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Ralph Lauren, the American luxury fashion house, is hiring an Assistant Buyer in London.
Responsibilities: meticulous data integrity and management of daily, weekly and seasonal buying responsibilities, including pricing, assortment updates, ordering and tracking samples, maintaining the line in the IT system and general admin support; navigating required tools and systems, troubleshooting issues and finding better ways of working; researching the competitive set (pricing, style and key messages) and translating findings into actions; preparing documents and resources for major calendar meetings, including Hindsight, Buy Review, Strategic Summit, Sign Off and Line Opening; Outlook and email management; analysing business reports with support from a manager and learning to draw top-line conclusions that influence future buys; building strong relationships within cross-functional teams.
Requirements: awareness of product trends and the current market; good understanding of Ralph Lauren as a brand within the market; commercial and analytical; logical analysis and problem-solving skills; attention to detail; able to work on own initiative and be proactive; strong organisation and time management; good listening, written and oral communication skills; able to build productive relationships within a team; strong Microsoft skills, particularly Excel; aptitude in retail mathematics and able to learn technical applications quickly; resilience and a positive attitude.
