The Supply Planning Manager at JR286 is responsible for leading the Supply Planning team in Asia to ensure the appropriate supply level to the company operations and providing business expertise in managing supply from global supply bases and leverage knowledge of Planning Analysis and Reporting tools.
What You&aposll Do:
- To ensure the supply and distribution chain, from plant to customer, is managed and operates in an effective/efficient manner.
- Lead the team of Supply Planners located in different regions with high performance and team spirit
- Represent supply planning team, build strong work relationship with suppliers in the region.
- Responsible for overall purchasing and on-time delivery tracking of In-line, Promo/Sports Marketing and Sales sample orders.
- Analyze Supply Forecast, Product lead time and Vendor capacity to decide Seasonal Allocation plan
- Manage monthly buy process including MRP analysis, Inventories and Supply status, Capacity availability and deal with any exceptions.
- Positively impact inventory management and order fulfillment improving on-time delivery.
- Determine the scheduling and expediting of inventory deliveries to ensure acquisition of appropriate levels of material from suppliers.
- Work closely with regional product development team on impact from new product introduction to product end-of-life.
- Partner with regional sourcing team in developing long-term supplier and sourcing strategies.
- Recommend and develop improvements in reporting and supply planning processes.
- Other duties as assigned.
What to Bring:
- BS in Engineering or business management required
- 5 - 7 years recent experience in a large-scale retail environment, allocating footwear, apparel, accessories, or fashion-based products with managerial/leadership experience.
- Computer Proficiency including spreadsheets such as Excel and Oracle 11i Planning, MRP, inventory and purchasing modules.
- Must be decisive able to take risks confident.
- Must be able to work in a team environment and lead a team to maximize their potential.
- Strong analytical skills to include writing functional and technical specifications along with interfacing with the user/technical community.
