Associate Buyer

Ralph Lauren; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren is seeking an Associate Buyer to join the Menswear team. You will support the delivery of departmental financial objectives and help bring seasonal strategies from concept to market.

You will own the end-to-end product selection process, manage orders and drive data integrity while partnering with stores, marketing, merchandising, and creative teams to maintain critical schedules and strong performance.

Qualifications

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage timelines and juggle priorities.
• Effective communication skills at all levels, both written and spoken.
• Good teamwork and collaboration across departments.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product selection process for owned categories, ensuring viable ranges aligned to brand strategy.
• Project unit requirements to support financial framework and KPI targets (margin, costs, revenue, AUR, sell-through).
• Analyse seasonal buy results and translate findings into action.
• Prepare documents for major calendar meetings (Hindsight, Buy Review, Sign Off).
• Participate in in-season trade with robust, actionable analysis weekly and monthly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job 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.

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This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing Menswear team and play a pivotal role in driving commercial success. As an Associate Buyer, you will provide key support in delivering departmental financial objectives while helping bring seasonal strategies to life, from initial concept through to Go-to-market.

Category Ownership

• Own end to end process of product selection for owned categories, ensuring relevant and financially viable ranges that link back to departmental strategy and brand direction
• Project unit requirements that will deliver the financial framework and balance KPI’s (intake margin, buy cost/units, , gross margin, sales revenue/units, AUR, sell-through)
• Analyse business results in preparation for seasonal buy. Develop the ability to draw top line conclusions and actions from analysis
• Support to prepare all necessary documents and resources for major calendar meetings, including Hindsight, Buy Review and Sign Off
• Actively participate in the in season trade of relevant categories, providing robust, action driven analysis on a weekly / monthly basis

Product Order Data Management

• Autonomous management of department orders from initial unit entry through to delivery into store. Close partnership with key stakeholders to monitor changes post sign-off, including style updates, MOQs and delivery tracking
• Meticulous data integrity and system management, with the ability to troubleshoot any issues and identify better ways of working to improve efficiency

Team and go-to-market Input

• Build relationships with cross-functional partners across stores, marketing, global merchandising, creative and IMO to ensure the department critical path is maintained to the highest standard

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• Highly organized whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage timelines and juggle priorities
• A strong team player with a passionate, results-driven attitude
• Awareness of product trends and current state of market
• Highly proficient in Microsoft packages including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Effective communication skills at all levels, both written and spoken