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.
Job DescriptionThe 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 OEM vendors 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 optimize inventory. You will also have the opportunity to influence vendor performance, contribute to supply planning improvements, and mentor junior team members while gaining broad exposure across the global supply chain.
What Your Impact Will Be:
Provide Supply Response for Worldwide Markets’ demands
- Partner with OEM vendors to commit their best schedules to meet Markets’ NTP
- Review and verify if vendors’ schedules comply to Mattel Planning Rules
- Maintain ship plan by Markets based on agreed Vendors’ schedules and Mattel Planning Rules
Direct Import Order Management
- Work with Vendors 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
Inventory Management
- Review and verify if vendors’ schedules are aligned with Mattel Pre-build rules and maintain optimal inventory levels to meet Markets’ demands while minimizing excess stock
- Verify and manage Material Authorization to support New Toy Development and Mass Productions
- Verify and validate EME (Excessive Material Exposure) claims from Vendors to ensure Mattel Inventory Policy are applied
- Perform onsite physical EME audit if necessary
- Monitor critical material supplies to support production plan
Capacity Management
- Oversees vendor’s capacity to meet the annual forecast
- Develop optimal annual production plan without too much inventory
- Identify and escalate capacity issue and drive actions
- Monitor vendor’s worker status
Monitoring Supply Status and Communication
- Monitor inspection, production and shipment status to ensure on-time delivery and resolve any issues related to delays, development and quality concerns
- Communicate to Worldwide Markets and Customer Service Department for supply issues and provide response to Worldwide Markets’ inquires on supply issues
Others
- Mentor and guide junior supply planning staff, providing training and support as needed.
- Perform analysis and participate projects to improve supply planning process and efficiency
- Prepare reports and Track KPIs and monitor vendor performance
- Handle Ad-hoc requests and reports
What We’re Looking For:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
- 5+ years of experience in supply planning, manufacturing, inventory management, or a similar role, preferably in the toy or consumer goods industry.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Proficiency in advanced supply chain software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Tableau) and data analysis tools.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- 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)
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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field
- Master's degree
- 5+ years of experience in supply planning, manufacturing, inventory management, or a similar role
- Experience in the toy or consumer goods industry
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Proficiency in advanced supply chain software such as SAP, Oracle, or Tableau
- Data analysis skills
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to think strategically and execute tactically in a dynamic environment
- Good command of spoken and written English
- Mandarin communication skills
Mattel Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mattel and has not been reviewed or approved by Mattel.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include automatic company contributions in addition to matching, with auto-enrollment and automatic increases that support long-term savings. Features like age-based company contributions and loan availability reinforce the program’s strength.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support is emphasized through paid parental leave and access to fertility and family-building resources, complemented by on-site childcare at select campuses. Recent program additions broaden support for parents and caregivers across locations.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Many salaried roles receive flexible or unlimited PTO alongside holiday programs and hybrid/flexible scheduling. This breadth of time-off options provides greater flexibility compared with traditional accrual systems.
Mattel Insights
What We Do
We are a purpose driven company with a mission to create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain, and develop children through play. We treat play as if the future depends on it — because it does. Play is our language, and we speak to our consumers authentically by representing the world as they see and imagine it. Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Monster High and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming and digital experiences, music, and live events. We operate in more than 35 locations and our products are sold in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.
