Adidas SPECIALIST / ASSISTANT MANAGER OPERATIONAL DEMAND PLANNING SEA 

Pakistan, Punjab, Lahore 

483146022

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure high performance in the demand planning process.
  • Steadfast adherence to local and global timelines
  • Manage demand planning with SCM-APO and AFS-SCA, BI report delivers timely and accurate output of demand plan to purchasing.

• Validation of data integrity and cleansing of data prior to forecasting maintenance
  • Resolve issues related to the integration of information between systems (RMA, SCM-APO, AFS-SCA, MSTR).
  • Validate Marketing range forecast (Hub Light Master Data Controller)and the RMA forecast submitted by Marketing, per Channel.
  • Participate demand review meetings with focus on forecast trending and comparison vs business targets, define actions items with business team.

• Interface with business partners
  • Drive the consensus of the unconstraint Demand between Channels and Brands
  • Facilitate the consensus through 1x1 meetings with the Marketing & Country Commercial teams.
  • Document and challenge forecast assumptions based on the analysis of market data, industry statistics, and market dynamics.

• Define, review, adjust and finalize Demand Planning Signal prior to sending to Purchasing.
  • Review sales order information vs Demand signal at articles level to find the gaps.
  • Collect Stock support orders from countries via offline template and maintain properly in SCM-APO, AFS-SCA systems.
  • Ensure demand forecast is regularly reviewed, aligned with respective channel heads and reflect correctly in SCM-APO, AFS-SCA.
  • Measure and report forecast accuracy (DPA) at market, brand, channel, and article levels.
  • Participate in the development of the cause of error to ensure continuous improvement of the overall process.

• In-Season Forecasting Analysis
  • Unconsumed demand analysis against sell-out QTY target by article and business channel.
  • Leading conversation and discussion with business team in SEA countries.
  • Release all unconsumed demand to free and available location as per cut-off date.
  • Highlighted and provided full visibility of demand phasing to business team for their Future season planning.

Key Relationships:

• HUB Marketing teams
• Country Wholesale, Franchise, Retail, Factory Outlets and Ecommerce teams
• Customer Service, Country OBF
• Country Operation
• HUB Purchasing
• Country Omni
• Global Operational Demand Planning

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Superior analytical skills and can see the “big picture” while still playing attention to the detail.
• Objectivity
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• High degree of commercial and business acumen knowledge to challenge and drive consensus between Sales & Marketing
• Advanced MS Excel skills, SAP APO, MicroStrategy
• Fluent in written and spoken English is a must. Skills and abilities in other languages are an added plus.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 4-5 years of demand planning experience within large sales organization
• Preferable experience in the sport or clothing industry
• Bachelor’s degree