PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION:

Supply Chain Planning creates one integrated end-to-end Supply Chain Plan, striving for business optimum across the full planning horizon and network in close collaboration with our business partners, powered by the S&OP platform and leveraging scenario planning.

Provide service excellence to all Business Units & Markets through a strong understanding of their purchase order (PO) related needs. Take end-to-end responsibility for monitoring POs from placement through confirmation, shipment, and delivery/availability, proactively resolving issues and coordinating stakeholders to ensure OTIF/OTA performance and adherence to market SLAs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute business control processes for relevant areas; translate risks and opportunities into actions following business principles
• Monitor PO changes requests (e.g., partial shipments, customer request changes) and proactively identify delays, shortages, or ship mode changes.
• Drive unique processes focused on market needs, adapting global to local.
• Manage root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions with cross-functional stakeholders; track actions to closure.
• Provide clear visibility to stakeholders through weekly operational reporting, escalations, and decision-ready summaries.
• Maintain governance on priorities and escalations (what/when/who), ensuring fast decision-making and documented outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives (process standardization, automation, system enhancements) to reduce manual work and recurring delivery issues

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

• Liaison Offices (LO's)
• Market SCM
• Planning Services & BPM
• GPS

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. 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

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