Business Planner - Adidas
This job listing has expired JobAt adidas, every day is a chance to flip the script. An invitation to take everything we know and re-invent it. Do it better. Never settling for good enough. Every day we get up, invent, adapt, improvise, find new ways to collaborate, and do the unexpected. We’re creators, makers and doers. Helping athletes make a difference, not just in their games, but in their lives and in their world. It’s an obsession.
We’ve been doing this for more than 65 years. With an unmatched history and tradition of creating iconic products, consumer connections and experiences, we’ve been defining sport culture since the beginning. And we’re never done. Come be a part of shaping the future together with us.
Purpose
Executes business planning and inventory management process to ensure appropriate inventory levels to support USTS business model and financial metrics
Ensures demand is accurately analysed, forecasted and maintained in the appropriate systems
Facilitates meetings and discussions with the necessary stakeholders regarding unit level forecasts, financial targets, key initiatives, productivity and margin targets
Reviews supply and demand fluctuations and ensures proper actions are taken to maximize available to sell (ATS) and profitability
Maintains and reports on key USTS KPI’s
Ensures creation and maintenance of proper process documentation
Key Accountabilities
- End to end management of USTS range in terms of forecasting, purchasing, and inventory management:
- Seasonal demand plan creation for factory capacity reservation
- Execution of purchasing strategy to meet sales targets as well as promo needs through most optimal market, timing, color, and size run availability
- Inventory management on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to maximize ATS and profitability
- Ongoing analysis of USTS business:
- Inventory optimization
- Business category performance
- Factory PO delivery performance
- DC inbound and outbound performance
- Communication with sales, customer service and merchandising teams on production issues, delivery updates, ATP issues
- Collaboration with customer service on maximizing sales order fill rates and/or finding alternative solutions
- Troubleshooting of master data and buy readiness issues
- Support in defining and establishing best in class” planning processes
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Experience with demand planning and inventory management
- Ability to work and complex multisystem environment
- Strong understanding of database structure, maintenance, data integrity, data flow, and storage in an enterprise database system
- Ability to think cross functionally, join data from various sources and draw meaningful conclusions/develop innovative solutions
- Ability to troubleshoot and define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions in order to find a solution
- Advanced and demonstrated knowledge of the following tools:
- MS Access
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- PowerPoint
- Experience with Micro strategy, R, Tableau preferred
- Experience in SAP AFS and APO preferred
- Must be able to work in a fast paced, challenging and group environment
- Strong analytical and methodological skills (e.g. data analysis, trend forecasting, etc.)
- Strong interpersonal skills (e.g. relationship management, facilitation)
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum 1-2 years of operations experience with increasing degree of responsibility within mid to large Footwear, Apparel, Sporting Goods, or Consumer Products organization
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience in planning, buying, replenishment, or another related field preferred
- University degree in Business, Finance, Operations, or equivalent.
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