Adidas Hiring for Associate-Purchase at Gurgaon, Haryana Full Time

Department: Direct Reporting Line: Sr. Product Supply Manager

Indirect/secondary reporting line: NA

Subsidiary/country: India

Location: Gurgaon

GSMS Grade: P2

Number of Personnel Managed: NA

Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility: Yes

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the OrgaSr. Associate-Purchase, SCMnisation:

To provide support in submitting Purchase Orders in line with International Logistics timelines for India, ensuring accurate on time deliveries in line with the company’s business plan. Work closely with the Purchasers and Team Leader in providing support within the team

Help in providing a world class level of service relating to purchase order placement, tracking, availability and visibility

Responsible for preparing SCM Dashboard to review performance of different verticals within SCM India on monthly basis.

Key Responsibilities:
Functional:
Place purchase orders as requested by Business Planning, with correct sizes and dates

Ensure Purchase orders are transferred to GPS within timelines

Update the POs in SAP, after being actioned with GOPS on the minimum analysis report in line with the actions specified by Business Planning and the timelines advised by GOPS

Action Pre-pack requirements

Maximise the number of orders that are created as 1:1 links with sales orders

Create weekly tracking documents for launch specific articles.

Track all articles and point of sale product in and advise Marketing where articles/sizes not bought

Execute confirmations on a daily basis

Monitor on a weekly basis unconfirmed, changed, late outstanding orders

Action all airfreight and sea-air requests with GOPS

Update Airfreight register to ensure concise and complete list available

Ensure SAP reflects the correct shipping instruction and delivery date

Establish and maintain good communication and relationships with GOPS personnel

Run weekly checks and action to ensure consistency in delivery dates between the confirmation system and Purchase order

File/archive buying information and correspondence

Action e-mail queries from GOPS and internal customers and update accordingly

Review Aligned Logistics reports and investigate where required , attend fortnightly Aligned Logistics meetings to review order book and update sales order text where needed

Key Relationships:
Customer Services Team, Business Planning team, Inbound Planning Team-, IT team, Global Operations Teams, Liaison Office Teams, In-House Warehouse Management , Marketing, MOPS , CTC Team & Sourcing Team

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Good SAP expertise

High degree of self-motivation and self-management

Strong analytical skills

Operations as wells as commercial mindset

Experience in (cross functional / regional or global) project management and Lean6Sigma tools

Demonstrating initiative and acting result oriented

Ability to accept and meet critical deadlines with good planning and organization skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively and efficiently on different layers of the organization

Competent user in Microsoft Office applications

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
Educated to MBA Degree course, but in addition to showing evidence of the requisite competencies the candidate/incumbent must demonstrate the following:

Good organisation and time management skills

Good written and spoken English: a good communicator

IT skills: Advanced Excel with advanced skill, Outlook and knowledge of SAP, business objects and MS Access desirable

Flexible and an adaptable approach to work

An enjoyment of detail, a love of accuracy and a tenacity for making things balance

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

JOB TITLE:
Associate-Purchase

BRAND:
adidas

LOCATION:
Gurgaon

TEAM:
Supply Chain Management

STATE:
HR

COUNTRY/REGION:
IN

CONTRACT TYPE:
Full time

NUMBER:
497171

DATE:
May 18, 2023