Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation: The DC manager assume the responsibility for the management of the inbound product flow of adidas from suppliers until stocks are booked in addition to the management & execution of the DC Operations and order book for customers by coordinating/matching supply and demand within the supply chain and ensuring orders are fulfilled on time & in full. Managing and coaching the entire Inbound and DC team in Egypt and building strong cross functional relations within SCM functions and other stakeholders, with a focus on the Retail, Wholesale, eCom, and Finance teams. Key Responsibilities: <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">Accountable for accurate and timely inbound product flow management of adidas product.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Responsible for continuous streamlining of Inbound process and adhering to standards, policies, customs regulations & controls.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Operational management of the distribution center and transportation operations for both B2B & B2C in Egypt.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Coordinating internally with Logistics Provider to ensure excellent warehouse management and on-time delivery.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Coordinate the release of themes & campaigns with marketing/retail and ensure on time deliveries to the markets.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Establish reporting criteria within the scope of Inbound & DC Ops status and ensure reports are published as per the timelines.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Support negotiations with 3PL and Transporters and initiate tender for contract renewals.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Prepare with full diligence all related documents (invoices, packing lists, COO, … etc.) for Inbound and Outbound shipments to ensure accurate payment of customs duties and efficient clearance.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Support the overall operations team by taking lead in timely submission of Global KPIs, inventory management.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Coaching and managing of Egypt Inbound and DC operations team.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Responsible for managing entire supply chain budget for Egypt - timely monitoring, and leading efficiency initiatives. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Actively participate / lead SCM transformation initiatives like ecommerce capabilities, automation, DC network strategy, supply chain excellence etc. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Continuously identify areas of improvement in supply chain operations which bring in efficiency or improve customer experience. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Work cross-functionally with field operations and other functions to drive influence in capacity planning and management.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Actively participate / lead SCM transformation initiatives like ecommerce capabilities, automation, DC network strategy, supply chain excellence etc. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Collaborating with SCM cluster head, understanding the forecasted volumes and priorities, organizing and motivating all distribution center staff to achieve delivery of all customers’ orders on time.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Preparing ad-hoc analysis, reports and new projects.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Measures forwarder’s performance on a regular basis and communicate to concerned parties for analysis and improvement recommendations.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Responsible for local/Global 3PL account management and coordination from volume allocation, formulation and maintenance of processes, policies, contracts and standard operating procedures (SOP).</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ensures that adidas follows all the local market requirements.</li> </ul> Key Relationships: <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">Global: Yes</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Regional: Yes</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Local: <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">Retail, Ecommerce, DPC and Wholesale business teams </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Finance </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">3 PL – Freight forwards, Customs brokers, DC, and last mile service provider.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Skills and Experience Required <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">University degree in Management, Business, or Engineering. Logistics, Supply chain preferred and Post Graduation is a plus.</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 in MS Office (primarily Excel, PowerPoint); Power Bi and SAP experience preferred.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Min. 6 years of overall work experience in Logistics & Distribution Centre, preferably Apparel/Footwear and Retail/Ecom vertical</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Management experience for at least 2 years.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">University degree in Management. Logistics, Supply chain preferred and Post Graduation is a plus.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to manage a multi-faceted team in an operations environment, with an understanding of unified commerce principles.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong track-record of problem-solving, including structuring problems, performing detailed analysis, and developing/implementing recommendations.</li> </ul>

Manager Distribution Center Operations (Cairo, Al Qahirah, EG) @ adidas

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