Sr. Analyst, Co-Manufacturing (Publishing)

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 fans, entertain audiences 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.

The Opportunity: 

This role supports the Product Supply organization by driving strategic project management office activities across the co-manufacturing portfolio. The Senior Analyst helps translate business priorities into structured workplans, governance, reporting, and cross functional follow through to improve supply reliability, execution discipline, and decision making. The role partners closely with internal, procurement, planning, finance, quality, logistics, and external co-manufacturing stakeholders to monitor initiatives, surface risks, and track delivery against milestones. This position contributes to scalable processes, stronger operating rhythm, and visibility across the broader co-manufacturing strategy.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

• Support the strategic PMO agenda for co-manufacturing initiatives, including project planning, milestone management, risk tracking, issue resolution support, and status reporting. 

• Build and maintain integrated project plans, action logs, governance trackers, and executive ready updates for key Product Supply priorities. 

• Partner with cross functional teams such as Procurement, Planning, Quality, Logistics, Finance, Engineering, and regional supply teams to align process, deliverables, dependencies, and timelines. 

• Track performance of co-manufacturing initiatives against defined objectives, KPIs, savings targets, service metrics, and implementation milestones. 

• Analyze data and synthesize insights related to capacity, supply continuity, inventory implications, cost, and operational readiness to support business decisions. 

• Prepare recurring and ad hoc materials for leadership reviews, steering committees, and project governance forums. 

• Identify project risks, timeline slippage, and execution gaps, then recommend mitigation actions and escalation pathways when needed. 

• Support onboarding, transition, expansion, or optimization activities for co-manufacturing partners in coordination with key stakeholders. 

• Drive consistency in templates, reporting standards, meeting cadences, and PMO routines to strengthen execution discipline across the portfolio. 

• Document decisions, assumptions, and action items to ensure follow through and transparency across stakeholders. 

• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying process simplification opportunities and standard work that enhance speed, visibility, and collaboration. 

• Ensure project documentation and communications are organized, current, and aligned with internal governance expectations. 

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or a related field. 

• Master's Degree Master’s degree or relevant advanced certification is a plus. 

• Typically 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain, PMO, strategic planning, operations, manufacturing, procurement, or related analytical roles. 

• Experience supporting complex cross functional projects with multiple stakeholders, deadlines, and dependencies. 

• Experience in co-manufacturing, external manufacturing, network strategy, or supplier operations is preferred. 

• Experience in consumer products, manufacturing, or other fast moving operational environments is preferred. 

• Strong project management fundamentals, including planning, tracking, prioritization, and follow through. 

• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and translate findings into practical actions. 

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with strong ability to create concise, executive level materials. 

• Working knowledge of supply chain processes such as demand and supply planning, sourcing, manufacturing, quality, and logistics. 

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail. 

• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively across levels and functions. 

• Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping teams bring structure to evolving priorities. 

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills with a service oriented, solutions focused mindset. 

• Knowledge of project management systems, dashboarding tools, ERP platforms, or visualization tools is helpful. 

• General knowledge of New Product Introduction Processes. 

• Lean Six Sigma (or similar) is a plus 

• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

*The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base pay will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential. 

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Join Mattel's Talent Community and start receiving exciting updates about our company, our employees, and our culture. Also, interested in signing up for job alerts? Do so here!

How We Work:
We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations 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.

Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold 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 generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

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