Connected Retail Assistant – London, United Kingdom
Position Overview
Ref #
W183678
State/Region
London
Department
Strategic Planning & Business Development
Location
United Kingdom
City
London
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
Connected Retail Assistant provides coordinated, cross-functional support across the Connected Retail agenda spanning omnichannel activity, International E-com, digital fulfilment, business analysis and Digital Outlet (private store) / liquidation. The Assistant provides a coordinating link across several fast-moving workstreams rather than a single narrow function, working at a fast pace and across multiple deliverables at once. The role requires strong organisation and follow-through collating information, tracking actions to completion, maintaining accurate data and documentation, and ensuring cross-functional partners stay aligned. As an assistant-level role, there is scope to take ownership of day-to-day execution and coordination, with opportunity to collaborate closely across teams, support key initiatives and follow them through to completion. It suits someone who enjoys building relationships with partner teams and bringing structure and consistency to in-flight initiatives, reporting into the Connected Retail Lead. This is a 12-month FTC. |
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
OMNICHANNEL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL E-COM DIGITAL FULFILMENT & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS ANALYSIS LIQUIDATION
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Exposure to retail, e-commerce, or omnichannel environments is beneficial (e.g. through a placement, internship, or previous retail role), but not essential a genuine interest in digital retail and how technology supports the customer journey is key.
Strong organisational skills with good attention to detail, able to manage multiple tasks and follow up on actions reliably.
Confident working with Excel (e.g. basic formulas, trackers, data entry) and comfortable picking up new systems and tools quickly.
A clear and professional communicator, comfortable liaising with stakeholders across different teams and building working relationships.
A proactive, can-do approach happy to get involved in a variety of tasks and support where needed, even outside a defined remit.
Analytical mindset with an interest in using data to support decisions, though prior formal business analysis experience is not required.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
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