Summary

Take full ownership on demand planning and supply planning process on designated brand and channels. Drive holistic and robust business planning cycles to proactively mitigate risk, build contingency plan, collaborate with cross functions to achieve inventory optimization and financial target. Lead Demand Consensus, conduct Supply Review and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.

Establish and manage demand planning process through pre-season, in season and post season analysis and in alignment with global demand push cadence. Manage supply planning process through alignment of seasonal safety stock strategy, buy plan conversion and inventory management. On going review demand and supply gap including manage constraint, mitigate risk and optimize inventory across channels. Drive robust integrated planning and actions plan to support local business and achieve financial target with healthy inventory turn; Bridge Global and Regional Planning teams on local business update or request support on critical business need. Continuous improvement on planning capability both in systems and process.

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Duties And Responsibilities

40%

Establish and manage demand planning process through pre-season, in season and post season analysis and in alignment with global demand push cadence.

• Collaborate with Channel, Sales and Merchandising teams to develop seasonal demand plan and derive monthly pacing with finance plan reconciliation.
• Review O9 DP logics and parameters including like-style maintenance, STAT and NPI checking, update demand plan in O9 based on official pass cut-off, achieve demand consensus
• Track performance including in-season sell through, sales response to marketing campaigns, assess supply excess or constraint risk, and facilitate cross functions on solutions.
• Review post season forecast accuracy, identify forecast variance driver, investigate root cause, publish standardized reports, and engage with stakeholders to share success & lesson learnt for future improvement.
• Roll out 5-step Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to support cross functions alignment, ensure well-thought business projection and increase stock efficiency.

30%

M anage supply planning process through alignment of seasonal safety stock strategy, buy plan conversion and inventory management. C ontinue review demand and supply gap, proactively manage constraint, mitigate risks, and optimize inventory across channels.

• Maintain O9 Supply Planning management system parameters, manage order & inventory functions within SP module, release approval on local buy plan and communicate with stakeholders on potential supply risks.
• Collaborate closely with channels to proactively review style-color level buffer strategy, sell-through assumptions, excess inventory and validate updated inventory need.
• Support commercial teams by monitoring product supply through the cycle from launch to exit, especially on critical products, facilitate from channels supply coverage to stock clearance.
• Conduct monthly S&OP processes, Weekly/biweekly S&OE, manage low forecasted items, factory delays, ATP.
• Establish and maintain inventory dashboard including stock turn, aging mix and fulfillment risk. Master a complete view of inventory flow
  
  

20%

D rive robust integrated planning and actions plan to support local business and achieve financial target with healthy inventory turn; Bridge Global and Regional Planning teams on local business update, specific requirements on projects or support on critical business need.

• Represent Demand Planning and Supply Planning in S&OP steps.
• Maintain visibility not only on static inventory position (current snapshot) but also dynamic projection with Inventory Purchase and Sales (IPS).
• Facilitate cross functions to drive alignment and actions plan to supply financial achievement and stock turn improvement.
• Represent local market in global and regional communication on demand trend update, supply prioritization and constraint discussion, dynamics, risk, opportunities and business requirement exceptions call out on related projects.
• Actively educate stakeholders on local business practice and difference with other regions.
  
  

10%

Continuous improvement on planning systems and process

• Participate in Advanced Planning project for local market with planning process re-engineering, O9 Demand Planning and Supply Planning implementation and enhancement.
• Support other global and regional initiatives, including inventory reporting standardization and order management system enhancement.
• Attend O9 business requirement study, training, testing, business data validation to support system enhancement, sustain phase and next phases improvement.
• Continuously access and provide suggestions on improvement of training material, system compatibility with process, and tool performance.
  
  

Qualifications

Education & Any Certifications Required

Degree holder preferably in Business Administrative, analysis, or supply chain related.

Year(s) Of Experience & Background Required

• 5 years demand planning, or in combination of sales planning, supply planning, inventory planning and analyst experience focused preferably on Footwear, Apparel, FMCG
• Fluent in written and spoken English and local language
• Good analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, project management skill strongly preferred
• Result-oriented, strong self-initiatives and resilience
• Flexible and adaptable to change, manage well in dynamic and past-pacing environment
• Supply chain knowledge, e.g. production and logistics helpful.
  
  

Functional & Technical Competencies

• Proficiency in MS Office application, especially in Excel and Power Point, with Power BI/MS ACCESS desired
• knowledge of O9, other DP tools, BI Data, GT Nexus, Oracle EBS will be an advantage

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