Manager, Distribution Productivity Planning
adidas
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Spartanburg • South Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Create the production schedule by managing the allocations of brand/channel volumes against DC capacities
- Project and track monthly processing and invoicing forecasts while monitoring overloads and underloads against DC capacities
- Assist and support in the creation of staffing models that correlate to the production schedule while maximizing productivity and optimizing capacity utilization
- Develop short- and long-range forecasts, department budgets, and labor requirements
- Create management tools to analyze and report on performance and provide critical alerts to the business community
- Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and specific order groups (ie: launches) and perform periodic review of operational processes to optimize success; develop and implement action plans to improve facility throughput and efficiencies
- Manage DC capacities and assist in their development
- Assist in the development and projection of forecasts for DC orders with SCM functions
- Manage all monthly, quarterly and yearly volume builds
- Drive Process Improvement initiatives that support Performance Metrics, KPIs, Wave Planning, Routing and Distribution
- Work closely and collaboratively with other SCM departments, specifically Order Fulfillment, to enhance the efficiency of Distribution Planning and Operations tools and processes
- Work independently and collaboratively to establish strong partnerships with all SCM and DC operations personnel
- Associated ad-hoc responsibilities supporting Logistics operations
- Manage and oversee time and attendance admins to ensure time keeping records are correct and employees are paid properly
Requirements
- Four-year college or university degree
- Minimum of five years related experience and/or training
- Equivalent combination of education and/or experience
- Fluent in English, both oral and written
Benefits
- robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options
- dental
- vision
- prescription drug coverage
- adoption, with surrogate and fertility support
- short and long-term disability
- basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage
- enrollment in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match
- education assistance
- generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance
- accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service
- twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- Service Time Off during milestone years
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
production schedulingforecastingbudgetingcapacity utilizationperformance analysisKPI monitoringprocess improvementorder fulfillmentlogistics operationstime and attendance management
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationindependencepartnership buildingorganizational skillsproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingleadershipadaptabilityattention to detail