Wholesale Regional Merchandising Assistant, Men's

Ralph Lauren • New York, NY

47d • $21 - $43 • Hybrid

About The Position

To work in conjunction with key functional areas (merchandising, account planning, sales, sourcing and BP&A) to assist in the development, forecasting and retail delivery of a well-balanced, lifestyle appropriate assortments that provide both volume and margin growth for our retail partners and reflects the seasonal RL merchandising vision for the Menswear WHSL businesses.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of apparel industry experience, preferred
• Ability to be flexible and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• High level of accuracy, detail orientation and organization skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Assertive and solution-oriented when faced with obstacles
• General understanding of customer, marketplace and product
• Basic understanding of the product lifecycle
• Retail Math
• Microsoft Excel / Word / PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Attend and participate in all merchandising and business related meetings
• Prepare and maintain all tools relative to the assortment planning process
• Assist with projection management from initial pre-planning stage through line opening
• Ensure accuracy of all style information submitted to production/merchandising
• Define items in system to needed brand, season, and delivery
• Develop and update various tools for market prep to be used as selling tool for all account planning and sales meetings
• Various ad-hoc projects that will require a full understanding of product life cycle

Benefits

• Base pay is only one part of our employee value proposition, which includes a robust benefits package, above-market time off, hybrid working arrangements, incentive compensation, where applicable, and varied learning opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Apparel Manufacturing
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees