RL TESTING AUTOMATION LEAD

at  Ralph Lauren

Ref #:
W152207
Department:
Information Technology
City:
London
State/Province:
London
Location:
United Kingdom
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 OVERVIEW

The ERP Testing Automation Lead will join a small team of business function process leads, IT domain leaders and the ERP vendor representatives known as the Program Initiation Team who will work together to take the first steps in this journey. The team will work closely together to achieve a set of the common objectives below ultimately leading to the initiation of the global program and the creation of all the articles needed to launch the project in 2025. This first, necessary step will ensure Ralph Lauren understands the key phases, impact, business resources and timeline required to begin the program. This is an opportunity to join one of the largest investments that the company will be making over the next decade, and we seek talent that is excited to help shape the future, being part of the journey and eventually taking this knowledge back into the business.
Purpose: The purpose of this role is to work within a small team to manage the creation of a automated testing strategy and plan to implement to support the new ERP solution within RL. The role will involve working with the small team and the preferred ERP vendor to achieve the objectives below with the primary focus being to define the strategy for automated testing of the NGT ERP solution and the associated edge systems and to create the plan to implement. The objectives that this role will be responsible include a c, e, f and j below.
This role will be primarily focused on delivering the strategy and the necessary work packages associated with the objectives to set up and ensure an automated testing capability exists within RL to support the project.. rocess leads, IT domain leaders and the ERP vendor representatives known as the Program Initiation Team who.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

• Experience, Skills & Knowledge
• 8 Strategic cycles with a proven track record in related or equivalent role.
• Experience within a SAP AFS and/or S4 environment that also includes tightly coupled dependent systems that replicates the production systems enabling rapid testing, accepting and promotion of software through automated tools and processes.
• Knowledge of the leading methodologies, tools and practices.
• Experience within a vertically integrated retail environment; fashion apparel experience is highly desirable but not essential.
• Must be adept at translating complex concepts into actionable plans.
• Has the ability to confidently engage with and influence senior executives.
• Possesses strong analytical skills: Leverages data to make strategic decisions.
• The ideal candidate is pragmatic, a problem solver, thrives under pressure, and excels at multitasking. Has the ability to make decisive and timely decisions while acting with authority.
• Possesses a strong strategic vision but is also comfortable taking a hands-on approach to achieve results.
• Can be based in UK/CH/NY/NJ

• Work with all the IT, business, vendor teams to ensure a clear set of requirements is agreed for the testing of the NGT ERP and Edge systems. This will also consider the interim and migration package.
• Create a clear picture of the current AS-IS, highlighting areas where automation exists and whether the current approach can be extended to the NGT ERP environment.
• Create a strategy for automated testing outlining the impact on the configuration and development cycle, specifying how the tools will be used and at what step in the process. Ensure that the preferred vendor provides input based on their preference in this space.
• Define the team structure, skills and capabilities required to support this on an ongoing basis within RL.
• Work with all other IT and business team to gain approval of the approach ensuring clear responsibilities and depdencies are defined and agreed.
• Define the testing dependency to support the interim state and migration framework for the ERP and Edge systems. Ensure that the that the responsibilities are agreed and resources factored into the plan and budget.
• Ensure that testing can replicate the peak business trading volumes and also other significant events such as financial close or large customer interactions
• Obtain clear expectations on the timing that the automation service needs to support within the business. Should a full regression testing cycle across the NGT ERP and edge systems take a few hours overnight?
• Areas to consider within the scope include but are not limited to