams on project solution and frame changes for presentation to end user community.

· Possess expert process knowledge with openness to change with respect to adopting leading best practices.

· Take a pragmatic/economic view while prioritizing functionality. Make sacrifices for the bigger picture with strategic mindset.

· Excellent communication and collaboration skills with end users and with the project teams.

Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple prioritizes and meet deadlines in a fast based environment.

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.