Sr Manager IT - Supply Chain Delivery & Optimization

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, entertain 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 Description

The Opportunity:

Mattel is currently seeking a Senior Manager for Supply Chain Delivery and Optimization. This position drives system and process alignment across the supply chain by evaluating systems and processes at the DCs, Manufacturing Plants, Product development, Planning, Consumer Services, Quality, Sustainability and driving system and process improvements and delivery of cross functional projects. The role will report to the Director/Sr Director of GSC (Global Supply chain) Global Technology (GTO).

Remote candidates are required to travel 25 – 50% (once or twice a month). El Segundo, CA is preferred. For local candidates, onsite presence is needed unless approved by manager and travel to other sites is required.

What Your Impact Will Be:

Business Continuity

• Drive DCs, Manufacturing Plants, Product development, Planning, Consumer Services, Quality, Sustainability System & Process Alignment
• Ensure proper processes and document requirements are being followed across the Network
• Engages in rigorous root cause analysis, problem solving and solution implementations.
• Ensure system processes work in a manner that adheres to supply chain processes and customer requirements
• Support network by maintaining and updating systems and data used by the network. Systems include but not limited to DST, AS400, Mimics, Omni, Monarch, Package Program, Application Xtender, MobiControl, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, Order Management Systems, Transportation Management Systems, WMS, Salesforce, VCC, eQMS
• Identify, vet, review with leadership, and implement process improvements

Support Global IT as supply chain Network Point of Contact

• Identify and address all IT issues as primary point of contact and optimize infrastructure, hardware, software and processes, in close partnership with the GSC business team and driving GTO dependencies

New Capability Deployment

• Primary conduit to supply chain business leadership and personnel in technology modernization initiatives across all phases of the project lifecycle (analysis, design, build, test, deploy)
• Responsible for working with the business team to gather detailed requirements and processes
• Applying leading practices to requirements and processes and facilitating the development of to-be processes to be deployed on the modernized platform which effectively support Mattel’s supply chain operations characteristics.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information systems preferred or equivalent years of experience.
• 15 years related experience in Supply Chain technology/ Operations
• Training or equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert understanding of various modern technology platforms that support supply chain distribution and fulfillment, ideally in the B2B and D2C CPG, fashion, retail industries.
• Expert program management skills including the ability to effectively integrate and manage competing resources.
• Expert relationship management/networking skills.
• Expert verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated expertise with negotiating conflicts
• Expert leadership skills; prior management experience within supply chain technology.
• Knowledge and experience with deploying operating systems, applications, patch management and desired configurations
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

The annual base salary range for this position is between $142k and $175K. This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.