Specialist GPS Product Supply Operations

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Execute integrated purchasing, global supply planning and PO management activities. Ensure performance achieves availability target OTIF (On Time In Full) and OTA (On Time Allocation) and respects market SLAs (Service level Agreements).

Work across functions to solve planning and purchasing related issues, identify risks and opportunities and mitigate potential delays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute business control processes for relevant areas; translate risks and opportunities into actions following business principles

• Monitor PO milestones (e.g., production readiness, ex-factory, shipment) and proactively identify delays, shortages, or ship mode changes.
• Drive recovery actions for late or at-risk POs: expedite, partial ship, pull-forward, split shipment, or alternate routing/ship mode, aligned with business priorities.
• Manage delivery performance root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions with cross-functional stakeholders; track actions to closure
• Provide clear delivery visibility to stakeholders through weekly operational reporting, escalations, and decision-ready summaries
• Maintain governance on priorities and escalations (what/when/who), ensuring fast decision-making and documented outcomes
• Support continuous improvement initiatives (process standardization, automation, system enhancements) to reduce manual work and recurring delivery issues

Key Relationships:

• Liaison Offices (LO's)
• Market SCM

• Planning Services & BPM
• GPS

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Service-minded and consumer/customer oriented
• Team player
• Analytical thinking and ability to solve problems
• Comfortable with learning internal systems such as Supply Chain Planning and Execution software applications

• Good knowledge of MS Office and SAP
• Fluent in English, additional language is a plus

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in supply chain management or in the areas of business administration, logistics, planning, information systems. Master's degree is a plus
• 1-3 years of experience in supply chain management, operations or planning, preferably in the Accessories, Apparel or Footwear industries