Senior Manager, Inventory Planning

Job description

Inventory Management Serve as a liaison between planning and inventory management to build delivery plans & flow forecasts Responsible for building effective inventory strategies that align with financial objectives of the company Accountable for collaborating with Inventory Management Lead and FG Planner to resolve issues related to product shipment delays Recommend exception management activities Support preparation of country S&OP and recommend profitable inventory decisions Support MBR preparation and inventory forecast for F4/7/10 Responsible for driving demand and supply reconciliation process across Greater China Driving process standardization and ways of working improvement to better support cross functional teams mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan markets Manage Supply and Demand Optimally Run monthly Greater China SOP meetings Reviews and interprets ship risk reports, recommends and supports action plans to mitigate risks. Work with regional Supply Planning to submit sizing ratios for products and ensure they meet demand requirements. Prepare, track and make recommendations regarding the ‘availability to sell’ report on a monthly basis. Tracking of inbound deliveries, PO’s placed ex-factory dates, size ratios, drops and quantities ordered. Monitor global drops and freeze lists. Ensure all changes are made in the Inventory Tracker/Channel Allocation report “Close Out” PC9’s as per Product Life Cycle and work with Merchandise Planners on Close Out report / meeting each month and Update the masterfile monthly to track “active” PC9’s Submit inventory and IPS plans monthly and for annual operating plans and board forecasts Support Forecasting and Planning Activity Liaise with Supply Planning and Sales in order to adjust product flow to the sales accounts based on product availability which includes AGR and CID (cancellation, improvements & deferments) Quickly troubleshoots unusual situations pertaining to demand flow along with the MP teams and align on execution of solutions. Continuously spots opportunities for process improvement within supply & demand management flow Key touchpoint and owner for any inter-company requests or execution Escalates critical items to the Inventory Management Vice President, Asia & Europe Supply and Demand alignment including WOW Inventory Snapshot Drive demand and supply alignment cross functionally Inventory Units & Value(IPS) Cross-channel Inventory Allocation Core IPS (Demand, Supply & Safety Stock Management) Drive Inventory Health & Effectiveness Mitigate supply & ship risk Reduce E&O and 360 days ageing Ad hoc analysis as needed People: Two direct reports Managing planner work assignment and balancing appropriately workload Provide coaching to planners under your responsibility and work with planner on their career development plan Anticipate hurdles for team and drive mitigation actions Lookout for business process automation and efficiency improvement opportunities LOCATION China, Shanghai - Office FULL TIME/PART TIME Full time Current LS&Co Employees, apply via your Workday account.