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Purpose
Operate as the Wholesale functional owner of the NAM Never-Out-Of-Stock (NOS) replenishment program by supporting wholesale and sales planning as their central point of contact, and by partnering with other key functions to develop, operationalize and improve the NOS program.
Key Accountabilities
- Act as the operational expert and single point of contact of the NOS replenishment program for the NAM wholesale channel
- Execute consistent forecast and supply analysis from reports to drive insights and NOS program optimization that supports the wholesale team and business partners
- Identify and discuss current trends and risks/opportunities to the business and prepare recommendations and solutions to maximize sales, profitability or customer experience
- Support development and monitoring of KPIs to track forecasting accuracy, adjustments and other key metrics and provide contextual information to business partners
- Communicate supply constraints to impacted wholesale teams in a proactive, consistent and timely manner
- Assign and maintain NOS program order allocation system controls in SAP and coordinate any required rebalancing across customers
- Review and escalate as needed exceptional replenishment orders that impact NOS supply
- Assess impact of consumption rates to future forecast reconciliation
- Educate and train wholesale on the methodology, tools, reports and necessary knowledge to support the NOS program for their retail customers
- Collaborate and liaise with local and global Responsiveness teams to share best practices, utilize tools & educate
- Support cross functional, strategic projects related to the NOS program by providing additional analytics when necessary
- Engage and participate in cross-functional projects as required
Knowledge Skills And Abilities
- Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills, and ability to create insights with action
- Ability to think cross functionally and develop innovative solutions using quantitative and qualitative input
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, stakeholders, cross-functional business leaders and peers
- Strong collaborator and ability to quickly adapt to changing business processes and business partners
- Ability to be detail oriented and to accept and meet critical deadlines with strong planning and organization skills
- Knowledge of retail terminology, go-to-market processes and systems preferred
- Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Suite of Products
Qualifications (Minimum Required Education And Experience)
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university or experience in sales, business analysis and planning
- Industry specific experience preferred
- Demand planning and or supply chain experience a plus
- Advanced MS Excel, Power BI, and Power Point skills required