Product Strategy & Planning Analyst

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
Position Summary: Do you enjoy solving very complex problems while seeking to invent and simplify?Do you enjoy leveraging your creativity to build solutions to real world problems?The Supply Chain division is looking for an energetic talent for its Strategy & Planning team.We want a creative, analytical and strategic thinker, who is passionate about Ralph Lauren and the future of the brand.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Team Overview: Strategy & Planning is a center of excellence with clear accountability to help all Global Supply Chain Leaders to: 1. Clarify success factors, connectivity & accountability in all projects & initiatives to Secure Timely Execution 2. Provide Streamlined Updates on initiatives with Clear Executive Summaries for internal & external stakeholder engagement 3. Create a Single Source of Truth with transparent dashboards & reports to drive one voice with our key stakeholders 4. Support our operations as we change to New Ways of Working Asan Analyst of Strategy & Planning your expected outputs will include: Strategy deployment of cross functional programs Outputs a. Co-author Strategy Frameworks with Global Supply Chain Leaders b. Drive progression of the strategy & communicate progress with key stakeholders c. Prepare updates for the Executive Leadership Team Strategy support of a brand or global supply chain function Outputs a. BRAND: Develop the seasonal Brand strategy (2 times per year) i. Seasonal macro-economic analysis ii. Seasonal goal setting on key KPIs iii. Seasonal purchase plans for sourcing capacity management b. Analyze key KPI trends & lead review during team meetings c. Track associated key actions taken in response to KPI trends or a. FUNCTION: Develop & refresh the functional strategy (2 times per year) i. Capacity plans vs LRP with associated action plans ii. Prioritized change management to deliver the strategy iii. Tracking the execution of the strategy through KPIs b. Analyze key KPI trends & lead review during team meetings c. Track associated key actions taken in response to KPI trends

Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge and/or Key Competencies preferred: § program management or functional leadership experience § Experience developing operational processes and technology solutions § Track record of developing high-performing teams to exceed previous results § Demonstrated ability to deliver strategic and tactical results from inception to completion § Proven verbal and written communication skills, presenting to senior executives § Strong analytical skills including strategically analyzing data using advanced excel methods and/or programming languages such as Python or R Travel Required: Travel as required not to exceed 15% of your hours