Sr Director It - Planning, Logistics & Plm

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 searching for a technology leader with an immense passion for delivering business value in the form of process simplification and modernization enabled by technology data and program management.

The Senior Director IT Global Supply Chain (Planning, Logistics, Product Development) is a key technology partner to Mattel’s Supply chain Leadership - SVPs and VPs of Planning (Demand, Inventory, Supply Planning), Logistics (inbound, Outbound, Distribution centers, D2C and B2B), Product Development and the global supply chain organization. This role will lead innovation, project management, systems development and implementation, and support of all technology that enables these areas. The business functions supported by this key leader includes warehouse management, product development, planning (S&OP), logistics (S&OE).

This leader will have excellent domain experience in these areas as well as a proven success record of delivering business value and organizational transformation in a matrixed IT environment with reliance on offshore delivery partners.  They will bring a wealth of experience in developing and delivering modern technology solutions, excellent vendor management skill, and have a proven track record of modernizing and transforming technology capabilities aligned to business process transformation.

This position will report directly to Mattel’s Global Supply Chain Technology VP and will be a key member of the Global Technology Organization’s leadership team. This leader is a key contributor to the development and execution of the enterprise-wide IT strategy, while maintaining its alignment with the enterprise's business strategy and the delivery of capabilities required to achieve business success.

Remote candidates are required to travel 25% - 50% (once or twice a month to corporate and other facilities as required). Relocation to Corporate in El Segundo, CA is preferred. For local candidates, onsite presence is needed.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the Global Technology Organization (GTO) team that is responsible for delivering technology solutions for our Global Supply Chain organization.  This team encompasses Portfolio Owners, Product Owners, Business Analysts and System Analysts that have both functional and technical knowledge in the area of Product Development, Planning (S&OP), and Logistics (S&OE)
• Work with the CTO, Senior IT Leadership team, Enterprise Architecture and GSC Leadership Team to develop and maintain a strategic IT roadmap for Global Supply Chain that supports business strategies and priorities.
• Act as a trusted advisor while building and maintaining relationships with business executives to develop a clear understanding of business needs; innovate on and identify opportunities and educate the business where modern technology solutions can add value or achieve stated goals.
• Work with our PMO to develop and oversee the annual budget for Global Supply Chain Planning, Logistics and Product Development technologies.  Accountable for budgets covering OPEX and CAPEX.
• Ensure that all Project/Delivery Managers working on your portfolios have the correct resources to deliver their plans and that escalations on resources are supported/facilitated.
• Provide functional and technical leadership and hands on day-to-day solution to agile teams in implementation of solutions.
• Ensure that all the Business Analysts and scrum masters are sufficiently trained and working toward the goals of the Mattel brands.
• Manage and grow the IT Business Analyst, scrum master teams and ensure all follow the BA best practices.
• Participate in the assessment of external and internal technology capabilities required to achieve desired competitive positioning.
• Accountable for managing the technical delivery of Global Supply Chain solutions including analysis, design, development, implementation, and Tier 3 production support which is heavy reliant on outsourced delivery partners.
• Responsible for being the overall authority on development and delivery of Global Supply Chain platforms.
• Build an effective organization that can deliver, support and exploit transition to best in suite technologies for Global Supply Chain capabilities.
• Effectively build strategic partnerships with Mattel sourcing suppliers to execute with excellence on technical solutions and leverage the partnerships to drive innovation and bring thought leadership to Mattel.
• Ensure the relationship between IT and Business teams is open, trusted and effective in understanding all perspectives and how best to work collaboratively.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For: 

Experience

• Experience: 15+ years of IT and technology experience including a minimum of 8 years of IT leadership and strong people management experience in areas of responsibility and in similar roles (broad-based, senior level) within a comparably sized company.
• Education: Bachelors degree in Engineering or Finance or Supply Chain related and related experience or Masters degree/MBA and related experience
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, organization design and development.
• Preferably proven experience or demonstrated capability in leading IT transformational initiatives in complex and dynamic environments.
• Excellent leadership skills - lead, collaborate, facilitate, and negotiate as necessary.
• Excellent business acumen and interpersonal skills; able to work across business lines at senior levels to influence, instill confidence and effect change to achieve common goals and demonstrate the business value of IT.
• Experience with BlueYonder ESP/WMS, Anaplan, IBM Sterling DOM, PLM (Oracle Agile, PTC Windchill, Other), Workfront, CAD systems, ecommerce, B2B systems
• Experience with Data platform and analytical tools especially within Google Cloud Platform is preferred.
• Proven experience in DTC and B2B
• Proven experience in Retail and/or CPG

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to motivate people, instill accountability and achieve results.
• Ability to actively participate in new technologies/innovations and demonstrate benefits to users.
• Global knowledge of Global Supply Chain concepts and best practices preferred in order to effectively lead complex programs and influence the business.
• Ability to abstract complex business and technical concepts and summarize them for various stakeholder groups, including the ability to explain digital concepts and technologies to business leaders as well as business concepts to technologists; the ability to sell ideas and process internally at all levels.
• IT budgeting and financial management for department
• Strong vendor management and partner relations skills to identify and leverage resources internally and externally to the enterprise to enhance capabilities that support business objectives.
• Ability to work well with all levels of the organization
• Ability to make decisions and recommendations on complex issues and present to Sr. Management
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a strategic people plan that ensures that the right people are in the right roles at the right time and that employees are highly engaged and satisfied.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Good time management and organizational skills - ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments concurrently.

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best in class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Flexible Work:

We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.
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