Top Benefits
About the role
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!
Job Description:
What will you work on?
Reporting to the Manager, Supply Planning, the successful candidate should have experience in operations, inventory planning, demand forecasting, and/or product life cycles.
How will you create impact?
- 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.
- 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
What are your skills and experience?
- Experience in an Operations Planning role
- Expertise in Planning, MRP and SAP would be preferred
- Experience in CPG sector would be a plus
- Solid understanding of supply chain and inventory activities
- Willingness to travel; approximately 10%
#LI-Hybrid #LI-HM1
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.
Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at TAinquiries@spinmaster.com or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @SpinMaster to stay up to date on Spin Master career opportunities.
We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.
About Spin Master
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Hatchimals®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Melissa & Doug®, Rubik’s® Cube and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool franchise PAW Patrol, and numerous other original shows, short-form series and feature films. The Company has an established presence in digital games, anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, offering open-ended and creative game and educational play in digital environments. Through Spin Master Ventures, the Company makes minority investments globally in emerging companies and start-ups. With 29 offices spanning nearly 20 countries, Spin Master employs close to 3,000 team members globally. For more information visit spinmaster.com or follow-on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster.
Top Benefits
About the role
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!
Job Description:
What will you work on?
Reporting to the Manager, Supply Planning, the successful candidate should have experience in operations, inventory planning, demand forecasting, and/or product life cycles.
How will you create impact?
- 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.
- 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
What are your skills and experience?
- Experience in an Operations Planning role
- Expertise in Planning, MRP and SAP would be preferred
- Experience in CPG sector would be a plus
- Solid understanding of supply chain and inventory activities
- Willingness to travel; approximately 10%
#LI-Hybrid #LI-HM1
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.
Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at TAinquiries@spinmaster.com or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @SpinMaster to stay up to date on Spin Master career opportunities.
We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.
About Spin Master
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Hatchimals®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Melissa & Doug®, Rubik’s® Cube and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool franchise PAW Patrol, and numerous other original shows, short-form series and feature films. The Company has an established presence in digital games, anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, offering open-ended and creative game and educational play in digital environments. Through Spin Master Ventures, the Company makes minority investments globally in emerging companies and start-ups. With 29 offices spanning nearly 20 countries, Spin Master employs close to 3,000 team members globally. For more information visit spinmaster.com or follow-on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster.