Sr Specialist GBS Product Supply Creation

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Sr Specialist GBS Product Supply Creation, Porto

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Location: Porto, Portugal

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: cb1e4bfde856

Job Views: 7

Posted: 25.03.2025

Expiry Date: 09.05.2025

Job Description:

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Optimize & 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. Optimize usage of factory capacity in line with market requirements, supplier capabilities to service global demand.
Work across functions to solve planning and purchasing related issues, identify risks and opportunities and mitigate potential delays.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Execute the buy decisions in line with the supply plan and respecting Market SLA's.
2. Execute order release of global demand to the supply base.
3. Support availability, risk mitigating actions via PO management.
4. Responsible for communication relevant Liaison Office (LO) to ensure optimized use of capacity, understand supply constraints, delivery performance development and ensure risk mitigation plans are in place. Foster agile communication with factories via ticketing system.
5. Independently run business control process for relevant area; prepare input for market availability projections. Support buy review with market SCM providing market availability projections. Execute risk mitigating actions via demand and PO management.
6. Support level loading execution for respective area i.e. pre-seasonal activities, Contracts and Pull forward process (PF) etc.
7. Process ownership; responsible for documentation, testing and enhancement of a specific business process. Support implementation of projects within area of responsibility and contribute to system & process improvements, aligning and prioritizing cross divisionally/cross brand where possible to enhance operational efficiency.

Key Relationships:

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Service-minded and consumer/customer oriented.
• Analytical thinking and ability to solve problems.
• Team player and effective collaborator.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Good knowledge of MS Office (advanced MS Excel skills) 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.
• 5 years of experience in supply chain management, operations or planning, preferably in the Accessories, Apparel or Footwear industries.