Purpose:

• Drive and coordinate availability management for finished products and components across all Footwear LOs/functions
• Drive selected brand/category-specific allocations (e.g. Reebok) from development stage taking into consideration supplier portfolio, capability, availability, complexity etc.; gatekeep Fashion allocation process and monitor complexity across suppliers
• Support conceptual evolution, implementation and ramp-up of Speed programs; and support coordination of all operations of Speed programs across the Footwear organization, incl. feasibility checks, material staging, capacity and availability management
• Support the Director Allocation & Capacity and team in the operational and strategic planning process; and in identifying/implementing initiatives that enhance the capabilities, efficiency, effectiveness and collaboration within Footwear Sourcing

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor monthly performance of Footwear Sourcing operations along relevant dimensions (e.g. order fulfilment KPIs, capacity utilization, process compliance and efficiency, etc.)
• Execute selected brand/category-specific (e.g. Reebok) allocation strategy through multiple stages of development allocation; drive complexity reduction on Fashion with BU through early projection, disciplined planning and smart allocation
• Drive component business and feasibility checks and develop alternative sourcing options to optimize trade benefits
• Proactively identify potential issues for fulfilment and capacity utilization and work closely with the LOs and/or functional teams to develop mitigation measures
• Support coordination of the current Footwear Speed programs Never out of Stock / Planned Responsiveness / In-Season Creation:  monitor execution of all on/off-system processes to ensure high degree of order fulfilment, and to identify improvement opportunities
• Ensure data integrity of the planning process including buy-plans and execute / support system updates to reflect e.g. transfers or dual-sourcing decisions, changes in speed propositions, etc.
• Support the department in ad-hoc data analyses
• Support selected projects as defined by Director Allocation & Capacity

Key Relationships: 

• LO Planning Managers
• LOs/ Suppliers
• Senior Project Managers Product Operations
• Global Supply Planning
• other GOPS & Marketing functions

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Understanding of trade topics (import duties, FTA, trade barriers) affecting imports from the Footwear source countries into major markets
• Good knowledge of Footwear industry and manufacturing methods a plus
• Good knowledge of standard software applications (Excel, PowerPoint, MicroStrategy)
• Project management skills a plus

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: 

• Undergraduate university degree
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in a Sourcing role or operations
• Fluency in English, knowledge of another language (ideally Mandarin, Vietnamese, Bahasa, or German) an advantage.