adidas
Business Analyst - Deployment (Stock Transport Order)
adidasNetherlands3 days ago
Full-timeQuality Assurance, Supply Chain +1
Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organization

The Deployment team plays a vital role in ensuring that the right products are available at the right time and place. The team is responsible for creating and setting the supply and demand allocation plan pre-season as well as for making necessary adjustments to the plan in-season, to ensure that demand is fulfilled and supply/inventory is optimized.

In the area of in-season deployment and deployment operations, the physical migration of supply to enable demand to be fulfilled by stock transfer orders (STOs). As an Analyst in this team, your key responsibility is to plan, execute, and maintain the end-to-end stock transfers. This includes ensuring that the STO process is executed efficiently, tracking and reporting on the status of STOs, resolving any issues that arise, and continuously improving the process to optimize its effectiveness.

Your work will be critical in ensuring that our products are available to our customers when and where they need them, contributing to the overall success and profitability of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor and maintain the STO orderbook to provide accurate input to key SCM processes such as Product Supply, DC and Inbound planning and Omnichannel Operations.
  • Publish weekly and daily STO reports to relevant stakeholders.
  • Support with tracking STO costs vs. budget and meeting with Finance regularly to track forecast vs. actuals.
  • Ensure that demand/supply analysis, allocation, delivery note creation, and fulfillment activities are executed on schedule, in alignment with STO budget and according to defined business priorities and rules.
  • Track and communicate performance and KPI, identifying drivers and taking actions for improvements.
  • Be accountable for the execution, reporting, and continuous improvement of the STO process as the process owner.
  • Be responsible for the weekly Multi Node replenishment selection process, incl. the creation and execution of STOs as well as the monitoring of the end-to-end flow.
  • Support and consult respective teams in the De-Shas/ Cancellation process with Planning, Execution and Monitoring of STOs
  • Foster effective communication and collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of the STO process.
  • Support forecasting and long-term planning activities, including analyzing historical data and identifying trends to inform future planning decisions.

Key Relationships

  • Deployment and multi-node
  • Global Product Supply
  • Demand Planning
  • DC Operation
  • FO Merchandise
  • E-com excellence and operations

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

  • Good analytical skills and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to understand supply chain issues and drive solutions.
  • Ability to effectively communicate (both written & verbal) and to lead discussions and give presentations in small and large groups.
  • Strong team player with the ability to work with diverse groups of people in a productive manner.
  • Ability to prioritize, manage and complete projects under a deadline.
  • Good knowledge of standard software applications (Excel, Access) and SAP,
  • Fluent in English (written and oral)

Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications

  • College or university degree with a focus on SCM, Logistics or a related field; or comparable experience.
  • Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.
  • Min. 3 years’ working experience; 5 preferable.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access), and SAP.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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