Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead NOS products E2E planning process to support business decision making .</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead and plan trade activities to support business performance.</li> </ul> Key Responsibilities: Planning and Strategy <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Simulate on a regular or ad-hoc basis demand & supply and inventory scenarios with a holistic view of Omi channel view to lead NOS planning management. Facilitate decision making by providing clear fact base </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead monthly forecast to review the status-quo and disclose risks or opportunities to ensure target achievements. Drive cross-functional alignment and actions well executed</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead relative business meeting with issues diagnosis. Drive decision making and follow up with stakeholders to ensure actions well executed.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Explore current produce selling, production, supply facts and relevant issues (internal and ecosystem/marketplace) </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Work with the channels to improve the inventory balance to reduce sales and margin risks and capture opportunities</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Co- Lead system enhancement with IT and Data analytics to improve inventory ‘s visibility across channels and reporting’s automation</li> </ul> Management <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Regular/ad-hoc demand& supply planning </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Monthly forecast</li> </ul> Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strategic thinking and ability to work with cross function team to drive the initiatives;</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">High analytical skills for strategy development, demand planning area’s management job in sports brand is preferred</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong interpersonal skills: Very good communications and negotiating abilities as well as high presentation, relationship management and facilitation skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong decision taking and determination and shows high initiative and pragmatism to the business.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fluent in written and spoken local language as well as English. Skills and abilities in other language are an added plus</li> </ul> Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bachelor degree in business with marketing and sales focus</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Minimum 8 years’ experience in commercial functions, at least 5 years’ experience of people and operational management </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Exposure: Sports, Marketing, Supply Chain</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">IT skills: Advanced MS Office Skills</li> </ul>

Senior Manager DP Inventory NOS (Shanghai, SH, CN) @ adidas

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