Ralph Lauren New Store Projects Intern Full Time NEW

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 New Store Projects EMEA Intern will support the end-to-end delivery of new store openings and renovations across the EMEA region. Working closely with the New Store Projects team a broad range of internal stakeholders (including Construction, Facilities, Finance, Retail, P&D and External Vendors), the role will play a key part in ensuring information is accurate, processes are followed, and projects continue to move forward on schedule. This is a highly hands-on, operational role suited to a candidate who is organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple workstreams at once. The intern will gain exposure to the full store development lifecycle, from early planning and documentation through to opening. Whilst supporting critical coordination, reporting, and administrative processes that underpin successful project delivery. The role requires strong communication skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to confidently chase inputs, manage data, and support senior stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. It’s an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build experience in retail operations, project coordination, and cross-functional working within an international organisation.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities Master Document Maintenance and Updates:

• Assist in maintaining and adding critical information to key master documents that are regularly used by multiple stakeholders across departments. Their role will ensure that these documents are accurate, up-to-date, and reflect the latest changes, minimizing errors and improving overall information sharing. This document feeds into the Retail Plnning & Finance space reporting. Information includes size of stores, when they opened/were last renovated, size of selling space versus back of house space, number of fitting rooms and tills etc. Final floor plans / CAD plans/schedules:
• Follow up with the Construction team and maintain the current folders so that all teams have access to the latest floorplans / CAD plans. Making sure they are updated and are the “as built version”. CAD plans are the architectural drawings. This is what I mentioned when creating folders in Microsoft Teams for each new Fiscal Year and subsequently for each new store we are due to open within that year. Meeting organisation, notes and Stakeholder Follow-ups:
• The coordinator will support by taking meeting notes during key meetings and ensuring timely follow-up with stakeholders. This includes monitoring deadlines and mitigating risks to schedules, enabling more efficient project execution and reducing the likelihood of delays. (stakeholders are all your colleagues from your own and other departments that are involved in the project) Order Forms and Setup Completion Management:
• Assisting in distributing and tracking order forms and setup completions, the coordinator will help balance the workload, ensuring tasks are completed on time. This support will allow for smoother coordination and more manageable project timelines. Examples of these documents are Treasury (till change etc), insurance (collating relevant internal info such as opening date, Store name and size), ancillary forms which are required for each new store
• Contract documentation assistance, fill existing templates, gather supplementary documents from vendors etc. and monitor signatory process. Legacy Process Management:
• The new coordinator will assist in managing the LSR process by overseeing the receipt of submissions, organising the flow of information, and ensuring that necessary data is captured accurately. They will also help manage the overall process by chasing stakeholders for next steps, ensuring that tasks are completed on schedule, and keeping the project moving forward in a timely and efficient manner. PO Raising:
• The coordinator will be responsible to raise and receipt P.Os required by our team (for vendor payment, full training will be provided) Forecasting:
• Current workload means that we can not check accuracy of the OPEX trackers. The coordinator will help support on a monthly basis the inputs which will assist the team in accurately completing the forecasting process and managing the discrepancies. OPEX stands for operating expense and is the budget that can’t be capitalised such flowers, professional photos for the opening, shopping bags etc.

Skills Required

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel)
• Good work ethic and a “Can Do” attitude
• Resourceful and resilient
• A great team player that is also self motivated and can take initiatives
• Highly organised
• Thrives on problem solving
• Good at networking and connecting with people at all levels