Footwear Sourcing Planner, Asia

Your Job

The Footwear Sourcing Planner supports all areas of interaction with vendors, especially T2 / T3 vendors by applying knowledge of manufacturing and engineering processes to manufacture and deliver Brooks footwear products to customers. The Sourcing Planner ensures that T2 / T3 vendors receive forecast on regular basis, collaborate with the planning team to ensure vendors have capacity to meet our forecast, and support the seasonal allocation review process. This position is also responsible for administering the New Vendor Approval Process across the manufacturing base.

Your Responsibilities :

• On monthly basis (or as per receipt of forecast from MSP team), send forecast to Tier 2 (T2) and Tier 3 (T3) vendors on timely basis with their relevant style / styles. Follow up and respond to any vendor queries regarding the forecast.
• Support T2 and T3 process monitoring audits at assigned location; participate in new vendor audits as needed.
• Administer the New Vendor Approval Process in Asia which includes maintenance and updates of Smartsheet and creation of approved “New Vendor” in Flex PLM system.
• Coordinate Vendor Change Request (VCR) and ensure timely submission after obtaining required information from all stakeholders.
• Allocate vendors to the seasonal line plan in Smartsheet and enter into Flex PLM system once confirmed by Leadership team.
• Maintain details of “On Time Delivery” from T2 key vendors and contribute the rating for SBR scorecard for these vendors. Alignment with Senior Manager of Sourcing on scorecard ratings which will be used to rate vendors on On Time Delivery of materials and components.
• Maintain T2 / T3 vendor capacity data including areas of Sole unit, 3D print, Midsole painting, sock-liner, counter, materials, SCF, and other information needed to support capacity planning in order to meet the forecast volume.
• Collaborate with Brooks Legal team to support vendor authorization details for Customs.
• Super Critical Foaming (SCF) capacity analysis and adjust to balance T2 capacity utilization.
• Work in partnership with MSP / Asia Production Planner to get critical forecast information to key T2 and T3 suppliers so that materials and components are ready when finished shoe production begins.
• Manage T2 / T3 vendor capacity for multi sourced products like Ghost, Adrenaline and Glycerin.
• An uncanny ability to react to sudden, dramatic changes in forecast (either up or down) and assist T2 and T3 vendors to remain financially viable.
• Collaborate with Asia Production Planners and work in partnership so that MSP team can improve the SRF and LRF data to align vendor capacity.
• Other duties as assigned..

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