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
**General**:
The Supply Planning Analyst is responsible for working closely with the Supply Planning Manager. He/she must be able to manage a large portfolio of products.

The Supply Planning Analyst role requires a detail-oriented, self-motivated, and analytical individual with exceptional time management skills. An interest in mathematical logic and calculation to support interpreting data accurately and being comfortable with computer databases and tools.

It also entails working and communicating with multiple internal stakeholders as well as with external suppliers.

**Specific Responsibilities**:

- 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 Goods and Product Family level
- Communicate Supply Status including Production Forecasts to key stakeholders and external Vendors
- Work closely with manufacturing partners as well as the Asia Planning team to reduce excess raw material inventory
- 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.
- Raising potential short or long-term inventory to key stakeholders in weekly constraint review meetings
- Managing multiple cross-functional projects alongside day-to-day role

**Who’s a good fit for this team**:

- An organized individual who lives for the deadlines
- A resilient and adaptable personality as plans can change from day to day
- This role is highly collaborative, so it’s important that the individual can work cross-functionally. Key working relationships are with local Australian Sales, Marketing, Demand Planning and Logistics Functions

**Required Skill Set Competencies**:

- Undergraduate Degree, a background in business, supply chain, or finance is preferred but not required.
- Good 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 troubleshoot problems and resolve business issues. Can identify hidden problems and probe multiple sources for answers. Is motivated by a desire for process improvement.
- Good 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.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and act with a strong sense of urgency
- Good 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, and Excel Skills.
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**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._