Orderbook Management Specialist III

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Purpose: Proactively analyze customer orderbooks, identify actions to improve deliveries/service, coordinate the implementation of levers to improve performance while communicating status to customers/sales in a clear and accurate manner. Ensure the accurate integration of customer orders into company systems while verifying order and master data accuracy and proactively addressing issues directly with customers and/or internal departments.

Key Accountabilities:

* Analyze customer orderbook and identify risks to achieving on time deliveries, sales targets and/or strategic objectives

* Use the orderbook analysis and supply availability projections to identify and action purchasing, order fulfillment, distribution and/or inbound prioritization in coordination with related functions.

* Ensure proper Master Data set-up prior to order integration to facilitate timely processing of orders

* Once received, verify order accuracy and address discrepancies with customers and/or internal departments

* After each deadline (e.g. Booking, Weekly AR), provide order confirmations to sales and customers

* Effectively communicate orderbook status information to sales and customer teams in a manner that highlights issues, actions taken and/or the need for further decisions

* Publish weekly supply availability projections to track On Time Availability (OTA) and provide all teams with a consistent measurement (one source of the truth) and early identification of issues

* Work with Sales account teams to identify orderbook actions, issues and needed changes (e.g. Delivery Blocks, Distros, pricing)

* Establish relationships with customer merchandising teams to facilitate needed orderbook actions while minimizing the need for direct involvement of the sales team

* Identify and escalate delayed orders with respective warehouse and direct ship teams

* Create delivery notes and resolve delivery note issues to assist with warehouse order flow and facilitate timely shipping

* Manage Contract & Call-off orders effectively utilizing EDI and SAP functionality

* As needed, manually enter booking, reorder & clearance orders accordance to company policies

* Enter return, cancellation & claim requests

* Represent the company in a professional manner while communicating effectively with customers, sales teams, and other internal parties regarding the adidas product line, policies and procedures

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

* Proficiency in relevant computer systems (SAP, Microsoft- Excel, Outlook)

* Process transactional data accurately

* Excellent written, verbal and professional communications

* Works independently with strong organizational skills

* Demonstrates a sense of urgency and ownership

* Reviews data to identify trends and initiate improvement actions

* Proven experience in challenging an existing process(es) and developing unique solutions to problems

* Ability to articulate complex ideas and focus on critical tasks

* Ability to develop positive working relationships at various organizational levels and influence others to achieve goals

* Ability to work in a team environment to accomplish a shared goal

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree preferred and 2 years or more related experience; or equivalent combination of education and related experience

* Minimum of 1 year of experience in a role involving direct interaction with external or internal customers