Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Effectively execute the GPS systems and process strategy within the allocated area of responsibility, Reporting, Process or System.  Execute responsibilities to deliver accurate systems and process performance.  Collaborate with stakeholders to reactively and proactively enhance performance.  Support system and process testing to ensure end-to-end system integrity

Key Responsibilities:

• Adapt to changes coming from internally and externally driven projects ensuring processes and systems are in sync.  Execute testing scrips and sign off on testing
• Support allocated processes as process agent ensuring processes are documented, mapped and up to date
• Manage execution, set up of systems and processes to achieve a high level of performance and accuracy.  Support and escalate identified issues and inconsistencies
• Execute system updates directed by internal GPS teams and stakeholders to ensure system setup is following predefined rules and timelines
• Execute end-to-end release testing and identify impacts coming from internal or external changes
• Collaborate with operational teams and GPS stakeholders with in-depth analysis and system insight to resolve unforeseen issues or to provide a basis for systematic or process change
• Develop and sustain a superior level of system and process insight to support operational teams
• Ensure Business validations are met with System requirements for both SAP SCM SNP/AFS and SAP IBP/S4 planning systems

Key Relationships:

• Global Product Supply Operational Teams
• Market SCM (BPM)
• GOPS/GSCM Strategy & Programs
• IT KSR
• IT Product teams

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to prioritize, manage and complete projects/initiatives under a deadline
• Demonstrate initiative and result orientation
• Coordination and follow-up skills
• Service-minded and consumer/customer oriented
• Analytical thinking and ability to solve problems
• Team player and effective collaborator
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Good knowledge of MS Office (advanced MS Excel skills)
• Strong SAP know-how in ERP and demand planning systems (SAP SCM SNP, AFS, GPS, IBP and/or S4) is preferred
• Fluent in English, additional language is a plus

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in supply chain management or in the areas of business administration, logistics, planning, information systems. Master's degree is a plus 
• 3+ years of experience in supply chain management, operations or planning, preferably in the Accessories, Apparel or Footwear industries
• Experience with BI dataset tools and MicroStrategy reporting tools