Supply Chain Operations Analyst - Retail Purchase Order Management

Supply Chain Operations Analyst

Skill required: Fulfill - Order Management
Designation: Supply Chain Operations Analyst
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:3 to 5 years
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What would you do? The Sr. Analyst / Analyst – Supplier Ordering is responsible for accurate and timely creation, maintenance, and governance of purchase orders for direct suppliers within the clothing retail business. The role ensures effective management of order changes, intake alignment to support on-time delivery, stock availability, and trading performance. Purchase Order Management • Create and release purchase orders (POs) in line with buying plans, trade strategy, and supplier agreements. • Manage PO amendments and cancellations, ensuring correct approvals, system updates, and clear communication to suppliers. • Maintain PO accuracy across quantity, cost, delivery dates, locations, and incoterms. • Ensure all PO activity complies with internal controls and audit requirements. Intake & Delivery Management • Conduct weekly intake checks to ensure orders are aligned to intake plans and capacity. • Monitor delivery performance and highlight risks to intake, availability, and trade. • Work closely with Supply Chain, Merchandising, and Logistics teams to resolve intake issues and re-phase deliveries where required. • Support peak and seasonal intake planning. Supplier & Stakeholder Management • Act as the primary operational contact for suppliers on PO-related queries. • Coordinate with Buying, Merchandising, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to ensure alignment across ordering, intake, and payment. • Support continuous improvement in supplier ordering processes and communication. Reporting & Controls • Produce regular reporting on PO status, intake performance, amendments, cancellations, and K&N metrics. • Maintain high data accuracy and ensure timely updates in ERP and planning systems. • Support audits and compliance checks related to purchasing and intake.
What are we looking for? Bachelor’s degree/master’s degree • 5-8 years of experience in retail operations, supply chain, pricing, or merchandising support • Strong understanding of purchase order lifecycle in a clothing/fashion retail environment. • Experience managing order amendments, cancellations, and intake alignment. • Familiarity with ERP and buying systems (SAP, Oracle, JDA,or similar) • Clear written and verbal communication skills Nice to Have (one or more of the following) • High attention to detail and accuracy • Ability to manage multiple timelines in a fast-paced retail environment • Problem-solving mindset with strong follow-through • Ability to work cross-functionally with commercial and operational teams
Roles and Responsibilities: •In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of lower-complexity problems • Your day to day interaction is with peers within Accenture before updating supervisors • In this role you may have limited exposure with clients and/or Accenture management • You will be given moderate level instruction on daily work tasks and detailed instructions on new assignments • The decisions you make impact your own work and may impact the work of others • You will be an individual contributor as a part of a team, with a focused scope of work • Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts