Planner, Global Materials Planning

Role & Responsibilities:

• As a full fledged Materials Planner, you will be responsible to execute strategic planning activities for all Direct Source materials including long-term strategic planning (multi-horizon plan) to (pre-/in-) seasonal planning process, forecast publication, greige preposition strategy and execution. You will contribute to the development of the raw material sourcing strategy, supplier capacity plan and drive the seasonal supply planning process in order to maximize product availability.
• To execute Global Material Planning (GMP) planning activities for all Direct Source materials including material preposition process, support PO management process including mitigation of delays associated to T2's. You will contribute to the seasonal supply planning process in order to maximize product availability.
• You will be also responsible for monthly consumption tracking of the commitment, leftover collection, validation as well as reporting at the end of each season or upon request. Collaborate with brand stakeholders and other internal functions to explore the opportunity to utilize the leftovers and minimize business impact.
• Mitigate delays associated with nominated suppliers due to demand shifts, capacity problems, and forecast variances etc.
• Analyze weekly exception and unconfirmed POs taking appropriate action to resolve issues and maintain CRD dates  
• Analyze forecast and actual differences, to address the issue and provide mitigation plan to all stakeholders.
• Identify improvement opportunities to optimize our operation model and working process

Key Result Areas:

• Execute Production Planning activities for materials through the go-to-market calendar to ensure all milestones are timely met 
• Partner with cross functional teams to design and execute material preposition initiatives to enable On-Time Performance
• Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders covering Asia Product Supply, Global Planning and key suppliers to ensure raw materials are delivered at the right place, on time, at the right cost
• Act as the process owner for all GMP policies and procedures impacting Global Product Supply, drive policy changes with key stakeholders, including Product Supply, Global Planning and RO's to ensure proper implementation
• Be a driver for initiatives that enable higher agility within the sourcing organization and continuously advance the global supply planning processes, analytical framework and allocation approach to support agility and market needs
• Ensure that the strategy framework reflects actions, timelines and responsibilities from a supply base perspective to enable proper implementation
• Collaborate with Global Planning and Product Supply department to accomplish KPI's On-Time Performance, Buy Acceptance Rates, and support Quality, CSR, and other relevant Brand needs
• Prepare analytical reports / presentations to help illustrate future demand trends, opportunity or risk to senior management and business teams
• Analyse organizational performance (e.g. Supplier Key Performance Indicators, business operations & efficiency), forecast operational risks, and work within the Global Materials Planning organization and other global functions on issue resolution
• Act as a change agent/ambassador throughout the Global Product Supply organization by building trust with various levels in the organization, communicate clearly and consistently business objectives and management vision

Competency Requirements:

Behavioral Competencies -

• High EQ in working with cross function/cultural partners
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Entrepreneurial & result-driven
• Optimistic and dare to take calculated risks
• Team player and the ability to work independently
• Communication and influence globally and regionally
• Bold and creative thinking
• Able to work under pressure with multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines

Functional Competencies –

List down specific set of functional skills required to perform in this role

• Excellent English (writing and speaking) skills. Mandarin is a plus.
• Excellent Excel, Power Point and Presentation skill 
• Data visualization software (Tableau, PowerBI, etc.) experience
• Data analytics/exploration software (Alteryx, Knime etc.) experience
• Critical thinking/problem solving abilities linked with story-telling skills
• Ability to hypothesize & create/analyze multiple what-if scenarios
• Possesses deep functional subject matter knowledge
• Understanding of supply chain processes, with experience in forecasting and S&OP

Experience

Experience in Apparel, Footwear, Equipment Apparel & equipment and/or Sourcing and Supply Chain organizations but not limited to

Academic Qualifications

Minimum Degree Held: Bachelor's degree in Planning (Supply Planning and Sourcing) or related fields.