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.
Support Global Fashion team with samples, visual merchandising skills, building seasonal tools, and uploading documents to shared Teams page for streamlined communication to field teams. Assist Global Brand Image Fashion team with placing sample orders, maintaining sample checkbook, and updating sample loan trackers. Responsible for coordinating and communicating loan shares with cross functional partners including, the Ralph Lauren Library, Global Merchandising, Marketing, PR, Showrooms, Design. Collect and compile fashion information needed to build seasonal planning tools in preparation for future Brand Image installs. Hands-on and supportive role in the execution of store-line installations including prototypes, seasonal installations, special projects and AR shoots.
- Assist with building product boards to show assortments and plan seasonal installs for windows & interiors, store initiatives, and buys for key projects such as store openings and global marketing activations.
- Support the Brand Image team with uploading seasonal documents to the TEAMs site - regularly communicate updates, onboard new members to BI Teams, and maintain an accurate archive of tools for use in seasonal planning.
- Active participant in the planning and implementations of visual merchandising skills in support of key installations in stores (interiors, prototypes, AR shoots, seasonal installs, activations, store-line events, and special projects)
- Build and manage the key dates calendars, paper doll PowerPoints and seasonal books by label. Assist in organizing buy tool data into Excel charts recapping global rig ownership and build tailored Microsoft (PPT, Word, Excel) documents for special projects and planning purposes.
- Responsible for inputting sample invoices into the checkbook, building and keeping an accurate Sample Tracker (AirTable) of Creative owned samples and Library Loaned Samples.
- Maintains Creative Sample Closet organization and upkeep. Responsible for garment bag creation, processing new samples, and preparing Commercial Invoice documents for global sample shipments.
- Coordinates regular visits to the RL Library, arranging sample loans to support Brand Image Installs. Communicates Library shares for account accuracy and maintains AT loan details.
- Collaborates with Brand Image VPs on samples needs and liaises with cross-functional teams (merchandising/buying) on global ownership to coordinate loans to support installations.
- Manages the sample loan process with Merchandising, Marketing, PR, and Celeb Dressing. Coordinates messengers/hand-off for timely execution and shares.
- In partnership with Lead, update mannequin & merchandising tool Library with global approved vendors, poses, and finishes.
- Order and organize holiday trim samples, update order forms with approved samples and pricing.
Salary range: $23.8 - $35.58 hourly
Experience, Skills & Knowledge
- Microsoft Suite - PowerPoint, Excel, Word. Outlook
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a keen focus on accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong time management and organizational know-how
- Hands on, flexible, and creative mindset
