Ralph Lauren Part Time Creative

BoF Careers; Central Valley (NY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation in New York is seeking part-time Brand Ambassadors who put the customer first and deliver a personalized shopping experience that exceeds expectations. You will join a collaborative team, stay curious, and embody inclusivity while supporting store initiatives and embracing new technology.

As an entry point to leadership, you will help drive sales, promote RL core values, and maintain brand standards across the store while building a clientele for future growth within the

Qualifications

• Retail experience in a high-volume, high-profile environment preferred.
• Strong communication with customers and store personnel.
• Ability to maneuver around the sales floor, stock/dressing room, cashwrap and office; lift up to 30 lbs.
• Ability to operate the register and stand for long periods.
• Flexible schedule including day, evening, weekends and possibly overnight shifts and travel.
• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with customers, management and co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Drive daily, weekly, monthly sales goals.
• Proactively focus on the customer at the core of decisions.
• Support company initiatives.
• Participate in team training to execute business results.
• Utilize More Ways to Shop and new technology to drive results.
• Represent the customer experience expectations in store.
• Deliver a consistent experience aligned to RL brand expectations.
• Champion RL core values and collaborate with team.
• Engage in networking to build a clientele.
• Provide feedback to Management on successes and opportunities.
• Strengthen customer connectivity with alternative purchasing paths.
• Broaden accessibility to product discovery via QR codes, digital catalogs, virtual stores.
• Provide feedback on category opportunities or needs.
• Ensure sales floor and store standards are met at all times.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer communication

Store mobility

Register operation

Flexible schedule

Teamwork

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

Part-Time Brand Ambassadors have a customer first mindset and are passionate about providing a personalized and inspiring shopping experience that exceeds the customer's expectations. Success is achieved by being a team player who is curious, resourceful, and exemplifies inclusivity. Brand Ambassadors are the entry point for future Leadership roles within Ralph Lauren where you can begin to write your Next Great Chapter.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Motivated to drive their business day to day and achieve daily, weekly, monthly sales goals.
• Proactively drives business through focusing on the customer at the core of all decisions
• Supports company initiatives
• Participates in team training to execute business results
• Utilizes "More Ways to Shop" to drive business results and supports use of new technology
• Represents the customer experience expectations in store
• Delivers a consistent experience aligned to RL Brand expectations by supporting the company and store vision
• Champion of RL core values
• Supports a collaborative environment with the customer at its core
• Engages in networking to start to build a clientele
• Provides on going feedback to Management on successes and opportunities
• Strengthen customer connectivity with alternative paths to purchase by supporting alternative purchasing processes - Gladly, Click to Zoom, JRNI, Ship to Home.
• Broaden customer accessibility to product discovery - QR codes, digital catalogs, virtual stores.
• Provides necessary feedback to Management on category opportunities or needs.
• Ensures sales floor and all store standards are met at all time.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Retail experience or similar industry experience in a complex, high-volume or high-profile specialty environment preferred
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers and store personnel
• Ability to maneuver around the sales floor, stock/dressing room, cashwrap and office; work around/with chemicals, lift/climb up to 30 lbs. and climb moderately
• Ability to operate the register, stand, move and walk for multiple hours
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, which will require day, evening, weekends and may include overnight shifts and travel (as required)
• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with customers, management and co-workers.