Material Planner

Manager Notes :

• This position is onsite WHQ for the hybrid work schedule
• Working with materials, not finished goods
• Work will mostly be done outside of systems - in order to create plans & gain insights, will need to be collaborative, build relationships with product & sport category teams among others

Must be able to influence teams that do not directly work with supply chains

The Global Materials Planning & Sourcing organization optimizes material supply to flexibly respond to consumer demand. The team seeks innovative collaborators to advance its mission to revolutionize material supply planning and sourcing by investing in People, Process, and Technology to drive efficiency and flexibility across the end-to-end supply chain.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Lead Material Planner is responsible for planning materials supporting our Apparel business for a large Sports and Material Class alignment. This role's primary responsibility is the management of mid to long-range plan health, understanding the driving forces impacting the material forecast and both coordinating and communicating the recommended strategies to support on-time delivery. This role also supports setting and operationalizing material lead time strategies and serving as a Materials SME in key projects. This role will be balanced between tactical support of materials demand-supply management, while also partnering with the Global Materials Planning leadership team and cross-functional stakeholders to develop and implement new strategies for a responsive, flexible materials supply chain that improves materials on-time delivery for pinnacle Apparel product.

This individual will be an important part of the Global Material Planning & Sourcing team working with our Materials Supply Chain (MatSC) partner groups, as well as functions external to MatSC. Partnering within the Materials Planning & Sourcing ecosystem, this individual will develop and implement capabilities across the functions to meet goals across our key pillars of Responsiveness, Resiliency, and Sustainability.

This role is looking for a proactive, thoughtful self-starter who embraces and leads change through strategic, innovative solutions while driving clarity and accountability to manage a dynamic materials supply chain environment.

Leadership Capabilities are as follows :

Instills Trusts

Acts with Courage

Embraces and Leads Change

Fosters Effective Teamwork

Values Differences

Communicates Vision and Purpose

Thinks Strategically

Cultivates Innovation

Drives Clarity

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Leads, facilitates, and coordinates cross functionally to identify and resolve risks and opportunities across the Materials Plan in support of Finished Goods delivery for a large Sport and material class alignment.

Partners with Materials Planning Director, Global Material Planning & Sourcing Leadership team to create future capabilities :

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This role will report into the Materials Planning Director, Apparel and work closely with the Global Materials Planning & Sourcing leadership team.

Key stakeholders :

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