Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

•    Develop Supply Chain Solutions and strategies to improve process efficiency and customer delivery
•    Drive process improvement and simplification projects across Order to fulfillment Planning and Logistics function
•    Make supply chain processes and system future fit by leveraging SCCT, DNA, IT

 

Key Responsibilities: 

Process Excellence Owner

• Accountable for identifying and contributing to the supply chain process improvements through the development and implementation of strategic initiatives in line with Business processes within the market network
• Investigate pain points within the process and develop solutions to resolve conflicts and inefficiencies - Support the team to clearly understand and anticipate business needs, organize best practices implementation, with Brands and Channels to ensure sustainable practices implementation
• Monitor and benchmark within adidas SCM organizations (global vs local) best practice, operating model & process to achieve continuous improvement in upgrading and standardizing our process and market processes 

 

Reporting & Analytics 

• Support the team by using data with recommendations for optimizing the methods within the company in terms of supply plan, inventory and transportation & distribution to customer & consumer
• Track agreed business KPI’s to mitigate costs and maximize service and drive actions and business plans to close gaps to targets
• Create performance reports for management to review
• Partner Finance analytics to improve efficiency and optimize the costs
• Track DC productivity KPI’s partnering with key stakeholders including 3PLs to optimize costs and maximize capacity and drive actions
• Support SCM team members for reporting development and reporting tool training

 

Key Relationships:   
•    Order Fulfillment
•    Distribution Center 
•    Demand planning 
•    Marketing
•    Commercial team (WHS, Retail, eCom) 
•    Finance
•    IT

 

Knowledge Skills and Abilities: 
•    Knowledge <ERP system> SAP, WMS and strong Power BI expertise 
•    MS Office (Excel/Access; Outlook; Word; Powerpoint)
•    Excellent knowledge of overall supply chain mechanics
•    Quantitative analysis expertise
•    Interpersonal communication skills
•    Excellent understanding of the flow of goods from sourcing to customer
•    Analytical and process thinking
•    Fluent in English (written and oral); excellent communication skills

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:   
•    University degree or equivalent education required.
•    Minimum of 9 years of job experience preferably in Supply Chain 
•    Proven experience in terms of Supply chain project management or supply chain management.