Job Description
The Opportunity:
As a Senior Supply Planner, you will play a key role in driving supply readiness and ensuring product availability across our worldwide markets.
Working closely with manufacturing plant and cross-functional stakeholders, you will oversee supply, inventory, and capacity planning, proactively address supply risks, and drive actions to support on-time delivery and optimal inventory levels. You will play a key role in resolving supply constraints, improving order fulfillment performance, and enhancing planning processes across the manufacturing network. This role also offers the opportunity to influence plant performance, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and mentor junior team members while gaining broad exposure across the global end-to-end supply chain.
What Your Impact Will Be:
Supply Planning and Execution
- Partner with plant supply planners to monitor schedule and supply performance against demand. Continuously review and adjust supply plans based on changes in demand, production capacity, material availability and business requirements.
- Lead and support supply escalation activities for critical shortages, capacity constraints and supply disruptions.
Direct Import Order Management
- Work with plants to provide response to meet Order Inquires from DI customers on daily basis.
- Review reason codes for un-met Order Inquires and seek opportunities to improve committed schedules
- Deal with DI Customer Fulfillment team and plant on DI order related issues to support customer requirements.
Data Analysis, Reporting and Communication
- Analyze planning data, demand trends and supply performance to support decision making.
- Prepare and maintain supply planning reports and deck for meeting.
- Track key KPIs and monitor plant performance.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams on the supply related issue and drive timely resolution.
Data Analysis, Reporting and Communication
- Analyze planning data, demand trends and supply performance to support decision making.
- Prepare and maintain supply planning reports and deck for meeting.
- Track key KPIs and monitor plant performance.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams on the supply related issue and drive timely resolution.
Others
- Participate in enhancement projects to improve supply planning process and efficiency.
- Handle Ad-hoc requests, projects and reports.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing planning processes and automate manual processes.
Qualifications
What We’re Looking For:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in supply planning, production planning and manufacturing, preferably in the toy or consumer goods industry.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to manage complex issues.
- Strong communication, negotiation and collaboration skills.
- Proficiency in advanced supply chain software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Tableau) and data analysis tools.
- Knowledge and experience with Power BI and Macro are preferred.
- Ability to think strategically and execute tactically in a dynamic environment.
- Good command in both spoken and written English (be able to communicate in Mandarin is an advantage)
Additional Information
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
How We Work:
We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:
- We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
- We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
- We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.
Our Approach to Flexible Work:
We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.
Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.
Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.
Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.
Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment.
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Company Description
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.
