Lead Demand Planner

$100,000 - $150,000/Yr

Mattel - El Segundo, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

El Segundo, CA

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The Lead Demand Planner for Barbie at Mattel is responsible for managing the US demand plan and executing key business processes within the Global Supply Chain department. This role involves analyzing point-of-sale performance, shipping trends, and long-term category planning to improve demand forecasting accuracy. The planner will serve as a subject matter expert on seasonality profiles and will play a critical role in enhancing variance and bias metrics.

Responsibilities

• Conduct short-term analysis of point-of-sale performance and shipping trends.
• Engage in long-term category planning and forecasting.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on seasonality profiles.
• Improve overall variance and bias metrics in demand planning.
• Apply critical thinking to solve diverse problems and deliver fact-supported analysis.
• Create and organize work processes for efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate financial and business indicators to drive actionable results.
• Build effective cross-functional relationships with business partners.
• Present ideas and directions to influence others and drive action.
• Communicate effectively in various presentation settings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience or MBA with 3 years of experience.
• Thorough understanding of inventory management.
• Proven experience in demand planning and forecasting.
• Strong understanding of data analysis and statistics.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in gathering and documenting process and tool requirements.
• Comfortable moderating meetings and delivering presentations to large groups.
• Strong communication skills to deliver business updates and influence decisions.
• Demonstrated growth mindset with a focus on continuous learning.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with JDA/Blue Yonder/Anaplan.
• Experience with Tableau/Cognos/Thoughtspot.
• Experience with VBA/SQL programming.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range between $100,000 and $150,000 based on experience and location.