Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
Work across functions to solve planning and purchasing related issues, identify risks and opportunities and mitigate potential delays.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute the buy decisions in line with the supply plan and respecting Market SLA’s
- Execute allocation of global demand to the appropriate factory.
- Execute business control process for relevant area; translate risks and opportunities into actions following business principles
- Support Supply Review with relevant Liaison Office (LO) to ensure optimized use of capacity, understand supply constraints, delivery performance development and ensure risk mitigation plans are in place
- Support level loading execution for respective area i.e. Pre-seasonal activities, Contracts and Pull forward process (PF) etc.
- Responsible for creation and distribution of operational reports
Key Relationships:
- Liaison Offices (LO's)
- Market SCM
- Planning Services & BPM
- GBS
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Service-minded and consumer/customer oriented
- Team player
- Analytical thinking and ability to solve problems
- Comfortable with learning internal systems such as Supply Chain Planning and Execution software applications
- Good knowledge of MS Office and SAP
- Fluent in English, additional language is a plus
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in supply chain management or in the areas of business administration, logistics, planning, information systems. Master's degree is a plus
- 1-3 years of experience in supply chain management, operations or planning, preferably in the Accessories, Apparel or Footwear industries