Essential Duties and Responsibilities To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties and responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned:
Successfully execute & manage monthly Purchase order placements, factory confirmations, and on time deliveries. Factory communications include purchase order creations, PO confirmations, cancelations, rescheduling and other detailed PO issues.
Manage monthly purchase order download to ensure order placement per souring plan. Adjust sourcing/model mix as necessary to balance sourcing effort, minimize order rejection rate, and meet delivery performance objectives.
Communicate all delivery information to USA customer base which will include (warehouse, sales, retail, direct ship).
Train to become power user in all supply, logistics and souring applications.
Based on sourcing strategy, successfully manage short- and long-term capacity with all off-shore manufacturers and country offices. Staying abreast of all critical regulations and new tariffs worldwide.
Partner with multiples departments to ensure smooth tracking & up to the date information throughout the supply chain. Cross functional collaboration includes the following departments: far east offices/factories, logistics, imports, costing, warehouse/DC, ales, finance, demand planning.
Communicate with accounts payable to ensure proper payment terms are met with all 3rd party suppliers/factories.
Execute all purchase order reporting as needed. Reports to include factory performance reporting.
Qualifications BSBA or equivalent.
Three years product planning experience in an international sourcing driven environment.
Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
Experience working in ERP/MRP systems.
Knowledge of footwear development and production process / timelines.
Detailed knowledge of factory planning processes as well as supplier management processes.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Identify expenditures to keep within a budget and minimize expenses.
Provide excellent customer service and maintain positive vendor relationships.
Follow proper reporting procedures to maintain consistent communication in the workplace.
Possess an attention to detail and technical understanding of the facility to maintain a high-quality standard.
Use efficient cost accounting methods to reach and maintain a high level of productivity.
Conduct inventory control by managing supplies and suppliers to meet customer demand.
Be able to create and implement effective strategic planning.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
