Sr Analyst, Co-Manufacturing (Publishing)

The 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 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) certification is a plus.
• Demonstrated growth mindset by staying curious, embracing challenges, and continuously learning.

Benefits

Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.

Pay

Base pay will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills, and experience.