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KERING Supply Chain Planning Manager

KERING Supply Chain Planning Manager

CompanyKering
LocationWayne, NJ, USA
Salary$115000 – $135000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • A university graduate; masters degree in supply related topics is considered a plus
  • You have a former experience in logistics or supply chain planning
  • You have strong analytical skills and a structured approach in managing data
  • You are able to set priorities and effectively manage own time
  • You have excellent communication and influencing skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders
  • You are expert in using all Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel; Power BI is considered a plus
  • Good knowledge of US luxury retail business
  • A proactive detail-oriented person who can regularly meet tough deadlines and handle a high volume of tasks
  • A challenger of the state of affairs and constant innovator

Responsibilities

  • Work tightly with the Brands to collect updated information about demand trends and evolutions
  • Support the Brands in case of specific urgencies / prioritization and for the launch of New collections / special events
  • Establish lead times, service level expectations and overall execution in coordination with the Supply Chain, Operations and 3Pl team
  • Consolidate all available forecasts from the brands and/or produce forecast based on historical information and recent trends
  • Produce, coordinate, and communicate a clear load plan with the Supply Chain, Operations and 3PL teams
  • Develop (or coordinate the development with the relevant teams) of a planning tool that will allow all stakeholders to monitor upcoming events, loads and volumes
  • Track and supervise the daily execution flow to ensure the daily plan is met
  • Constant monitoring of Warehouse OTIF and Backlog working with key stakeholders and communicate it timely to the Brands
  • Establish a process to acknowledge and execute priority requests by the brands and/or Supply Chain and Operations team
  • Maintain Key Performance Indicators to monitor and to continuously improve the planning process
  • Conduct analysis and produce reports related to specific logistics / distribution performances
  • Establish frequent revision (S&OP) sessions with the brands and the Operations and Supply Chain teams to review the past results and the expectations of the weeks to come in all channels and flows
  • Be the main point of contact for information regarding capacity, volumes and load expectations regarding shipments (outbound and inbound)
  • Work with brands and operations to establish a culture of planning and forecasting, understanding the implication of the lack of these and highlighting their value added
  • Implement, deploy and lead ‘Control Tower’ monitoring within the organization (with Supply Chain, Operations and 3PL) for special launches, collections, projects and initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

  • masters degree in supply related topics is considered a plus
  • Power BI is considered a plus