KERING Supply Chain Planning Manager

KERING Supply Chain Planning Manager

Job Family: Logistics

Job Title: Supply Chain Planning Manager

Location: Wayne, NJ

Kering is a global, family-led luxury group, home to people whose passion and expertise nurture creative Houses across ready-to-wear and couture, leather goods, jewelry, eyewear and beauty: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, Qeelin, Ginori 1735, as well as Kering Eyewear and Kering Beauté. Inspired by their creative heritage, Kering’s Houses design and craft exceptional products and experiences that reflect the Group’s commitment to excellence, sustainability and culture. This vision is expressed in our signature: Creativity is our Legacy

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

• Work tightly with the Brands to collect updated information about demand trends and evolutions 

• Support the Brands in case of specific urgencies / prioritization and for the launch of New collections / special events 

• Establish lead times, service level expectations and overall execution in coordination with the Supply Chain, Operations and 3Pl team 

• Consolidate all available forecasts from the brands and/or produce forecast based on historical information and recent trends. 

• Produce, coordinate, and communicate a clear load plan with the Supply Chain, Operations and 3PL teams. 

• Develop (or coordinate the development with the relevant teams) of a planning tool that will allow all stakeholders to monitor upcoming events, loads and volumes. 

• Track and supervise the daily execution flow to ensure the daily plan is met 

• Constant monitoring of Warehouse OTIF and Backlog working with key stakeholders and communicate it timely to the Brands 

• Establish a process to acknowledge and execute priority requests by the brands and/or Supply Chain and Operations team. 

• Maintain Key Performance Indicators to monitor and to continuously improve the planning process 

• Conduct analysis and produce reports related to specific logistics / distribution performances 

• Establish frequent revision (S&OP) sessions with the brands and the Operations and Supply Chain teams to review the past results and the expectations of the weeks to come in all channels and flows. 

• Be the main point of contact for information regarding capacity, volumes and load expectations regarding shipments (outbound and inbound) 

• Work with brands and operations to establish a culture of planning and forecasting, understanding the implication of the lack of these and highlighting their value added. 

• Implement, deploy and lead “Control Tower” monitoring within the organization (with Supply Chain, Operations and 3PL) for special launches, collections, projects and initiatives. 

WHO YOU ARE

• A university graduate; masters degree in supply related topics is considered a plus

• You have a former experience in logistics or supply chain planning

• You have strong analytical skills and a structured approach in managing data

• You are able to set priorities and effectively manage own time

• You have excellent communication and influencing skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders

• You are expert in using all Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel; Power BI is considered a plus

• Good knowledge of US luxury retail business

• A proactive detail-oriented person who can regularly meet tough deadlines and handle a high volume of tasks

• A challenger of the state of affairs and constant innovator

Salary: $115,000 - $135,000 per year plus incentives

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing programs.

Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.