Retail Marketing Associate

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.

Position Overview
We are seeking a passionate, creative, tech savvy, and highly motivated individual to join the Retail Marketing team for Europe, overseeing the brand growth strategy for POLO across all EU Retail doors and the overarching marketing strategy for Germany and Scandinavia. The successful candidate will contribute to the team in coordinating the amplification of global brand campaigns at local level, through 360 direct marketing and events; introducing innovative concepts to drive brand engagement and acquisition in brick and mortar; contributing to the execution of tourism, new store openings and partner strategies that drive client acquisition; and playing a significant role in accelerating brand awareness in Germany and Scandinavia and in gathering and assimilating market insights to anchor marketing strategy. The position has an equal commercial and brand emphasis with the main objectives of driving brand awareness and desirability, store footfall, revenue, and client acquisition and retention, whilst elevating and bringing new energy to the brand experience.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Reporting into the Retail Marketing Manager you will:

1. Implement the execution of the POLO brand Retail marketing strategy across Europe.
2. Engage with all key stakeholders (Sales, Buying, Planning, CRM, Customer Insights, PR, Media, Brand Presentation, etc.) to implement the team's strategy on a European or local level.
3. Drive the amplification of global brand campaigns across EU, ensuring high visibility, high reach, and high engagement of the brand through direct marketing, in-store activations, and innovative experiences.
4. Develop energy marketing activities and partnerships and contribute with innovative ideas to shape the new retail experience and attract new Millennial & Gen-Z customers to our stores.
5. Partner with regional store teams and Clienteling to execute events that drive sales performance and client development in key tier two doors.
6. Successfully implement the opening strategy for new stores in FY26.
7. Gather and integrate market and consumer insights on Germany and Scandinavia and develop adequate marketing strategy for each market.
8. Research and keep track of market trends and competitor activities, identifying key opportunities for 'buzz generating' activations.
9. Develop strong partnerships within the field and store network to foster new ideas and explore new opportunities.
10. Keep track of costs and manage budget daily, demonstrating the ability to report on spend on a monthly and quarterly basis.
11. Coach, develop and manage one direct report.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge
The role requires someone with strong communication skills, a business mindset, and a creative and entrepreneurial spirit to be able to drive and execute ambitious projects involving several internal & external stakeholders:

1. 3 full strategic cycles of marketing and communications experience gained in international consumer goods organizations, preferably with some exposure to Premium brands or Fashion/Luxury Retail.
2. Strong marketing credentials including strategic analysis, digital marketing, communications, with strong experience in brand amplification, including in-store events and digital.
3. Experience in managing 360 marketing campaigns from initial concept and strategic planning to day-to-day execution and post-campaign reporting.
4. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, take initiative and deliver quick results.
5. Comfortable liaising with third parties to get project across the line.
6. Strong business sense and analytical capacity, extending to budget management and expense tracking.
7. Creative thinking skills and pro-activity in bringing new ideas and concepts to the table.
8. Strong understanding of the briefing and feedback process of creative agencies and graphic designers.
9. Strong team player, collaborative, pro-active and enthusiastic.
10. People management experience.
11. Exemplary written and oral communication skills with experience producing content for presentations, mastery of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel).
12. Fluent in English, additional languages a bonus, particularly German.
13. Internationally curious and with an appreciation of cultural differences.
14. Brings a real "feel" for branding, has a passion for the industry and is aware of market developments and competitor activity.
15. A starter and finisher, with an eye for detail and best in class execution. Ability to contribute creative, innovative ideas and solutions with a structured approach.
16. Ability to deal with ambiguity and fast paced environments and to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
17. Extremely well organized with a structured approach and attention to detail.

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