Manager Planning

Job description

Country

Honduras

Job Function

Sourcing

State / Province

San Pedro Sula

Position Type

Regular

City / Location

San Pedro Sula

HR Contact

Referral Bonus Eligible

no

Brand

adidas

Relocation

no

Job Grade

M4

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:

· Understand the business needs regarding service, volume & capability needs
· Support region’s leadership team in developing the Sourcing strategy – capabilities, footprint, capacity and supply model
· Lead and execute the allocation process by translating the sourcing strategy into a feasible allocation plan in short term (seasonal) and mid-term (rough cut plan)
· Work closely with COOs to manage the production allocation and planning process to support timely delivery of customer orders.
· Manage region delivery performance with active approach for challenging continuous improvement in COOs, anticipating systemic planning issues and addressing with COO
· Manage region reporting (dashboards) for LO management team and interfaces
· Maintain continuous and timely communication with Global Sourcing, GSP, Brand Sourcing, SCI/Subsidiaries when significant shifts occur in demand and capacity
· Work closely with Global Sourcing and GSP to define, draft, revise and/or implement global processes, policies, initiatives as necessary to ensure optimal performance
· Define, implement and manage supply chain initiatives (e.g. SPEED) to ensure that company priorities and strategic objectives are met
· Function as the responsible Global Supply Planning/SCI contact for the assigned LO’s

Key Relationships:

LO’s (COO Leaders, Planning, Production Management, Materials and Costing)

· Global Sourcing Planning (aSL)
· Global Supply Planning (GSP)
· Suppliers – mostly T1 and eventually T2
· Brand Sourcing
· Supply Chain Management (Purchasing, Order Management)
· Product Operations

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

· Strong analytical skills
· Effective communication and negotiation skills
· Strategic thinking and result orientation
· Pro-active approach and thinking outside of the box
· Project management skill
· Strong understanding of demand models, production forecasting, purchasing practices, terminology, basic finance and supply chain principles
· Fluent in English, written and verbal. Spanish is a plus

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· University diploma or degree from educational entity preferably in related fields (i.e. Logistics, Supply Chain, Production Engineering)
· Minimum3 years of professional experience (full-time job)
· Minimum 3 years’ experience in Supply Chain or Business Planning functions
· Minimum 3 years’ experience leading team
· Project Management experience

Consumer goods experience is a plus