Ref#: W159546
Department: Sales & Customer Support
City: Milan
State/Province: Milano
Location: Italy
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
The junior sales analyst supports sales analyst and sales team by providing insights and recommendations on the business performances. This role includes active interactions with Sales, Merchandise & Planning and Finance departments.
Fiscal year budget preparation and forecast follow up with contribution on strategic analysis by brand, channel, region and account.
Responsible for collecting sales analysis and increasing overall sales results.
Building reports to track the key performance indicators (retail sales, sell thru, current economic conditions, competition and customer behaviors) to drive and improve the decision-making process.
Focused primarily on wholesale business, she/he will work closely with sales team to create an omnichannel reporting culture, cross functionally with business partners to perform detailed business analysis, coordinating various project timelines and deliverables.
The junior sales Analyst leads requirements gathering analysis and verification meetings, ensures final statements are accurate, verifiable consistent, feasible and comprehensive.
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Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage Omni-channel reporting, coordinating all different players to ensure accurate and high-level business analysis and projects.
• Update sales reporting for the regional sales team and the European headquarter sales analyst team based in Geneva and London;
• Guide sales people in the definition of Budget Process and in the development of Budget Presentation;
• Collect, analyze, evaluate data in order to provide tools to support business decisions;
• Daily/Weekly/Monthly Reports tracking sales market figures and Retail Sales by customers and brand reviewing the sales budget and forecast including sales to budget variance, to target and to previous year;
• Elaborate proposal draft, ensuring that meeting with internal and external customers have data consistency;
• Produce ad hoc reporting for Sales, Merchandising & Planning and Senior Management
• Generate presentation for Management meeting.

Experience, Skills, and Knowledge

• Strong analytics (Excel, Business Intelligence, Power Point)
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• Commercial& Financial Acumen
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Fluent in English
• Results driven
• Time rationalization ability
• Flexibility and adaptability to changes
• Proactive and problem-solving orient

• Manage Omni-channel reporting, coordinating all different players to ensure accurate and high-level business analysis and projects.
• Update sales reporting for the regional sales team and the European headquarter sales analyst team based in Geneva and London;
• Guide sales people in the definition of Budget Process and in the development of Budget Presentation;
• Collect, analyze, evaluate data in order to provide tools to support business decisions;
• Daily/Weekly/Monthly Reports tracking sales market figures and Retail Sales by customers and brand reviewing the sales budget and forecast including sales to budget variance, to target and to previous year;
• Elaborate proposal draft, ensuring that meeting with internal and external customers have data consistency;
• Produce ad hoc reporting for Sales, Merchandising & Planning and Senior Management
• Generate presentation for Management meeting