Digital Visual Merchandising Assistant

About Ralph Lauren Corporation

Ralph Lauren Corporation is a globally recognized leader specializing in the design, marketing, and distribution of premium lifestyle goods across five major categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For over half a century, the company has developed its distinctive image extensively throughout a variety of products, brands, and global markets. Its notable brand portfolio includes Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, and Chaps.

Ralph Lauren is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity, ensuring fairness and belonging within the company and the communities it serves. This commitment is realized through focused talent development, educational initiatives, employee groups, and celebratory events.

Role Overview

This position is a fixed-term contract lasting one year and involves supporting the visual merchandising team in executing merchandising strategies accurately and punctually. The Digital Visual Merchandising Assistant collaborates across departments to implement product lifestyle management and enhancements to merchandising on the website. A core responsibility is continuous monitoring to maintain product display compliance with flagship standards.

Proactively resolving customer-facing issues before they affect the contact center is essential. The role requires a thorough understanding of divisional plans, seasonal purchasing, and forecasts to inform optimal merchandising choices.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement the digital visual merchandising plan effectively.
• Quickly address and solve issues to maximize sales, maintaining 98% product detail pages live without problems.
• Conduct daily website audits and update merchandising accordingly.
• Merchandise based on seasonal divisional buying knowledge.
• Track top-selling items and inventory levels to coordinate trading performance with buying and planning teams.
• Produce ad-hoc reports and fulfill special requests for senior team members.
• Collaborate with the product catalog team to assist in launching products aligned with the merchandising strategy.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience covering at least one full strategic merchandising cycle.
• Strong enthusiasm for working with a luxury fashion brand.
• Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP, to manage large datasets.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Familiarity with web tools like Salesforce is important; knowledge of Adobe Analytics and Content Square is advantageous.
• Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• A proactive learner ready to engage with new challenges.
• Data-oriented with solid analytical and numerical capabilities.
• Technical aptitude related to product data flows and e-commerce software understanding.
• Positive, solution-focused mindset and willingness to adapt across various tasks and priorities.
• Team-driven with readiness to collaborate collaboratively.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with ambition for growth and advancement.