Purpose
& Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Lead Omni-Channel demand planning and inventory management
  to support business decision making and enable cross-channels
  product movement

• Lead and plan trade activities to support business
  performance.

   

  Key
  Responsibilities:

  Planning and Strategy

• Lead quarterly demand planning scenarios with a holistic
  view of Omi channel KPI targets and demand integration. Facilitate decision
  making with fact base and simulation scenarios.

• Lead monthly inventory forecast to review the status-quo
  and disclose risks or opportunities to ensure target achievements. Drive
  cross-functional alignment and actions well executed

• Lead bi-weekly Omi channel inventory meeting with issues
  diagnosis. Drive decision making and follow up with stakeholders to ensure
  actions well executed.

• Explore current inventory reporting lens and relevant
  issues. Co- Lead system enhancement with IT to improve inventory ‘s visibility across
  channels and reporting’s automation.  

   

   

  Management

• Quarterly demand planning

• Monthly inventory forecast

• Bi-weekly Omi channel inventory
  movement

   

   

   

Systems
and Processes

• Establish Omni-channel demand
  planning process to provide a holistic view of targets and demand.

• Improve company level’s nventory
  balance’s visibility across channels with system enhancement supported by IT

•  Set up quick -reactive inventory management
  process from planning to execution.

   

   

Financial

• Ensure the accuracy of inventory
  fact base.

• Master the know-how of process &
  methodology of inventory target setting and RFC

   

   

Others

• Frequent communications among
  Channels and other internal functions (Wholesale, Own Retail, eCommerce, Finance,
  SCM etc.)

   

   

       

  Key Relationships:

• Wholesale Channels, Own Retail, eCom business
  planning, Finance, SCM, etc.

   

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strategic thinking and ability to work with cross
  function team to drive the initiatives;

• High analytical skills for strategy development, demand
  planning area’s management job in sports brand is preferred

• Strong interpersonal skills: Very good communications
  and negotiating abilities as well as high presentation, relationship management
  and facilitation skills

• Strong decision taking and determination and shows
  high initiative and pragmatism to the business.

• Fluent in written and spoken local language as well as English.
  Skills and abilities in other language are an added plus

   

  Requisite
  Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in
  business with marketing and sales focus

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in commercial
  functions, at least 5 years’ experience of people and operational management

• Exposure: Sports, Marketing, Supply Chain

• IT skills: Advanced MS Office Skills

adidas is a global leader in the sporting goods industry with the core brands adidas and Reebok. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach /Germany, the company employs more than 56,000 people across the globe and generated sales of EUR 21 billion in 2017. In Greater China, the company employs more than 5,700 people and generated sales of over EUR 3.7 billion in 2017.
adidas China was founded in 1997 and headquartered in Shanghai, one of adidas’ six key cities across the globe. With a population of 24 million, Shanghai is the largest city in China – and eighth largest in the world. It's the country's most important center for culture, commerce, and industry. Sometimes referred to as the "Paris of the East'," Shanghai prides itself for being a fashion capital as well.
Shanghai is also the headquarter of adidas Asia-Pacific market which is crucial to achieving the brand’s mission to be the best sports company in the world.