Orderbook Management Specialist III
Purpose: Proactively analyze customer orderbooks, identify actions to improve deliveries/service, coordinate the implementation of levers to improve performance while communicating status to customers/sales in a clear and accurate manner. Ensure the accurate integration of customer orders into company systems while verifying order and master data accuracy and proactively addressing issues directly with customers and/or internal departments.
Key Accountabilities:
• Analyze customer orderbook and identify risks to achieving on time deliveries, sales targets and/or strategic objectives
• Use the orderbook analysis and supply availability projections to identify and action purchasing, order fulfillment, distribution and/or inbound prioritization in coordination with related functions.
• Ensure proper Master Data set-up prior to order integration to facilitate timely processing of orders
• Once received, verify order accuracy and address discrepancies with customers and/or internal departments
• After each deadline (e.g. Booking, Weekly AR), provide order confirmations to sales and customers
• Effectively communicate orderbook status information to sales and customer teams in a manner that highlights issues, actions taken and/or the need for further decisions
• Publish weekly supply availability projections to track On Time Availability (OTA) and provide all teams with a consistent measurement (one source of the truth) and early identification of issues
• Work with Sales account teams to identify orderbook actions, issues and needed changes (e.g. Delivery Blocks, Distros, pricing)
• Establish relationships with customer merchandising teams to facilitate needed orderbook actions while minimizing the need for direct involvement of the sales team
• Identify and escalate delayed orders with respective warehouse and direct ship teams
• Create delivery notes and resolve delivery note issues to assist with warehouse order flow and facilitate timely shipping
• Manage Contract & Call-off orders effectively utilizing EDI and SAP functionality
• As needed, manually enter booking, reorder & clearance orders accordance to company policies
• Enter return, cancellation & claim requests
• Represent the company in a professional manner while communicating effectively with customers, sales teams, and other internal parties regarding the adidas product line, policies and procedures
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
• Proficiency in relevant computer systems (SAP, Microsoft- Excel, Outlook)
• Process transactional data accurately
• Excellent written, verbal and professional communications
• Works independently with strong organizational skills
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and ownership
• Reviews data to identify trends and initiate improvement actions
• Proven experience in challenging an existing process(es) and developing unique solutions to problems
• Ability to articulate complex ideas and focus on critical tasks
• Ability to develop positive working relationships at various organizational levels and influence others to achieve goals
• Ability to work in a team environment to accomplish a shared goal
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred and 2 years or more related experience; or equivalent combination of education and related experience
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a role involving direct interaction with external or internal customers
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