Sr. Demand Planner

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER.  It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

The US Demand Planning team sits in the Planning and Logistics department withing Global Supply Chain. The team’s purpose is to execute key business processes and interact with sales, marketing, and global supply planning partners to drive an accurate demand plan.

The Opportunity

Global Supply Chain – Global Logistics and Planning: Sr Demand Planner, reporting to Commercial Planning Manager, Dolls Portfolio. Day-to-day includes short term analysis of point-of-sale performance and shipping trend, as well as long term category planning and forecasting. The ideal candidate will fill a key position in implementing Anaplan software. This position, along with the other demand planners, will create standard operating procedures (SOP) after the initial implementation of this software. Great opportunity to influence team processes and service level agreements in the long term.

What Your Impact Will Be

• Analysis and Problem-Solving: The ideal candidate will apply critical thinking to dissimilar problems and deliver fact supported analysis, and the ability to quickly switch between strategic thinking and detailed analysis.

• Process Management and Improvement: The ideal candidate will create and organize work and processes to get things done in the most efficient manner. Will continuously strive to improve the ways we operate by consistently bringing strong technical and leadership knowledge to the table.

• Financial and Business Acumen:  The ideal candidate will evaluate financial and business indicators and translate data into actionable information to drive results.

• Collaboration:  The ideal candidate will build constructive and effective cross-functional relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners.

• Influencing & Negotiation:  The ideal candidate will present ideas and directions that lead others to action.

• Presentation:  The ideal candidate will communicate clearly and effectively in a variety of presentation settings including one-on-one, small and large groups, and with peers and executives.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of related experience, or;

• Master’s degree and 1 – 3 years of related experience;

• Thorough understanding of inventory management;

• Proven experience in demand planning and forecasting;

• Strong understanding in data analysis and statistics;

• Proficient in MS Office Suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint;

• Experience gathering and documenting process and tool requirements;

• Comfortable moderating meetings, delivering oral presentations and /or training to large groups; strong communication skills to deliver business updates and influence business decisions;

• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

Preferred:

• Experience with JDA/Blue Yonder/Anaplan;

• Experience with Tableau/Cognos/Thoughtspot;

• Experience with VBA/SQL programming.