Supply Manger - Geo Expansion
at SharkNinja
Leeds, England, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 25 Dec, 2024 | Not Specified | 26 Sep, 2024 | N/A | Supply Chain,Inventory Planning,Demand Forecasting,Supply Chain Optimization,Inventory Optimization,Cross Functional Initiatives,Analytical Skills,Market Entry,Geographic Expansion,Communication Skills,Powerpoint | No | No |
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Description:
Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.
ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS:
- Proven expertise in Supply Chain, S&OP, Inventory Planning, and managing the complexities of geographic expansion.
- Strong analytical skills with a focus on demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and the ability to turn data into actionable insights, especially for new markets.
- Experience in project development, particularly with KPI creation and performance tracking, focusing on market expansion and risk management.
- Ability to proactively identify risks within the supply chain and develop actionable strategies to mitigate potential issues, ensuring seamless market entry.
- Strategic thinker with the capacity to manage both day-to-day operations and the long-term growth of the supply planning function.
- Effective communication skills to engage stakeholders across multiple regions, including senior leadership, and articulate complex challenges and solutions clearly.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint; experience with data visualization tools like Domo is a plus.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, adaptable to a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and able to lead cross-functional initiatives related to market expansion and supply chain optimization.
Responsibilities:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Inventory & Demand Management: Oversee the visibility and management of inventory levels across regions, ensuring that demand capture in new markets is effectively monitored and integrated into the supply planning process. Provide actionable recommendations to improve stock health and ensure a seamless supply chain.
- Geographic Expansion & New Market Integration: Play a critical role in expanding into new territories by ensuring supply chain processes are adapted to meet local market requirements. Collaborate with Commercial, Logistics, and Operations teams to manage and execute market entries, ensuring smooth transitions and optimal demand capture in emerging markets.
- Supply Risk Management: Monitor and develop the Demand Inventory (DI) process, proactively flagging risks to senior stakeholders and devising plans to mitigate supply chain disruptions. Work closely with North American teams to ensure we can pull in supply as needed and develop contingency plans to mitigate risks associated with global market expansion.
- Data & Reporting for New Markets: Establish and refine data and reporting mechanisms to track supply and demand in newly integrated markets. Ensure real-time visibility into stock performance, providing insights that drive decision-making for these markets and ensuring they align with broader business goals.
- S&OP Process Support: Support the Regional and Country-level S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) process, ensuring alignment of demand and supply forecasts for both existing and new markets. Ensure that supply chain strategies meet the evolving needs of expanding markets.
- Performance Monitoring & Demand Alignment: Continuously monitor performance versus forecast for new territories, ensuring discrepancies are addressed swiftly to keep supply and demand aligned. Recommend adjustments to supply chain strategies based on performance insights to optimize outcomes in new regions.
- KPI Development & Process Improvement: Lead the creation and refinement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that track the effectiveness of the supply planning process, especially in the context of new market integration and geographic expansion. Implement process improvements that ensure scalability and readiness for future growth.
- Cross-Regional Collaboration: Collaborate with stakeholders across global teams, including North America, to ensure alignment on supply planning strategies. Develop comprehensive risk mitigation strategies to support the growth of the business, particularly in expanding regions.
YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET
- Lead us to be “RARELY SATISFIED”
- Make things better each day; “PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION”
- Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that “DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”
- Deliver something great; “WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT”
- Be clear and honest, “COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Logistics/Procurement
Purchase / Logistics / Supply Chain
Logistics
Graduate
Proficient
1
Leeds, United Kingdom