Assistant Business Planner

Ralph Lauren; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global lifestyle brand is seeking an Assistant Business Planner in London for a hybrid role focusing on ecommerce analysis, reporting, and planning. Candidates should be motivated with strong analytical skills and advanced Excel proficiency. The role emphasizes teamwork and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Motivated and driven, quick learner with an interest in ecommerce.
• Strong attention to detail, quality and accuracy imperative.
• Data driven mindset & keenness to learn new tools & models.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily financial sales reporting to the wider EMEA business.
• Maintain digital trading calendar with all online and offline activations.
• Assemble and analyze data to help support the digital forecasting process.

Skills

Ecommerce knowledge

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Strong communication

Advanced Excel skills

Tools

Analytics tools

Job description

Company Description

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.

Position Overview

Position Overview Assistant Business Planner - E-commerce 9 months FTC. An exciting role within the direct-to-consumer business planning team for EMEA. The role is digitally focused, varied and will include analysis, planning and reporting. This position will suit a highly numerate person who is excited about deep diving into ecommerce datasets to provide actionable recommendations and solving key business problems. While working primarily in the digital business planning team this role will involve working cross-functionally in a dynamic omnichannel brand. Please note this role is hybrid working spending 40% in our office based in London.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily financial sales reporting to the wider EMEA business
• Maintain digital trading calendar with all online and offline activations
• Collate monthly and quarterly business review presentations evaluating performance
• Assemble and analyse data to help support the digital forecasting process (e.g. historical sales, traffic trends, market trends, marketing channel mix and promotions)
• Maintain daily forecasts for all KPIs working cross-functionally with Performance Marketing, Finance teams and integrating a new machine learning process
• Partner with wider digital teams to understand financial risks or opportunities as part of monthly forecast process
• Run ad hoc reports to support the business with analysis and evaluation
• Solution-driven mindset, offer recommendations using a logical approach and attention to detail

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Motivated and driven, quick learner with an interest in ecommerce
• Highly organised, comfortable working to deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Strong attention to detail, quality and accuracy imperative
• Data driven mindset & keenness to learn new tools & models
• Strong communication skills, able to package results into digestible and actionable messages
• Enthusiastic team player in building relationships cross functionally with flexible approach
• Advanced Excel skills, experience in analytics tools to process & interpret data all essential
• Understanding of ecommerce KPIs is a plus