Ralph Lauren Product Planning Manager, CDW

BoF Careers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation seeks a Manager, Product Planning to drive integrated business planning across brands and categories, translating merchandising strategies into actionable planning insights for executive leadership.

You will partner with Brand Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Finance and Analytics to improve assortment productivity, cross-functional alignment, and performance across the seasonal planning lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising, product planning, merchandise planning, business planning, retail strategy, forecasting, or related analytical functions.
• Strong understanding of seasonal merchandise planning processes, product lifecycle management, assortment planning, and retail performance metrics.
• Ability to synthesize complex business information into clear insights, recommendations, and executive-level narratives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to connect data to business decisions.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience working with dashboards, reporting tools, and planning systems.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and planning cycles simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across functions without direct authority.
• Ability to operate effectively in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support product planning activities across assigned brands and categories, ensuring seasonal planning milestones, inputs, outputs, and follow-up actions are completed on time.
• Develop executive-ready decision materials that clearly articulate product planning choices, business impacts, key metrics, trade-offs, risks, and recommended actions.
• Translate planning dashboards, data, and performance metrics into concise business insights for Brand Merchandising and IBP leadership.
• Track decisions, action items, ownership, and open questions across product planning forums and key seasonal planning milestones.
• Analyze product planning metrics including SKU productivity, Birthed CCs, Produced CCs, Commonality, adoption rate, revenue per SKU, sell-through, margin, and AUR performance.
• Partner with Analytics and Product Planning leadership to standardize recurring reporting, planning templates, data inputs, and planning routines.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support planning discussions by providing clear, data-driven recommendations and insights.

Skills

merchandising

product planning

merchandise planning

business planning

retail strategy

forecasting

seasonal planning

product lifecycle management

assortment planning

retail performance metrics

data storytelling

Excel

PowerPoint

dashboards

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Dashboards

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

The Manager, Product Planning supports Ralph Lauren's Integrated Business Planning (IBP) model by driving product planning activities across assigned Brands and Categories within the IBP Control Tower. This role partners closely with Brand Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Finance, and Analytics teams to translate merchandising strategies into actionable planning insights and enterprise decision-making. Through structured planning routines, analytics, and executive-ready materials, this role helps improve assortment productivity, product performance, and cross-functional alignment throughout the seasonal planning lifecycle.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Support product planning activities across assigned brands and categories, ensuring seasonal planning milestones, inputs, outputs, and follow-up actions are completed on time.
• Develop executive-ready decision materials that clearly articulate product planning choices, business impacts, key metrics, trade-offs, risks, and recommended actions.
• Translate planning dashboards, data, and performance metrics into concise business insights for Brand Merchandising and IBP leadership.
• Track decisions, action items, ownership, and open questions across product planning forums and key seasonal planning milestones.
• Analyze product planning metrics including SKU productivity, Birthed CCs, Produced CCs, Commonality, adoption rate, revenue per SKU, sell-through, margin, and AUR performance.
• Partner with Analytics and Product Planning leadership to standardize recurring reporting, planning templates, data inputs, and planning routines.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support planning discussions by providing clear, data-driven recommendations and insights.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Experience in merchandising, product planning, merchandise planning, business planning, retail strategy, forecasting, or related analytical functions.
• Strong understanding of seasonal merchandise planning processes, product lifecycle management, assortment planning, and retail performance metrics.
• Ability to synthesize complex business information into clear insights, recommendations, and executive-level narratives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to connect data to business decisions.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience working with dashboards, reporting tools, and planning systems.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and planning cycles simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across functions without direct authority.
• Ability to operate effectively in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.