Senior Manager DP Inventory NOS
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
- Lead NOS products E2E planning process to support business decision making .
- Lead and plan trade activities to support business performance.
Key Responsibilities:
Planning and Strategy
- Simulate on a regular or ad-hoc basis demand & supply and inventory scenarios with a holistic view of Omi channel view to lead NOS planning management. Facilitate decision making by providing clear fact base
- Lead monthly forecast to review the status-quo and disclose risks or opportunities to ensure target achievements. Drive cross-functional alignment and actions well executed
- Lead relative business meeting with issues diagnosis. Drive decision making and follow up with stakeholders to ensure actions well executed.
- Explore current produce selling, production, supply facts and relevant issues (internal and ecosystem/marketplace)
- Work with the channels to improve the inventory balance to reduce sales and margin risks and capture opportunities
- Co- Lead system enhancement with IT and Data analytics to improve inventory ‘s visibility across channels and reporting’s automation
Management
- Regular/ad-hoc demand& supply planning
- Monthly forecast
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strategic thinking and ability to work with cross function team to drive the initiatives;
- High analytical skills for strategy development, demand planning area’s management job in sports brand is preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills: Very good communications and negotiating abilities as well as high presentation, relationship management and facilitation skills
- Strong decision taking and determination and shows high initiative and pragmatism to the business.
- Fluent in written and spoken local language as well as English. Skills and abilities in other language are an added plus
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in business with marketing and sales focus
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in commercial functions, at least 5 years’ experience of people and operational management
- Exposure: Sports, Marketing, Supply Chain
- IT skills: Advanced MS Office Skills
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