Sandro Debono Email & Phone Number

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

Responsible for a team of Inbound Planning and Inventory Management Specialists and Coordinators within Order Fulfillment for the adidas Group’s European Distribution Centers (6 FTE's) . During this time, I completed recruitment and played a key role in establishing a European Joint Operational Model for adidas and Reebok Order Fulfillment located in Amsterdam. This included the transition of roles and responsibilities from Global HQ in Germany; bringing in new R&Rs from the inbound teams of the Reebok (MAA) and Adidas (MOE) Distribution Centres (NL) and leading the development of new reports and processes especially for the newly opened European Distribution Centre located near Osnabrueck, in Germany.

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

Co-led the User Acceptance Testing in SAP for the European markets prior to the go-live of the largest European Distribution Centre for adidas and Reebok, This included:•Testing of existing and new plant-relevant functionalities and connectivity to sub-systems.•Key Support in Business Integration Test and other warehouse migration-related testing activities •Coordination and training of key users on new AFS system enhancements prior to the UAT, including preparation of training documentation and test scripts for new AFS processes. •Successful sign off of the UAT from the business

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

In this role I was responsible to ensure on time in full (OTIF) availability of products at the Reebok distribution center in Maasvlakte (NL) by implementing the right measures to guarantee a smooth inbound process with the order book in mind and working against regionally set priorities.

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

•Supported the Inventory Manager with mapping, forecasting and managing inventory levels.•Coordinated with sales, product marketing and operations to ensure seamless product availability while achieving optimal inventory control•Created an Available to Sell Report (ATS) and Inventory Report and supported with the creation of the first automated Inventory Forecast.•Clearance of aged stock through Retail Factory Outlets and Clearance channels•Key Tester and owner of the stock transport order and non-group vendor (dummy PO) process for Reebok EMEA. •Co-ordinated the End to End process for the Reebok Strategic Buys, with a main focus on delivering the strategic product to the relevant channels on time and in full•Sales order management for Reebok and Rockport ROW and promotional orders•Supported initiatives aimed at improving stock turn and improving availability of pick faces for storage•Led a project related to NFL and created an End to End process to support the NFL Reebok business (FW’09).

Worked in a team of four distribution systems specialists responsible for the smooth running and the data integrity of the GoldRes Central Reservation System and booking systems attached to this system, such as the several corporate Golden Tulip Websites, hotel sites, Global Distribution Systems, 3rd party internet partners, and call centres (Utell). •Built new or switched properties in Goldres CRS, Unison (voice) and GDS’s and set the properties live in all systems. •Trained hoteliers on Goldres CRS, Revenue Management and Lanyon (Rate Solicitation) in cluster training courses that regularly took place in various countries. This also involved training on upgrades or new functionalities in the systems.•Responsible for planning, testing, implementation of new enhancements, issue management and advertising opportunities related to Galileo and Worldspan GDS's.•Data Management : Processing of Property Information updates and Special Rate Plans into the CRS and all Global Distribution Systems (Galileo, Worldspan, Sabre and Amadeus) ensuring the best representation possible for the hotels on this global platform and that the rates were bookable.•Business Process Owner for the Rate Solicitation in Lanyon. This process involved the co-ordination of hotel RFP’s for Consortias and Companies and involved working with the sales department and consortia/company accounts to maximise hotel participation in these programmes and to generate additional revenue through the distribution systems.

In this position I managed a team of Sales, Reservations and Marketing Coordinators (4 FTE's), and I reported directly to the General Manager, Directors and Group Financial Controller.Key Responsibilities :• Contracted for all markets with the various Tour Operators whilst following very strict guidelines concerning increase in rates.• Developed new business and Enhanced Business Relationships with Existing Tour Operators. • Yield/Revenue Management• Started and Developed direct Individual and Group Business for the hotel• Represented the hotel in international Sales Trips, Tourism Fairs, etc. • Developed Niche Markets such as Walking, Diving, Choir, Bridge etc.• Key involvement during the transition to the RIU brand which included a new corporate image for the hotel.• Marketing Management for four concept restaurants and a wedding venue

Floriana, Mt

• Marketing Manager for the Hard Rock Café Malta (owned by the Seabank Group for which I worked as a Sales and Marketing Manager). Within this period I organized the very successful ‘Battle of the Bands 2002’, involving 16 top local rock bands competing for the chance of giving an exclusive performance at the Hard Rock Café in Rome, amongst other prizes. This also involved co-ordination of a television program running for 13 weeks, securing the sponsorship to cover the expenses of this event.