Job Abstract

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 Team:

Mattel’s Global Insights & Analytics team is about insights, action and opportunities - not just endless data. We have been on a mission to move away from outdated perceptions of an Insight function as a data and information provider to being the storytellers and opportunity seekers inspiring the business to act

The Opportunity: 

Mattel’s Global Insights & Analytics Insights team is seeking a Data Analytics Manager who will be an outstanding addition to our Insights team, delivering insightful analyses to drive data-based decision making. In this role, you will be the trusted business partner who is regarded as a data analytics and insights expert, able to draw actionable insights from proprietary and syndicated data sources relating to consumer/shopper attitudes, behaviors, and retail purchasing trends.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

• Become Mattel’s Walmart Luminate data expert to identify, quantify, and communicate opportunities for toy category growth
• You will synthesize Luminate insights with other data sources to not only understand what is happening, where things are happening, but also why things are happening to make sound recommendations that accelerate business performance at Walmart
• You will leverage Walmart’s Luminate data to:
  • Understand toy category, segment and product performance, identify trends, and measure key performance indicators and progress against benchmarks
  • Conduct market basket analysis to uncover associations and relationships between items, enabling category management to identify cross-selling opportunities, optimize product assortments, and enhance toy category performance
  • Analyze promotional performance at the item level, assessing the effectiveness of different promotional activities, and recommending promotional strategies to maximize toy category sales and profitability
  • Highlight contrasts and leverage similarities between online and in-store shopping patterns to make site merchandising recommendations
  • Synthesize insights with other data sources to create actionable navigational and product placement recommendations to the Walmart buyer
• Build and maintain Tableau dashboards along with managing dashboard adoption
• Lead related projects from discovery through completion
• Work with internal and external partners to develop operating guidelines
• Develop and design processes and functional best practices  
• Internally at Mattel, carefully curate office interactions and data access to ensure complete confidentiality.

What We’re Looking For: 

• Bachelor’s degree in areas of Business, Mathematics, Data Science, preferred or equivalent years of experience
• 8+ years working with large datasets, analyzing data, drawing insights, creating and presenting recommendations
• 5+ years experience data mining and analyzing datasets such as Luminate, Circana, Nielsen, Numerator, or Dunnhumby
• 3+ years experience with analytics & visualizations within Tableau
• Experience and demonstrated results in supporting companies to become data and insights driven; demonstrated ability to drive action from insights within an organization.
• Experience leading and managing all aspects of an analytic lifecycle, including consulting with internal and external business partners, designing an analytic plan, analyzing data, generating actionable insights, creating reports, and presenting insights in an easy-to-understand manner that influences action.
• Experience building relationships across multiple levels within an organization
• Demonstrated resilience and sound judgment in dealing with business and corporate challenges and change
• A high degree of autonomy, curiosity, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Has strong analytical skills with the ability to creatively cut through large amounts of data to identify insights and what is most important to drive business.
• A technical foundation that includes a firm understanding of statistical modeling techniques (experience with programing languages such as R, Python, SAS, SQL a plus).
• Create compelling presentations that highlight data-driven insights and recommendations
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills – both verbal and written – across multiple levels within an organization and externally with partners
• Deliver a strong understanding of consumer, shopper, and retail insights
• Ability to efficiently handle multiple projects in a fast-paced regional environment, adapt to shifting priorities and be able to communicate complex issues in a clear manner
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
• Collaborative and inclusive team player with the ability to network with a broad range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

The annual base salary range for this position is between $122,000 and $150,000.
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.

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.

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.

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 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 more than 195 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.

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

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

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