Harry Austin
Farnham,
Summary
Globally experienced manager with 12 years growth within supply chain, inventory and sourcing.
Looking to leverage my strengths in business innovation, driving business and operation optimisation, and to further expand my operational and leadership skills within a market-leading company, with the intent of holding a senior leadership position in the future.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory Operations Supply Chain Manager
British Airways Plc
11.2023 - Current
- Responsible for operation and contractual performance of 4PL supply chain partner and third party service providers.
- Manages and develops a team of 3 direct reports along with a dotted reporting line to our 4PL.
- Main internal point of contact for matters affecting inventory operations; partnering with finance, procurement, HR, Catering Operations and Design.
- Monitoring consumption and balance sheet data to identify and investigate any variances to plan or unnecessary build up of working capital.
- Task with cost saving in 2024 within supply chain, with initiatives already introduced that have saved £300k in Q1.
Global Senior Manager Costing, Accessories & Gear
adidas Group (adidas Sourcing Limited)
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Managed the transformation and implementation of global costing frameworks for A&G to optimise costing performance and future visibility across the supplier base (roughly a sourcing value of ~$400mil per year).
- Owned and drove the Material Costing and Labour Overheads (LOH) negotiation process to achieve competitive and sustainable costs.
- Developed and managed four direct reports within global costing (across four different locations in the East), supporting as an escalation path for negotiations and personal development.
- Drove development and implementation of advanced reporting and analytics tools to increase transparency in costing.
- Partnered and collaborated with key stakeholders in a diverse and inclusive multi-national environment, both internally and externally.
Global Senior Manager Strategic Allocation Apparel
adidas Group (adidas Sourcing Limited)
10.2019 - 11.2021
- Responsible for translating the global seasonal allocation blueprint into seasonal business segment specific allocation strategies.
- Converted, owned, and dictated the seasonal allocation strategy with assigned Business Units (BU) cross functionally - this covered roughly 50% of the global yearly demand (500 million pieces).
- Worked cross-functionally to support the adherence of the defined sourcing strategy, whilst maintaining healthy fill rates with suppliers.
- Partnered with the global supply planning teams, product operations and marketing to identify risk and opportunity in the seasonal forecast projections on a monthly basis.
- Created and supported projects that provided support to achieving key strategic needs across the operations function.
Global Manager Business Unit Planning
adidas Group
03.2018 - 09.2019
- Implemented global supply planning strategies in line with corporate objectives within the Creation Centre to help drive operational excellence.
- Led the BU Integrated Business Plan (IBP) drum beat from a global operations perspective within the business unit. For my BU's, the net sales projection was €1.4bil for 2019 across all creation centres, which was a 15% growth vs 2018.
- Responsible for leading the monthly critical product review process within the BU to ensure key stakeholders were aligned on operational topics, such as delivery projections, capacity fill rates, and action plans to mitigate potential challenges.
- Worked cross-functionally not just within the BU, but other functions as well to drive key initiatives, such as allocation strategies, level loading tasks, and insights within the global operations community.
Demand Planner, European Key Accounts
adidas Group
01.2016 - 02.2018
- Maintained over 2,000 articles through owning the rolling demand plan, which for 2017 held a net sales value of €205 million for Footlocker Europe.
- Responsible for delivering and enhancing the monthly IBP forecast through the collaboration of key stakeholders from sales, finance, and merchandising.
- Liaised with cross-function departments (marketing, sales, and purchasing) to ensure timelines and deadlines were met to maintain a smooth supply chain flow.
- Created analysis and statistics to aid key planning decisions, such as allocation reviews on product level as well as production forecasts analysis and forecast consumption.
Purchasing and Planning Analyst
adidas Group (TaylorMade-adidas Golf)
06.2013 - 12.2015
Education
Bachelor of Science - Applied Psychology
Durham University
06.2010
Skills
- Planning, costing and forecast management/transformation
- Leadership and people management
- Strong analytical detail, who can tell the story
- Worldwide stakeholder collaboration across functions, ranging from junior to SVP level
- Project Management
- Cross-functional improvement/transformation
- Solid negotiation/influencing skills with internal and external counterparts
Achievements
- Member of the Vice President of A&G sourcing's first line as the lead for all costing topics.
- Transformed and enhanced processes such as: costing frameworks, allocation strategy's and forecasting/planning transparency.
- Drove the adidas application for the Inspire Hong Kong Sport Foundation initiative, to which adidas were awarded best in class of promoting an active workplace.
Hobbies
- I enjoy a wide range of sports such as golf, tennis and football
- Outside of sport, I enjoy live music, comedy and socialising
Volunteering
- Former Vice-Captain of the adidas Staff Recreational Group (SRG), providing events and activities for the employees in Hong Kong.
Timeline
Inventory Operations Supply Chain Manager
British Airways Plc
11.2023 - Current
Global Senior Manager Costing, Accessories & Gear
adidas Group (adidas Sourcing Limited)
12.2021 - 12.2022
Global Senior Manager Strategic Allocation Apparel
adidas Group (adidas Sourcing Limited)
10.2019 - 11.2021
Global Manager Business Unit Planning
adidas Group
03.2018 - 09.2019
Demand Planner, European Key Accounts
adidas Group
01.2016 - 02.2018
Purchasing and Planning Analyst
adidas Group (TaylorMade-adidas Golf)
06.2013 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Applied Psychology
Durham University
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