Sr Demand Planner

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 to all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

Job Description

What Your Impact Will Be:

A Sr.Demand Planner, is responsible for building and managing the demand estimate in consensus with the commercial teams, aligned with the company's strategy, ensuring that the business need is protected and that we have the right product at the right time.

Key responsibilities:

1. Responsible for the demand construction and management process for México and Latin America Export Markets ,at the brand level; this includes: a) generation of volume estimates by product in line with commercial strategies and needs, b) demand estimation curves, c) transmission of demand to plants using the Anaplan system as a tool, d) follow-up of demand KPI's such as Forecast Variance, Forecast Bias and Value Add.
2. Lead demand adjustment alignment meetings with commercial teams, providing visibility into demand estimates for critical issues and priorities, identifying and raising risks and opportunities to get the right product at the right time.
3. Follow up on Demand KPI's, analyze and understand results, and participate in internal meetings to review these KPI's, bringing knowledge of results for their brands/country.
4. Continue to automate and standardize demand planning processes.

Qualifications

1. 3 to 4 years of experience in Demand Planning / Data Analysis and Synthesis
2. Advanced intermediate English
3. basic knowledge in Power Bi Power Query and advanced Excel skills
4. basic knowledge in commercial terms such as Sell in / Sell Out Forecast Pro / SAP-APO / BlueYonder tools (plus if it is Anaplan).

Additional Information

What It’s Like to Work Here

We are a purpose-driven company aiming to empower the next generation 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.