Manager, Order Book Management - NAM Launch LTD (9 mo w/benefits)

Job description

Country

United States

Job Function

Supply Chain Management

State / Province

Indiana

Position Type

Limited Duration

City / Location

Indianapolis

HR Contact

Joe Fleury

Referral Bonus Eligible

Yes

Brand

adidas

Relocation

No

Job Grade

M4

We are inspired by a single idea: to provide every athlete and fan alike the gear they need, when they need it, to represent their teams or their sport. At
adidas INDY we have over 1,200 employees who work to help make this belief a reality. Every one of our employees, no matter what their job or their stature, places the same passion and commitment into each concept, process and product.

Limited Time Duration of9 months, ending June, 2019

Purpose: Responsible for Supply Chain Management/Fulfillment activities with the goal of ensuring adidas and Reebok brand building products are available on the shelf and online creating impact and winning consumers on Launch day.

Communication and close collaboration with NAM commercial functions (Sports Marketing, Business Units, Marketing Operations and Demand Planning) is essential to successful retail introduction.

Working cross-functionally with NAM SCM and NAM Commercial Stakeholders to raise awareness, drive decisions and take action to create on time availability is only the first part of the challenge. It is also vital to control (on time or ‘just in time’) delivery to wholesale customers from our Distribution Centers to prevent early sale or display as the brands continue to build hype.

Key Responsibilities:

· Communicate effectively and manage relationships with all key stakeholders
· Build and maintain up to date knowledge of key products at adidas INDY and concepts targeted towards the sports and fashion communities of NAM. Share, promote and create awareness of brand building activities and successes to excite and engage your NAM SCM colleagues.
· Working across functions to ensure Launch products are available and delivered to the right place at the right time, with primary focus on the fulfilment horizon of 0-4 months
· Develop reporting tools to provide insights to support effective decisions and action to drive availability and conversion/delivery
· Work with Inbound Planning to ensure effective prioritization is executed at both origin and destination for supply mapped to launch critical demand
· Create and align launch strategy (critical path and volumes for all launch activities) with Indy Distribution Centers to enable strong operational planning and execution
· Ensure correct and consistent order and delivery management across sub-markets and DCs to prevent display/sale ahead of launch date
· Communicate Key Performance Indicator results, create awareness of drivers of performance and project/influence performance drivers
· Manage and support ongoing adidas Group projects by defining timelines and milestones in own area of on time and in full product availability
· Lead and assist with the current SAP migration tasks

Key Relationships:

· Marketing
· Demand Planning
· Marketing Operations (MOPS)
· Purchasing
· Order Fulfillment (Inbound Planning/DC & Inventory Management)
· Distribution Center Operations
· Customer Service/Sales
· Corporate Solutions
· Global IT

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

· Good product knowledge and strong interest in our brands
· Excellent relationship management, communication and presentation skills
· Process and analytical thinking
· Ability to motivate and lead complex teams
· Excellent Supply Chain/Distribution knowledge
· Operational and project management skills
· Passion and Integrity – the ability to make commitments and achieve them
· Results oriented and goal driven
· Excellent knowledge of Order to Cash processes

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· Higher education, university degree (BA/MA) or equivalent
· 3-5 years working experience in Logistics/Operations and/or Commercial functions
· Good skills in ERP (SAP) (SD and MM)
· Strong user in Microsoft Office applications – specifically Excel and Power Point
· Fluent in English (oral and written)