Senior Application Development Analyst

Ralph Lauren

Kernersville (NC)

On-site

USD 76,000 - 109,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A global leader in premium lifestyle products is seeking an IT Analyst to work on a transformation project in Kernersville, NC. This full-time position focuses on enabling a world-class Distribution solution, requiring strong skills in advanced Distribution systems, project management, and technical documentation. The role involves leading initiatives, gathering requirements, and managing implementation. The salary range is $76,000 to $109,000 annually.

Qualifications

Experience in advanced Distribution solutions, processes, implementation & support.
Experience with various project methodologies, standards, and frameworks.
Ability to design applications & interfaces to support Distribution capabilities.

Responsibilities

Lead all aspects of initiatives to successful completion.
Requirements gathering & analysis.
Documentation including requirements, business process, and test strategy.

Skills

Advanced Distribution solutions

Project management

IT business analysis

Documentation

Problem-solving

Agile methodologies

Tools

Manhattan WMi/PKMS

IBM i/iSeries OS

RPG IV or RPG free programming

MarkMagic

Aldon LMi

Job description

Overview

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, the company’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, form 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 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.

As an IT Analyst, you will work on a transformation project to enable the RL Enterprise to transition to a world‑class Distribution solution and set of processes. Based in North Carolina, this challenging role focuses on delivering capabilities into an existing and new Distribution solution and ensuring transition and support for critical initiatives.

In this role, you will quickly understand a complex IT Distribution ecosystem that incorporates many systems and interfaces, both internal and external, across multiple countries and time zones. Using existing documentation, interviews and other fact‑finding exercises, you will capture requirements, analyze and design solutions. A significant part of your work will be to design, develop and test new capabilities within the Distribution ecosystem, leading internal and external resources within a large project team.

Responsibilities

Lead all aspects of initiatives to successful completion
Provide direction to less senior project resources
Requirements gathering & analysis
Gap/fit analysis & solution design
‘As Is’ analysis and documentation across multiple systems in a complex IT Distribution landscape
Documentation including requirements, business process, solution design, functional design, test strategy & test scripts at varying degrees of detail
Managing implementation of designed solutions
Testing
Providing status reports and ensuring all required documentation and reports are kept up to date

Qualifications

Experience in advanced Distribution solutions, processes, implementation & support
Experience with Manhattan WMi/PKMS or equivalent systems
Experience with IBM i / iSeries OS is a plus
Experience with RPG IV or RPG free programming languages is a plus
Experience with MarkMagic is a plus
End‑user experience with Aldon LMi or a similar application is a plus
Advanced project management and leadership skills
IT business analysis skills and experience relevant to the responsibilities described above
Requirements gathering, gap/fit, solution & process design expertise
Develop test strategy & scripts, execute tests, validate and report results
Strong documentation skills
Ability to design and test applications & interfaces between both internal and external systems to support required Distribution capabilities
Experience with various project methodologies, standards and frameworks
Comfort in a challenging environment with incomplete documentation, applying problem‑solving and self‑starting approaches
Experience working in an organization with multiple connected systems hosted internally and by external partners
Ability to support UAT and provide training if required
Experience with the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Experience with Agile, Scrum methodologies is a plus
Ability to work across multiple departments and with stakeholders in different countries and companies, managing various reviews and sign‑offs as part of delivery
Ability to identify problems and ensure prioritisation & escalation is appropriate
Flexibility in approach and ability to manage changing priorities
Excellent oral and written communication skills, communicating effectively to staff at all levels
Ability to work within or lead a team, sharing information using technology effectively
Willingness to work weekends, holidays and extended shifts as required
Availability to be on call for a week at a time on a rotating basis