Global Supply Chain Planning and Purchasing Specialist

Global Supply Chain Planning and Purchasing Specialist

WHO WE ARE

Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realize their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations amongst others.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Global Supply Chain Planning and Purchasing Specialist is responsible for ordering merchandise from supplier and replenishing the Distribution Center to ensure goods are ready to fulfill operational needs for the assigned category. This role involves balancing demand and supply, as well as meeting business targets for he assigned vendor group. This role is part of the Supply Chain Team, driving continuous process improvements within the area of responsibility. This position reports to the Global Supply Chain Planning and Purchasing Manager and is based in Basel.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Business

Deliver stock and availability targets for the assigned category, ensuring a balance between cost and service

Manage purchase orders, adhering to logistics optimization KPIs and supplier agreements

Ensure orders are complete, accurate, and compliant with Best Before Dates (BBD) and internal/external SLAs

Follow up on purchase orders and manage discrepancies in the ERP system

Coordinate with the warehouse for returns and destructions

Maintain the integrity of replenishment parameters for a smooth product flow

Address supply chain misalignments with internal and external partners to resolve issues such as over-delivery and missing documentation

Analyze purchase orders, propose and implement actions, and flag inconsistencies to the Manager of Planning and Purchasing

Prepare weekly reports summarizing department KPIs for the line manager

Planning System Management

Manage input parameters related to demand

Maintain logistics parameters including lead times and safety stock

Review sales forecasts for new items and apply data at the item level in the planning system

Vendor Analysis and Reporting

Provide input for meetings with vendors based on performance analysis

Coordinate with master data and procurement to ensure the correctness of SAP vendors and entities

Distribution Center Inventory Management

Manage DC Inventory levels at the item level for brands in scope, ensuring quality (ABC mix)

Monitor inventory levels against the budget

Ensure the availability of items

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management or related field

Experience in Supply and Demand Planning and Forecasting and working with International Suppliers

Analytical Mindset and close attention to detail

Organizational and negotiations skills

Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP Systems