Sr. Analyst, Workforce Strategy

Ralph Lauren; Nutley (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation is seeking a Workforce Strategy Analyst to leverage data and analytics to improve payroll efficiency and store productivity.

In this role you will partner with Retail Operations, Field Leadership, finance, and business partners to optimize staffing, scheduling, budgets, and performance reporting across multiple stores and regions.

Qualifications

• Ability to break down complex information into parts, assess relationships, and evaluate evidence objectively.
• Ability to make sound recommendations on workforce strategy by weighing trade‑offs, risks, and downstream impacts.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast‑paced environment to prioritize tasks and to delegate when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Experience working with retail or frontline teams is highly preferred.
• Financial acumen to manage budgets, forecasting and cost optimization.
• Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to problem‑solving.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build cross‑functional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Use data and analytics to drive operational efficiency and support business growth.
• Analyze field behaviors and store KPIs to identify opportunities to drive efficiency.
• Collaborate with Retail Operations, Field Leadership, finance, and partners to establish action plans and payroll models.
• Support staffing and scheduling strategy, census, and store org chart evaluation.
• Develop strategies to drive productivity and 4‑wall profitability.
• Assist in payroll budget creation and management.
• Provide payroll and labor system support and training across departments.
• Create exception-based reporting tools and streamline processes.
• Monitor and report on payroll performance and workforce KPIs.
• Manage multiple deliverables, timelines, and documentation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Word

Outlook

Adobe Suite

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.

Responsibilities and Duties

• The Workforce Strategy Analyst uses data and analytics to drive operational efficiency and support business growth and results.
• The role analyzes field behaviors and store KPIs to identify opportunities to drive efficiency.
• Work with the Retail Operations, Field Leadership team, finance and business partners to establish action plans to convert these opportunities; establishing the optimal payroll model, improving store KPIs and accelerating business growth.
• Support in the development and execution of company Staffing and Scheduling strategy, ongoing census and store org chart evaluation.
• Support in developing strategies to drive productivity and 4‑wall profitability.
• Support Payroll Budget creation and management.
• Assist in the communication of payroll performance and workforce strategy to field and business partners.
• Extract and manage larger volumes of various data, identifying trends and linking behaviors, and display the findings in creative and easy to understand charts, tables and presentations.
• Create exception-based reporting tools and streamline processes.
• Use labor and payroll analysis tools to further enhance labor scheduling process through creation and implementation of training programs and user materials.
• Respond to payroll and labor system questions and training needs; gather technical issues and partner with appropriate departments to develop solutions.
• Responsible for commission and bonus calculations, payout, and reporting process.
• Project management: manage tasks for multiple deliverables simultaneously, manage resources, set dates and goals, check progress regularly, maintain project‑related documents, anticipate obstacles and make necessary adjustments to ensure on‑time delivery.
• Provide the highest level of customer service to the field and home office.
• Support project implementation and KPI initiatives through facilitation, project management and documentation follow‑up.
• Produce monthly/weekly/daily reports to assist the management team in enhancing and defining performance metrics.
• Support other projects as assigned to enable Retail Operations and workforce strategy overall functionality.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Ability to break down complex information into parts, assess relationships, and evaluate evidence objectively.
• Ability to make sound recommendations on workforce strategy by weighing trade‑offs, risks, and downstream impacts.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast‑paced environment to prioritize tasks and to delegate when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Experience working with retail or frontline teams is highly preferred.
• Financial acumen to manage budgets, forecasting and cost optimization.
• Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to problem‑solving.
• Ability to challenge assumptions, ask the right questions, and explore alternative perspectives.
• Strong communication skills (listening, written, verbal, facilitation) and ability to build strong relationships cross‑functionally.
• Proficiency in project management tools (Smartsheet or similar); excellent Excel & Adobe Acrobat skills; strong Word, Outlook & Adobe Suite.
• Must be able to work various hours depending on project scope and needs.
• Ability to travel.