Manager Category Demand Planning

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure high performance in the demand planning process
  • Steadfast adherence to local and global timelines
  • Manage demand planning with SCM-APO and AFS-SCA, BI report delivers timely and accurate output of demand plan to purchasing.
• Validation of data integrity and cleansing of data prior to forecasting
  • Resolve issues related to the integration of information between systems (Both upstream and down-stream systems for DP).
  • Provide Demand review information at article level and aggregated level.
  • Validate Marketing range forecast (RMA Line List)
  • Participate demand review meetings with focus on forecast trending and comparison vs business targets, define actions items with business team.
• Interface with business partners
  • Drive the consensus of the unconstraint Demand between Categories and Channels
  • Facilitate the consensus with the Marketing & Channel teams
  • Document and challenge forecast assumptions based on the analysis of market data, industry statistics, and market dynamics
  • Proactively raise opportunities and risks for decision in order to capture marketplace opportunities
• Analyse and define the Demand Planning Signal based on the unconstraint demand and the RMA forecast submitted by Marketing, per Channel.
• Define, review, adjust and finalize Demand Planning Signal prior to sending to Purchasing
  • Review sales order information vs Demand signal at articles level to find the gaps.
  • Ensure proper netting of the orders and forecast considering stock on hand in the logistics network.
  • Ensure demand forecast is regularly reviewed, aligned with respective channel heads and reflect correctly in SAP.
  • Participate in the Buy Plan Review Meeting with Purchasing.
  • Measure and report forecast accuracy at market, brand, channel and article levels
  • Participate in the development of the cause of error to ensure continuous improvement of the overall process

Key Relationships:

• adidas Marketing teams
• Wholesale, Franchise, Retail, and Ecommerce teams
• Customer service teams
• Purchasing teams
• IBP teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Superior analytical skills, and ability to see the “big picture” while still playing attention to the details.
• Ability to glean insights from data and analyze corrective actions, providing scenarios and options
• Be the objective partner for commercial teams
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
• High degree of commercial and business acumen knowledge to challenge and drive consensus between Sales & Marketing
• Advanced MS Excel skills, SAP APO skills a plus
• Fluent in written and spoken Mandarin and English is a must.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 3-5 year of demand planning experience within a large-scale organization
• Bachelor's degree
• Preferable experience in the sport or clothing industry