Manager, Operational Demand Planning (ecom), Finance

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

End to end management of demand planning for adidas Sport ECOM channel.

This role primarily focuses on forecasting, demand analysis, buy reviews, and budget management aligned with the allocated company strategic target.

It requies close collaboration with Channel, Brand, and IBP teams to deliver the most accurate demand plan and buying signals for each season

Key Responsibilities:

Demand Management

• Create seasonal demand based on the historical data, current sell-out trend and promotional activities.
• Collaborate closely with the ECOM team to ensure the volume and value (RRP) of the range plan align with seasonal open to buy (OTB) targets. Update the demand forecast in the system accordingly, using monthly split logic and article master checks.
• Regularly address gaps between the demand plan and the latest business plan by maintaining clear communication with the brand and channels for accurate demand forecasts.
• Provide timely and detailed demand plans to the supply chain, ensuring alignment with requested granularity.
• Monitor stock levels regularly to balance supply and demand efficiently

Order Management

• Oversee ranged articles and operational timelines to ensure all regular and spot orders are created and consolidated within the designated cut-off times.
• Deliver consolidated orders with proper summaries by the cut-off date and track seasonal order progress in line with OTB targets to provide business insights.
• Generate business reports on actual orders, serving as a single data source for various purposes.

Buying Process

• Support the regular buy review process and timelines, ensuring alignment with Global schedules.
• Facilitate internal discussions across functions (brand and channels) to align purchasing decisions with business status, marketing plans, and inventory levels.

Key Relationships :

• Brand: Business Unit (BU), Marketing Operations (MOPS)
• Channel: ECOM merchandising
• SCM: Purchasing
• Global: Demand Planning

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• High degree of commercial and business acumen knowledge to challenge and drive consensus between brand & channels
• Demand Planner with proven track record
• Sufficient understanding of SCM process
• Proven methodological skills (e.g., data analysis, trend forecasting)
• Good Commuication Skill in both Korean and English
• Experience in an operational driven environment (timelines, milestones management)
• Advanced user of MS Office suite of products
• Experiences on various modules of ERP system (AFS and APO DP)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience, ideally in Sales and/or Marketing and/or SCM
• Over 5 years of sales and/or marketing and/or SCM experience
• Fluent in written and spoken English is a must