Sr. Demand Planner

Mattel•El Segundo, CA

7d•$84,000 - $101,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Demand Planner is part of Mattel’s US Demand Planning team in the Planning and Logistics department within Global Supply Chain. The team works with sales, marketing, and global supply planning partners to develop an accurate demand plan. Reporting to the Commercial Planning Manager, Dolls Portfolio, the role involves short-term analysis of point-of-sale performance and shipping trends, as well as long-term category planning and forecasting. The planner will help implement Anaplan software and, with other demand planners, create standard operating procedures following implementation. The position offers the opportunity to influence team processes and long-term service level agreements. The role requires applying critical thinking to varied problems, producing fact-supported analysis, and moving between strategic thinking and detailed analysis. It also involves organizing efficient work processes and pursuing improvements, interpreting financial and business indicators to create actionable information, building cross-functional relationships, influencing others through ideas and direction, and communicating effectively in presentations to peers and executives. The position follows a flexible hybrid schedule: in-office Monday through Thursday and work from home on Fridays.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 1–3 years of related experience.
Thorough understanding of inventory management.
Proven experience in demand planning and forecasting.
Strong understanding of data analysis and statistics.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience gathering and documenting process and tool requirements.
Comfort moderating meetings and delivering oral presentations and/or training to large groups.
Strong communication skills to deliver business updates and influence business decisions.
Demonstrated growth mindset, including curiosity, continuous learning, embracing challenges, and self-improvement.

Nice To Haves

Experience with JDA, Blue Yonder, or Anaplan.
Experience with Tableau, Cognos, or ThoughtSpot.
Experience with VBA or SQL programming.

Responsibilities

Analyze short-term point-of-sale performance and shipping trends.
Plan and forecast long-term category demand.
Support implementation of Anaplan software.
Work with other demand planners to create standard operating procedures following the software implementation.
Apply critical thinking and deliver fact-supported analysis across strategic and detailed work.
Organize work and processes efficiently and continuously improve ways of operating.
Evaluate financial and business indicators and translate data into actionable information.
Build constructive cross-functional relationships with business partners.
Present ideas and directions to influence others and drive action.
Communicate business updates and analysis clearly in one-on-one, small-group, and large-group presentations, including to peers and executives.