Job Description
The Opportunity:
Mattel is currently seeking a Senior Manager for Global Supply Chain (GSC) – Legacy iSeries/AS400 applications. This position drives and improves quality and UAR process across all of our Legacy systems built in iSeries supporting Manufacturing, Order Management, Logistics, Inventory Management processes. The ideal candidate should have strong understanding and supply chain business acumen especially in the areas of Manufacturing, Order Management, Warehouse and Logistics. The role will report to the Director of Global Technology (GTO), Supply Chain
What Your Impact Will Be:
Drive Technology and Process Alignment
- Ensure proper processes and document requirements are being followed
- Improve and Strengthen iSeries Legacy User provisioning and UAR process.
- Engages in rigorous root cause analysis, problem solving and solution implementations.
- Support Mattel Supply Chain business/process by maintaining and updating systems and data used. Systems include but not limited to iSeries/AS400, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, Order Management Systems, Transportation Management Systems, GCP
- Identify, vet, review with leadership, and implement process improvements
Support Global Technology Operations as iSeries/AS400 Platforms point of Contact
- Work with GTO teams to provide timely and accurate data by improving process and technology
- Identify and address all IT issues for iSeries/AS400 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 planning 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.
- Advance the use of analytics to make data informed decisions to further optimize our supply chain
Qualifications
What We’re Looking For:
- Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information systems or a related field.
- 10+ years related experience in Supply Chain technology/Planning/Replenishment/CPG/Fast Fashion/Toy industry
- Training or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Knowledge and experience with deploying operating systems, applications, patch management and desired configurations
- Skilled in data and analytics with superior skills in enabling business and IT teams to leverage data in a timely and accurate manner
- Skilled in iSeries/AS400 process for Retail/CPG/Similar
- 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.
- Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.
- Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.
- Up to 25% travel may be required.
The annual base salary range for this position is between $128,000 and $180,000
**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.
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