adidas

Specialist / Assistant manager Tactical Demand Planning & Reporting, SEA

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Job Description

Purpose & Overall Relevance In The OrganizationSupport the E2E Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process and inventory management for South East Asia (6 countries), and managing key reports for Demand Planning Team. Foster cross-functional collaboration to achieve one committed plan, consistent with our mission and strategyKey ResponsibilitiesSupport the E2E monthly IBP process:Manage and continuously enhance the IBP database, tools and reports to optimize the planning environment for key stakeholders, enabling them for better decision makingFully accountable for monthly IBP system submission, ensuring submission meets global requirements and market’s alignment by validating data integrity and cleansing data when neededManage consolidation of countries input to provide SEA viewGrasp key financial figures of IBP (Net sales, Go in margin, pricing, volumes) , financial plan and operational data (business on hand, buy, range plan)Support monthly IBP review meetings with a focus on category performance with country teams, SEA Brand, commercial and finance teams. Covering key metrics by country, by channel, by category for the 2 year planning periodContribute to cross functional collaboration with key stakeholders through IBP processSupport Inventory management for SEA:Grasp key inventory KPIs (Inventory value and volumes, stock turn, month on hand)Support SEA inventory manager on key inventory reportsManage key reports for SEA Demand Planning team, such as IBP dashboard, Price and margin analysis. Key RelationshipsTactical demand planning teamCountry team: Country Manager, Country Channel (Wholesale/Franchise/Retail), Country FP&A, Country brand SEA & Emerging market eComSEA Finance Emerging Market IBP Knowledge, Skills, And AbilitiesData proficiency with attention to detail Advanced reporting skills with experience in building reportsAdvanced technical skills, minimally Excel, Power BI, Power PivotAnalytical skill and insightCommitted to driving business change using fact-based approachHigh interpersonal/presentation skills to communicate and coordinate with multiple cross-functional stakeholdersHigh degree of commercial and business acumen knowledge to challenge and drive consensus between Sales & MarketingPre-requisite Education And Experience / Minimum QualificationsMinimum 4-5 years work experience within large sales organizationMinimum 2 years finance and/or planning/forecasting experience Preferable experience in the sport or clothing industryBachelor’s degreeadidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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