Job Description

Purpose of role:

• Determine supply plan according to demand, inventory target and capacity. Identify and anticipate stock demands based on current and future business functions
• Maintaining and managing APAC Distribution Centre Product Assortment with Global Supply Planning
• Controlling all inventory requirements (Core, MI and NPD), to ensure inventory is available to support commercial plans to drive the business objectives. To manage and optimise APAC Distribution Centre stock position by communicating to both Franchise and Company markets on Launch, discontinuation, Phase-in Phase-out (PIPO), including Out of stock, Future out of stock, Clearance, excess stocks, Age of stock and take preventative/corrective action
• Manage loading of allocation orders
• Monitor and communicate the APAC Distribution Centre stock position, risks & analysis of the Inventory Quality
• Review and drive the achievement of KPIs & implementation of action plans to drive healthy Inventory Quality in line with targets set
• Liaise with warehouse on inbound Supply Planning
  

Key Job Accountabilities: Inventory Management & Planning New Product Launch / Ad hoc offers / Gifts

• Track stocks availability for new products / Ad hoc offers / Gifts
• Highlight risk to event and manage risk to demand (review with forecasting team, stock rebalancing, stock expediting, freight solutions)
• Loading of new product / quarterly offers allocation orders
• Work with counterparts to deliver launch plans to wholesale markets
• Perform monthly supply alert monitoring and take action to drive optimization of both supply and inventory

Order processing

• Processing new product / quarterly offers allocation
• Process order change arising from substitution update / optimising allocation from the local Distribution Centre pool

Inventory Reporting

• Maintaining Product Assortment with correct article, supply site, replenishment profile,etc
• Communication on supply status and potential risks such as New Product, Out of Stock Tracking etc
• Age of Stocks, Excess and Obsolete Reporting
• Work with counterparts to drive Clearance action
• Provide analytics reports/ dashboards as required

Projects

• Work with APAC Assistant Supply Planning Manager in managing operation efficiency and developing and managing projects to drive the APAC business
  

Experience:

• 3+ years experience in Supply Chain management \xe2\x80\x93 demand planning/forecasting, supply planning and inventory management in a retail environment
• Ability to influence cross-functionally
• Understanding of supply chain best practices and supply chain operational process
• Excellent understanding of inventory management
• 3PL Management experience preferred but not necessary
• Self starter who is curious to explore new ways of working

Qualifications: Diploma/Degree in Supply Chain Management or equivalent