Buyer Wholesale Menswear

About the Company

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.

Role Overview

The Polo Menswear Buyer is responsible for developing commercially successful, brand‑elevating assortments for the EMEA wholesale channel. The role manages the end‑to‑end buying process across assigned categories, from assortment strategy, product selection, pricing, forecasting, investment planning, sell‑in preparation and market support through to trading and performance review. By combining strong product knowledge, customer and account understanding, regional awareness and analytical judgment, the Buyer delivers ranges that support financial targets, strengthen the Polo brand position and align with the wider EMEA Menswear strategy. The role partners closely with Planning and Inventory Management, Brand Presentation, Product Design and Merchandising, and Regional Sales teams to translate seasonal product strategies from concept to execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Build seasonal Polo Menswear wholesale assortments that reflect brand priorities, customer needs, regional opportunities, account feedback and financial objectives.
• Select and manage commercially balanced, brand‑appropriate ranges across assigned categories, balancing core, seasonal, newness, big bets, label mix, SKU productivity and delivery flow.
• Partner with Planning to manage category plans, OTB, wholesale value, units, investment levels, pricing, forecasting, availability and market readiness.
• Use sell‑in, sell‑out, account performance, margin, inventory, customer feedback, competitor insight and hindsight analysis to identify risks, opportunities and future assortment actions.
• Prepare and maintain accurate line lists, paginations, SKU requests, assortment tools, NuORDER information, purchase orders and account planning outputs.
• Present assortment strategy, product rationale, key bets and commercial recommendations for line opening, market, account planning, sign‑off and business reviews.
• Collaborate with Planning, Corporate Merchandising, Regional Sales Teams, Marketing, Merchandising Operations and market teams while contributing to process improvements and stronger ways of working.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Buying, Merchandising or Sales, ideally within a wholesale, retail or premium lifestyle brand environment.
• Strong understanding of the end‑to‑end wholesale buying process, including assortment building, pricing, forecasting, purchase order management, line presentation, market preparation, account planning and seasonal calendar milestones.
• Commercial awareness and a strong understanding of Polo Menswear customers, wholesale account needs, product trends, competitor activity, customer archetypes, regional differences and EMEA market dynamics.
• Strong numeric and analytical capability, with confidence interpreting wholesale value, units, sell‑in, sell‑out, margin, inventory, availability, sell‑through, account productivity and category performance data.
• Ability to build assortments across core, seasonal, concept, label and category dimensions while balancing brand elevation, commerciality and productivity.
• Excellent organization and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple seasonal milestones, stakeholder requests, market deadlines and account planning deliverables.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, present assortments, explain commercial recommendations and tell a clear product story.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with strong working knowledge of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, NuORDER and relevant buying, planning, reporting or sell‑in systems.
• Fluent English; additional European languages are an advantage depending on regional and account scope.
• One‑Team mindset, with proven ability to work well with others, build authentic working relationships and collaborate, support and nurture without prompt.

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