Lead, FP&A IBP And Corporate Product Functions Finance

Ralph Lauren; Nutley (NJ); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Incentive compensation

Above-market time off

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation in Nutley, NJ seeks a senior FP&A leader to drive financial planning, analytics, and cost-center management across product and merchandising. Lead a team of FP&A professionals to support sustainable profitable growth.

You will partner with senior leadership, shape long-range plans, oversee inventory finance, and integrate AI and analytics into financial processes. Hybrid work and incentive compensation are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience with 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Track record of building and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Understanding of IBP processes and systems.
• Experience in supply chain finance and operations.
• Experience in leading transformation initiatives.
• Advanced financial planning and analytics expertise.
• Proven ability to influence at senior leadership levels.
• Experience with SAP, BI tools, Planning tools and financial systems.
• Understanding of AI applications in finance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as enterprise financial partner for IBP, providing governance and executive support.
• Lead and develop FP&A teams across Product/Merchandising, Sourcing and Design.
• Shape long-range revenue plans and multi-year financial projections.
• Oversee inventory planning, forecasting accuracy, and working capital.
• Drive integration of financial forecasts with operational plans and LRDP.
• Lead strategic cost management and investment optimization.
• Develop dashboards and reporting for executive decision-making.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

IBP processes

Supply chain finance

Transformation initiatives

Advanced FP&A analytics

SAP

BI tools

Planning tools

AI in finance

Tools

SAP

BI tools

Planning tools

Financial systems

Job description

Pay Range: The pay range for this job is $119000 - $215760 annually; actual pay is dependent on experience and geographic location.

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.

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

To be a strategic business leader and architect of financial excellence, leading a team of FP&A professionals to drive value creation through sophisticated financial planning, analytics, and cost center management. This role will shape and execute financial strategy while serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership in support of Ralph Lauren's sustainable profitable growth objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the enterprise financial partner for the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process , provide strategic oversight, financial governance, and executive decision support across the end-to-end cycle, with clear ownership of global inventory, factoring in merchandize financial plan and long-range demand outcomes.
• Fundamentally this role drives the finance connectivity of the IBP process.
• Establish and own financial governance for IBP, setting enterprise standards, decision rights, and escalation mechanisms to ensure disciplined, value-based outcomes
• Lead financial alignment of IBP outputs with enterprise financial targets, forecasts, and strategic plans in close partnership with Regional Finance and senior Supply Chain and Commercial leaders
• Drive integration between financial forecasts, operational plans, and the multi-year demand ambition (LRDP), ensuring consistency across near-, mid-, and long-term planning horizons including risks and opportunities.
• Own the financial integrity of the Long-Range Revenue Plan, translating multi-year demand ambition (LRDP) into actionable financial projections, investment requirements, and risk assessments
• Own global inventory financial performance, providing strategic oversight of inventory planning, forecasting accuracy.
• Guide enterprise trade-offs across service, growth, margin, and cash objectives, ensuring inventory and demand decisions optimize working capital and long-term enterprise value
• Provide senior-level oversight of working capital performance through the IBP cycle, balancing inventory investment, service levels, and cash flow priorities
• Support advanced financial modeling, scenario planning, and analytics for Demand and Inventory Planning, ensuring leadership has clear visibility to financial implications, risks, and opportunities
• Estimated to be 80% of role.
• Lead and develop a team responsible for cost center control and financial planning for Product / Merchandising team including: Design, Merchandising, Planning (IBP), Sourcing, Brand Image, Product Development etc
• Establish the strategic direction for cost center management and financial planning processes
• Act as a key strategic partner to Global Leadership Team members on cost management and optimization
• Drive transformation initiatives to optimize financial processes and systems
• Design and implement innovative financial control frameworks
• Lead the integration of AI and advanced analytics into financial processes for our team
• Estimated to be 20% of role

Team & Operational Leadership:

• Build and mentor high-performing finance teams
• Develop innovative reporting solutions and dashboards for executive decision-making
• Drive cross-functional initiatives with IT, Analytics, and Business teams
• Drive cost optimization strategies across the organization
• Share best practices across the FP&A global team

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Required Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience with 5+ years in leadership roles
• Track record of building and developing high-performing teams
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking capabilities
• Understanding of IBP processes and systems
• Experience in supply chain finance and operations
• Experience in leading transformation initiatives
• Advanced financial planning and analytics expertise
• Proven ability to influence at senior leadership levels
• Experience with SAP, BI tools, Planning tools and financial systems
• Understanding of AI applications in finance

Leadership Requirements:

• Ability to influence across complex matrix organizations
• Ability to lead international teams
• Ability to lead and develop managers and their teams
• Experience managing performance and compensation decisions
• Skills in mentoring and developing finance talent
• Capability to influence across functions and regions
• Strong executive presence and communication skills

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. Please note background checks will be evaluated individually.