Product Supply - Basingstoke, United Kingdom - Adidas

Adidas

Verified Company

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Partnering with various teams to secure the best availability for the business within the circumstances. Responsible for converting demand into supply and providing actionable insights while leading the creation and deployment of innovative planning solution.
Key Responsibilities:
To assist in ensuring purchase orders are transferred to adidas system (GPS) within timelines.
To followup every purchase order until it reaches status "planned" and to communicate to the relevant functions if and why some purchase orders are in status "cancelled", "delayed" or "unplanned".
Update the POs after being executed with adidas planning (GOPS) on the minimum analysis report.
To assisst in the upload and track Production forecast in adidas system and with the adidas group (ILS and BV).
Hype / Launch article tracking
Monitor on a weekly basis unconfirmed, changed or late outstanding orders.
Manage and maintain Material Master Data, seasonality setup and infinate supply
Submitting purchase orders in line with international logistics timelines for market / region, ensuring accurate on time deliveries in line with the strategic buy plan.
Place purchase orders as requested by Business Planning, with correct sizes and dates.
To execute PO Management activities through work tool systems (WFM / GTS).
Track all product in and advice where articles/sizes not bought.
Run weekly checks and action to ensure consistency in delivery dates between the confirmation system and purchase orders.
Manage inventory and SKU levels, ensuring adequate levels to cover demand, escalating any material shortages, as well as identifying slow movers and initiating and coordinating stock clearance products with merchandisers.
Crossfunctional buy reviews, working with relevant departments.
Supporting best practice and continuously improving techniques, methods and approaches.
Assist manage inventory performance vs forecast.
Assist to track and monitor all buys to identify shortfalls and opportunities.
Creating / maintaining catalogues for each season within the system
Maintain and update all ATS reports
End to end sample process
Dropped article management and communication
Assisting the Order Business Optimisation Manager to work towards maximising sales order book conversion and producting Open Order Reports on a weekly basis
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
MS Office (Excel, Access, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint).
SAP experience adventageous
Good organisation and time management skills
Analytical and problemsolving skills
A good communicator
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
Experience in Purchasing and/or Sourcing.
2+ of experience in demand planning or a similar field preferably in the sporting goods industry

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME.

WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE'S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE:
THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE:
Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need.

OWNERSHIP:
Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION:
Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY:
Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY:
Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company's standards.

RESPECT:
Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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