Manager, Supply Planning
Core
Leads an end-to-end team responsible for assigned brands/categories from purchase order creation through supplier management, delivery-change review, shipment execution, and inbound receipt.
Role type
Manager, Supply Planning
Builds
End-to-end order execution processes and supplier performance frameworks
Domain
Fashion retail supply chain
Required skills
End-to-end order execution management, Supplier relationship management, Root-cause analysis, Data-driven decision making, Process improvement, Team leadership and coaching, Stakeholder management, System requirements definition
Preferred skills
SAP/ERP platform experience, AI and automation implementation, Business continuity planning
Technologies
SAP, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook
Responsibilities
Lead and coach an end-to-end PO Management team, assigning clear brand/category ownership and ensuring balanced workload, backup coverage and consistent execution, building their capability to make sound day-to-day decisions with appropriate autonomy. Guide order prioritization and ship-mode recommendations based on business need, delivery risk, operational feasibility and available information. Own the outcomes, governance and control framework for end-to-end order execution, ensuring the team has clear standards, decision rights and escalation paths across the PO lifecycle. Lead root-cause analysis of recurring delivery and execution issues, working across suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve exceptions, implement sustainable corrective actions and prevent repeat exceptions. Drive supplier operating discipline and performance through data-led, structured reviews that challenge recurring execution gaps, establish clear accountability and secure timely corrective actions. Use performance measures, dashboards and exception analytics to assess delivery and execution outcomes, identify systemic issues, prioritize intervention and drive measurable improvement in delivery and execution performance. Act as business owner for relevant system enhancements and process changes, including requirements definition, user acceptance testing, implementation support and adoption.
Seniority
Manager, people leadership