Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Lead Omni-Channel inventory management to support business decision making and enable cross-channels inventory movement
• Drive inventory optimization by leading or being involved in different cross-functional initiatives
• Manage Inventory related KPIs: inventory / NS, stock turn, months cover etc.
• Lead inventory clearance.

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 KPI targets and demand and supply integration. Facilitate decision making by providing clear fact base.
• Review the status-quo and disclose risks or opportunities to ensure target achievements. Drive cross-functional alignment and actions well executed
• Lead weekly inventory meeting with issues diagnosis. Drive decision making and follow up with stakeholders to ensure actions well executed.
• Work with the channels to improve the inventory balance, mitigate risks and capture opportunities
• Work on overall inventory reduction and cross-channel inventory optimization by driving or co-leading different cross-functional initiatives
• Drive/Facilitate inventory allocation and cross channel movement.
• Co-Lead system enhancement with IT and Data analytics to improve inventory ‘s visibility across channels and reporting’s automation
• Work with analytics team to create various inventory reports and dashboards

Financial

• Ensure the accuracy of inventory fact base.
• Master the know-how of process & methodology of inventory target setting and RFC

Others

• Frequent communications among Channels and other internal functions (Wholesale, Own Retail, eCommerce, Finance, SCM etc.)

Key Relationships:

• Channels, OR, eCom, SCM, BUs, Finance etc.

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’s degree in business with marketing and sales focus
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in commercial functions, at least 3 years’ experience of people and operational management
• Exposure: Sports, Marketing, Supply Chain
• IT skills: Advanced MS Office Skills