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Senior Manager Operational Demand Planning EM
Purpose and Relevance for the organization:
Your task as Senior Manager Operational Demand Planning (ODP) EM, is to establish the Operational Demand Planning process across EM. As the ODP Rollout across EM continues, there is a need to setup and train teams, setup systems (APO) and establish processes within clusters to support active demand planning.
Our first objective is to lay down a first Rolling Demand Plan (RDP) by recruiting ODP Teams, setting up APO (legacy) and building a robust MILO/DILO/SILO process to support the demand signalling for supply planning and the purchasing of inventory. The second part of this process is to support the actualization of the plan by measuring the buying volumes (MFC vs MBV) to forecast, followed by the utilization of Inventory in season (to improve profitability and cashflow)
Once we have established a basic level of Operational Demand Planning, the focus shifts to centralized decision support by building better analytics and create the link between global DP/SP and the clusters within EM.
Future Planning Solution (FPS) will be the next step as we move into our new environment using the established Operational Demand Planning skills and processes to make the shift into the end to end solution more seamless.
Responsibilities:
- Work with existing ODP Clusters to further bed-down the Planning processes
- Establish teams in outstanding ODP Clusters – PAC, Turkey, Isreal
- Working with global and local stakeholders, actively participate in the assessment and gap analysis, to understand the future set up in clusters and HUB
- Setup APO system with relevant logic and ensure system is sound
- Leverage expertise to determine the ODP process
- Manage the change across Clusters to ensure relevant stakeholders are engaged
- Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders on ODP Rollout
- With global and regional input and support, drive change management by ensuring all stakeholders are aware project status and future changes.
- Determine and propose future demand planning org. needs, considering existing processes and resources, and strategic role and set up of demand planning FPS.
- With the head of EM DP, implement the Operational Demand Planning strategy across clusters.
- Build the resources and expertise and E2E processes in clusters to drive article planning, better carry over management and inventory control, closely linked to IBP.
- With ODP in place, support key projects like Read and React, NOS, PR and nearshoring.
Other:
- Process ownership:
- Align on E2E and R&R by cluster
- Process training of teams and functions
- Readiness for Key user training and testing
- Future S&OP process with stakeholders
KPIs:
- Global Demand Planning KPIs
- Inventory management
- Availability
- APO rollout in EM
Key Contacts:
- CTC
- DTC merchandizing
- SCM
- Sales
- Finance / IBP
- Global Demand Planning / IT
- Cluster Demand Planning
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong project management skills
- Comfort around senior management
- Challenging the status quo
- Strategic thinker
- Change Management
- Demand Planning experience
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- SAP knowledge (APO, AFS)
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- Good knowledge of MS Office (PP, Word)
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluent in English
- Adidas experience a benefit
Educational Background/Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 8-10 years experience in demand planning
- 3-5 years project management experience
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