Senior Analyst Strategic Deployment

EMPLOYER: adidas America, Inc.

POSITION: Senior Analyst Strategic Deployment

DUTIES: The Senior Analyst Strategic Deployment is a key player in the planning and execution of the seasonal deployment strategy for North America. This role requires cross-functional collaboration with other SCM and non-SCM departments to deliver successful inventory deployment operations across the entire NAM DC Network. The ultimate objectives are to win with the consumer and to achieve our commercial targets. This position will require the use of a supply chain optimization software and scenario modeling to execute their responsibilities. Specific job duties include: Collaborate with business partners to collect inputs for new deployment strategy, fostering open communication of the context and changes surrounding the inputs; Support in implementing seasonal article and range deployment across all DC’s, taking into consideration defined and agreed deployment principles, warehouse capabilities / capacities (throughput & storage) and ranging; Publish seasonal article and range deployment to business partners inside and outside of SCM through relevant master data, reporting, key meetings and communication; Act as subject matter expert for LLamasoft Data Guru (DG) and Supply Chain Guru (SCG), and maintain current LLamasoft model(s) for NAM DC network; Enhance LLamasoft models to support changes within the network and/or business requests, as needed; Support Sr. Manager and Director to promote use of LLamasoft within adidas by sharing the tool’s capabilities and opportunities with business partners inside and outside of SCM, as well as in other markets; Analyze and publish demand plan variance and impact on deployment strategy, as needed; and Collaborate with Global Deployment in the implementation of standard processes and metrics and knowledge-sharing between markets.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent in Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field of study, and Five (5) years of related work experience in a supply chain management role with international or cross-functional team experience . Work experience must have included: Experience with supply chain optimization software and scenario modeling; knowledge of supply chain mechanics and flow of goods; experience with MS Office and Excel; and experience with Analytics platforms such as: Tableau or Power BI.

JOB SITE: 5055 N. Greeley Ave., Portland, OR 97217. Telecommute work from home position in office at least 3 days a week.