Job 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
As a Technology Business Management Analyst, Pre-Production, your role will be focused on facilitating and driving application development, support and execution of strategic and business critical projects supporting key Product Technology business initiatives across Ralph Lauren. This role involves managing technical and functional aspects of various Product-Technology applications like FlexPLM, VibeIQ, 3D & other digital solutions and related integrations by closely partnering across IT cross-functional teams and Business leads.
The Product Technology Domain Analyst reports to the Technology Architect, Pre-Production.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop & Support Product Technology applications including PLM (PTC FlexPLM), Adobe CC, multiple apparel/supply-chain applications, integration of apparel solutions/3D applications with PLM.

• Develop & Support Visual Line Collaboration tools like VibeIQ and data integrations into PLM/related systems.

• Support data migration & data loads

• Application Upgrades

• Support Release Management

• Support overall application maintenance and stability following standard IT and security protocols and procedures.

• Facilitate daily technology operations including issue analysis and resolution avoiding downtime and delays.

• Work collaboratively with various IT partners to ensure seamless integration of product data across the matrix of application

• Support and execute testing efforts ensuring applications are production ready and support business requirements.

• Assist with technical content and execution of strategic projects in a fast-paced environment that covers multiple cross-functional areas.

• Support domain projects with technical planning and execution

• Execute and support the software build process and Production Release. Create deployment plans with the detailed technical activities for the target Production Releases.

Technical Documentation:

• Create detailed technical documentation, including system diagrams, data models, and integration specifications.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in PTC FlexPLM design & development

• In-depth technical and functional knowledge of FlexPLM modules

• Experience with system configuration, customization and interfaces between core systems

• Preferred experience connecting PLM with ERP, BI and Merchandising systems

• Experience in Java/JSP/Servlets/Java script

• Experience in applications using Oracle / SQL Server Databases

• Experience with at least one Code Version Control Software.

• Experience with managing product image files a plus (2d/3D)

• Experience with integration of visualization tools to PLM

• Knowledge of Visual Line Collaboration concepts and tools like VibeIQ a plus

• Familiarity with asset management and PLM/DAM interface a plus

• Experience with the software build process. Working knowledge of writing build scripts using ANT. DevOps knowledge is a plus.

• Experience with deploying the build on Windows/Unix platforms. Experience with Apache/WebSphere/IIS.

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

• Previous operational and project support experience

• Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills

• Ability to quickly learn new process skills and applications

• Experience in working with Projects execution in Agile methodologies is preferred

Skills Required