Junior Manager Purchasing

The key focus of the role is to manage overall inventory by driving the purchasing process for PUMA GCC, using an overall view of inbound, inventory, and Open-To-Buy utilisation. The position liaises closely with the Planning and Merchandising teams to ensure stock arrives in accordance with launch dates, and with the Logistics teams on specific inbound requirements. It also collaborates with Merchandising, Logistics, Customer Service, Order Fulfilment, vendors, factories, and Global Supply Chain teams to support smooth order fulfilment, seasonal buying, and inventory availability.

• Oversee the full order processing cycle, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery, and execute purchasing activities based on approved demand and buying plans.
• Coordinate the timely creation and placement of purchase orders and check open purchase orders against Open-To-Buy on a monthly basis.
• Collaborate with internal teams such as Merchandising, Logistics, Customer Service, Order Fulfilment, and vendors to ensure smooth order fulfilment.
• Work closely with Merchandising to translate market requirements into purchasing needs and support seasonal buying and forecast processes.
• Highlight significant changes in demand and potential supply implications, and monitor inventory development, including free available stock.
• Support inventory balancing and availability initiatives.
• Work with factories to track purchase orders until they are ready for shipment and provide regular visibility of open orders, delays, and supply risks.
• Coordinate with Global Supply Chain teams on delivery delays, shortages, allocations, and order changes, and drive follow-up actions to minimise supply disruptions and cancellations.
• Maintain Product Master data and ensure accuracy, upload and maintain prices in SAP, and track and analyse key performance metrics.
• Prepare regular purchasing, orderbook, and supply-performance reports; analyse deviations in delivery, quantities, cancellations, and availability; identify recurring issues; propose process improvements; and maintain accurate KPI reporting.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or relevant studies.
• Minimum 3 years of working experience.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP.
• Solid skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Business-level written and verbal communication skills.

• Candidates from the Retail/Wholesale industry are preferred.
• Power BI is an advantage.

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide. PUMA looks for candidates who embody 'SPEED & SPIRIT', described as being driven in performance, vibrant in its sporting legacy, together in team spirit, and letting individual talent and experience shine.