Ralph Lauren Production Associate, MW (fixed term contract for maternity cover)

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
Join the Ralph Lauren Purple Label team in our Italy Sourcing Office and become part of the journey behind some of the finest luxury knitwear crafted in Italy. Reporting to the Production Lead, this role will support the end-to-end production process for Menswear Purple Label Knitwear, working closely with Product Development, Raw Materials, and a network of premier Italian manufacturing partners. As part of a collaborative sourcing and production team responsible for multiple product categories, you will help ensure to achieve costing and deliveries standards and goals.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Responsible for deliveries of follow-up of fabric from mill to logistic/manufacturers and finished ex-factory products. Partnership with NY and Manager to handle fabric orders of long lead time fabric + short lead time for her categories. Responsible of costing activities from flash cost to final, maintenance and updating of AT and PLM. Follow-up of fabric testing (failure) issues with Quality Manager. Follow-up of fabric approval, 1st cut, with Fabric and Quality Manager. Follow-up of stock approval, with Product team. Follow-up of deliveries from T&A to production plan and updates. Reporting to NY on deliveries status W.I.P. Airtable web portal and SAP purchase orders deliveries maintance. All other operation activities related to production area.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

* 4-year college degree, preferred or equivalent experience
* Good verbal and written (email) communication in English
* Proficient in all computer systems: Intermediate to advanced Excel (i.e. pivot tables, v lookups etc.) PowerPoint, Word.
* Team working
* Plus, if have experience in SAP-PLM-GEF
* Starting base salary equal to € 32.000 (full-time). Once the successful candidate is selected, the salary offer will be based on objective and gender-neutral criteria such as experience, skills, responsibilities, and location.
* Contractual level: CCNL Commercio - Level 4. Temporary contract for maternity cover.
* Meal Vouchers: €8.65/day per worked day of at least 6 hours.