Excess and Discontinuation Coordinator

Oriflame is an international cosmetics company selling direct, with sales in 62 countries.Oriflame offers a complete range of high quality skincare, fragrances, colour cosmetics, toiletries and accessories, marketed through a sales force of independent sales consultants.Although the company has grown rapidly it has never lost sight of its original business concept ?natural Swedish cosmetics, sold from friend to friend.Oriflame is a co-founder of World Childhood Foundation.Oriflame Cosmetics is listed on the Nordic Exchange. Job Description This role supports management of the groups glo bal Excess, Discontinuation and Obsolescence in order to minimise the financial exposure to the group.Responsibility for Discontinuation process of products through all categories, starting from setting and maintaining of the Global Discontinuation Dates to placing final orders.Close contact with Product Managers, Regional Catalogue Planning and Supply Planning.Collaboration with regional Excess and Discontinued stock coordinators in the regions to plan and reduce central inventory Identify and address potential future Excess and Discontinuation issues Work closely with Distribution planning in booking orders for discontinued stock Key task areas Contribute to preparation and publication of reports to the groups Global and Regional management teams.Work closely with central and regional functions to develop and maintain good working relationships, communication and transparency of E&D Work closely with Distribution planners while booking the markets/regions orders and follow up to; minimize lead times from ordering to shipment Analyze monthly and report to regions outstanding allocations for products that have reached their discontinuation date Consolidate orders from markets and booking for the dates specified, regular reporting on what has been shipped Checking the status of the orders booked and cleaning up the data Competencies and qualifications Bachelor or Master degree within Business (or equivalent theoretical or practical competence) Fluent in English Computer literacy (especially in Excel) Numerical and analytical skills Multitasking ability Result driven (that includes taking in itiative to problem solving and being creative) Customer focused Strong communications skills Have a cultural awareness