Supply Planning Analyst

Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?

At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you
**Reporting to Director, Logistics Supply Chain, you will be working closely with Senior Supply Planner to manage a large portfolio of products and be solution-oriented to build/improve efficient processes. You need to be highly analytical, flexible, action and results oriented, self-starting, and be comfortable with computer databases and tools. You should also be a team oriented, analytical, interpretive individual with strong process and systems skills, and ability to work with multiple internal stake holders as well as with external suppliers.

**What will you work on?**
- Develop and manage inventory plan for assigned products.
- Coordinate new product and product phase out planning with the Brand Management Sales Team.
- Prepare Supply Agreement Meeting (SAM) analysis in support of the Sales and Operations Planning Process.
- Manage inventory in terms of Inventory level, lead time, Turns, Days of Supply and non-performing inventory at the Finished Good and Product Family level.
- Communicate Supply Status including Production Forecasts to key stakeholders and external vendors.
- Work closely with manufacturing partners as well as Asia Planning team to reduce excess of raw material inventory.
- Work closely with International and Domestic Sales Team to reduce/eliminate excess of FG.
- Monitor and help resolve customer service related issues for assigned products in support of customers, brand manager Sales parties.
- Resolve shortage situations by proactively managing and monitoring inventory levels for assigned materials and material types.
- Raise potential short or long term inventory to key stakeholders in weekly constraint review meetings.
- Manage multiple cross functional projects alongside day to day role.

**What are your skills and experience?**
- Undergraduate Degree - business, supply chain, finance background.
- Strong administrative experience in a support role, with a customer focus and drive for results.
- Consumer product experience in a new product-oriented industry, an asset.
- Strong Analytical Skills and affinity for numbers: able to deal with concepts and complexity comfortably.
- Good Problem Solving Skills: uses rigorous logic and analytical methods to trouble-shoot problems and solve business issues. Can see hidden problems and probes multiple sources for answers. Is motivated by seeking process improvement.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills: able to relate well to a variety of individuals and build relationships with internal stakeholders. Conveys information in a clear and concise manner and seeks to clarify understanding. Confident and can justify decisions made.
- A collaborative, team player who openly shares knowledge with others and is able to influence “without authority” and effectively manage change. Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal external customers.
- Ability to manages multiple priorities effectively and act with a strong sense of urgency.
- Strong self-initiative to operate independently. Displays professional confidence and a willingness to justify positions when challenged or in support of other views.
- Proficient in MS Office tools, Advanced Excel Skills are a priority, SAP/APO/BI, MS Project, Business Objects.
- An organized individual who lives for the deadlines.
- A resilient and adaptable personality as plans can change from day to day.

**What you can expect from us**:
Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.
- Growth and Career Opportunities
- Flexible Work Hours
- Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
- Comprehensive Benefits
- Other fun Perks

**What’s it like to work here?**

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.
- We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted._