Assistant Manager/Sr. Associate Purchase

Job description

Country: India
Job Function: Supply Chain Management

State / Province: Haryana
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Gurgaon
Brand: adidas

Relocation: No Selection

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Key Responsibilities:

Functional:

· Place purchase orders as requested by Business Planning, with correct sizes and dates
· Ensure Purchase orders are transferred to GPS within timelines
· Update the POs in adirace, after being actioned with GOPS on the minimum analysis report in line with the actions specified by Business Planning and the timelines advised by GOPS
· Action Pre-pack requirements
· Create stock transport orders (stock transfers)
· Maximize the number of orders that are created as 1:1 links with sales orders
· Create weekly tracking documents for launch specific articles.
· Track all samples and point of sale product in and advise Marketing where articles/sizes not bought
· Execute confirmations on a daily basis
· Monitor on a weekly basis unconfirmed, changed, late outstanding orders
· Action all airfreight and sea-air requests with GOPS
· Update Airfreight register to ensure concise and complete list available
· Establish and maintain good communication and relationships with GOPS personnel
· Run weekly checks and action to ensure consistency in delivery dates between the confirmation system and Purchase order
· File/archive buying information and correspondence
· Action e-mail queries from GOPS and internal customers and update accordingly
· Review Aligned Logistics reports and investigate where required , attend fortnightly Aligned Logistics meetings to review order book and update sales order text where needed

Authorities:

· None

Key Relationships:

· Customer Services Team, Business Planning team, Inbound Planning Team-, IT team, Global Operations Teams, Liaison Office Teams, In-House Warehouse Management , Marketing services, Customs Clearance team, External Customers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

· High degree of self-motivation and self-management
· Strong analytical skills
· Operations as wells as commercial mindset
· Experience in (cross functional / regional or global) project management and Lean6Sigma tools
· Demonstrating initiative and acting result oriented
· Ability to accept and meet critical deadlines with good planning and organization skills
· Good interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively and efficiently on different layers of the organization
· Competent user in Microsoft Office applications

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

Educated to ‘O’ level standard, but in addition to showing evidence of the requisite competencies the candidate/incumbent must demonstrate the following:

· Good organization and time management skills
· Good written and spoken English: a good communicator
· IT skills: Intermediate Excel ideally required but will accept beginners level, Outlook and business objects and MS Access desirable
· Flexible and an adaptable approach to work
· An enjoyment of detail, a love of accuracy and a tenacity for making things balance