Responsibilities:

• Identify and resolve supply exceptions by expediting purchase orders and re-allocating existing inventory
• Make purchase decisions based on target inventory levels, order fill rates and demand variables
• Work closely with Demand Planning to ensure demand plans are up to date and consistent with recent trends or retailer intel
• Work closely with the Company Distribution Center and Customer Service teams to ensure target order fill rates are being met for daily customer orders
• Monitor receipts and transfers in order to ensure the timely delivery and availability of product in addition to the department’s inventory plan
• Manage new program introductions from purchase through receipt to meet customer specifications
• Constant dialog with commercial team on projects key dates and other milestones
• Necessary coordination with China team on projects to ensure all purchase orders are shipped on time and by the correct delivery method

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 0 – 5 years’ experience in a business setting.
• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated professionalism and the ability to interact with internal and external customers across all levels of an organization
• Proficient with MS Office programs with intermediate Excel knowledge
• Fluent English (both spoken and written), other language is a plus
• Strong business partnering skills
• Autonomous, with strong ability to work effectively in multi-cultural, geographically dispersed, virtual teams.
• Influencing skills and project management experience in a matrix and complex organization, covering multi-region scope
• Strong leadership and excellent communication skills