Manager, Supply Planning

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Primary Purpose:
The Manager, Supply Planning, is responsible for the end-to-end operational planning process, executing strategic sourcing direction, and analyzing global planning and costing data to support total cost optimization, vendor negotiations, and supply planning improvements. This role supports strategic sourcing decisions, optimizes vendor capacity, and drives process excellence to ensure timely delivery of high-quality samples, with the right Service Providers. The manager will champion the use of digital tools and data-driven insights to enhance planning & allocation accuracy, streamline workflows, and improve cross-functional collaboration.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to...

• Measure and analyze the sample order profile across the supply base and maintain alignment with the rough-cut capacity plan (RCCP)
• Collaborate with cross functional teams and regional offices to review product specifications and challenges, determine sample allocation to service providers, and ensure on-time delivery, optimal quality and cost efficiency.
• Analyze allocation outcomes to identify opportunities and improvement in the upcoming buy releases
• Validate service providers' capacities with production operation team support, partner with Supply Operations and Production Operations teams to balance actual orders and execute an agreed monthly production plan
• Recommend product / sample transfers after careful consideration of capacity and capability constraints, landed cost, product mix, fill-rate priorities and responsible sourcing requirements to optimize sourcing decisions
• Communicate product transfer lists and resolve related issues promptly
• Assess product trends (difficulty and complexity level) and make recommendations on the capability ramp up plans for service providers; follow up closely with Production Operations on execution
• Support seasonal and sub calendars for all business initiatives, collaborations and special projects.
• Leverage digital planning tools and analytics platforms to enhance sample allocation accuracy, and support strategic sourcing decisions.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives using agile and Lean methodologies to streamline sample workflows, and improve cross-functional alignment.
• Develop and maintain dashboards to monitor sample allocation performance, enabling data-driven decisions and early identification of risks.

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Bachelor Degree in a relevant discipline
• 5 years working experience in planning in supply chain, preferable in handbag, footwear or fashion products industries
• Travel is required
• Experience in sample planning or allocation is highly desirable . Strong analytical and data modelling skills with the ability to translate insights into actionable plans
• Proficiency in digital planning tools and systems (e.g., PLM, ERP, advanced Excel).
• Creative problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across functions and geographies
• Strong data modelling and analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly and concisely
• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale
  and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

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