At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Walmart forecasting efforts and enhance customer order processes.
- Company: Join Mattel, a global leader in toys and family entertainment.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, and comprehensive benefits.
- Other info: Dynamic team culture focused on collaboration, innovation, and growth.
- Why this job: Make an impact by shaping product availability and driving service excellence.
- Qualifications: 5 years in forecasting or sales analytics; experience with Walmart preferred.
The predicted salary is between 86000 - 107000 $ per year.
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.
The Team: The Walmart Sales team is on a growth trajectory, consistently exceeding expectations and setting new standards for partnership within the organization. With a track record of executional excellence and deep customer collaboration, we are investing in talent to support both current performance and future success.
The Opportunity: The Sr. Customer Fulfillment Analyst owns the end-to-end customer order process, from order receipt through fulfillment and delivery, with a focus on achieving “The Perfect Order.” This role proactively resolves order and delivery issues, builds strong customer relationships, and identifies opportunities to improve supply chain effectiveness, speed to market, and deduction resolution. Through strong customer partnership and continuous improvement, the Analyst helps drive service excellence and operational performance.
What Your Impact Will Be
- Lead Walmart Forecasting Efforts: Develop and maintain item-level forecasts for the Walmart business that align with POS trends, customer demand, sales strategies, modular changes, promotions and new product launches.
- Support Sales & Walmart Teams: Collaborate closely with the Walmart Sales team and Walmart Customer Planning and Replenishment teams to ensure forecasts are aligned with customer needs and support optimal product availability, replenishment and inventory levels.
- Data-Driven Insights: Analyze Walmart POS, inventory, sales and promotional performance to develop accurate monthly flow patterns, considering seasonality, promotions, distribution changes, modular activity and market trends.
- Improve Forecast Accuracy: Proactively identify trends, risks and opportunities within the Walmart forecast, understand key drivers of forecast variance and make recommendations to improve forecast accuracy while balancing inventory and minimizing missed sales opportunities.
- Collaborate & Communicate: Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing and other key stakeholders, participate in internal S&OP meetings, and maintain proactive communication with leadership on Walmart forecast risks, opportunities and performance against key KPIs.
- Build Strong Customer Partnerships: Build and maintain a strong, trusted relationship with Walmart’s Replenishment and Planning teams.
- Global Impact: Contribute to forecasting transformation initiatives and identify opportunities to improve forecasting processes, tools and ways of working across the Walmart business and broader organization.
What We’re Looking For
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field (MBA is a plus).
- Professional Experience: 5 years of experience in forecasting, planning, or sales analytics, with a strong track record of increasing responsibility. Experience working with Walmart is highly recommended.
- Walmart Systems & Analytics: Experience working with Walmart Retail Link and Scintilla is strongly preferred.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency with tools like Anaplan, Blue Yonder/JDA, SAP, Tableau, or Cognos, and familiarity with statistical forecasting techniques.
- Analytical Mindset: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends, apply critical thinking, and provide data-driven recommendations.
- Communication Pro: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across Sales, Supply Chain, Customer Planning/Replenishment and other cross-functional teams.
- Proactive & Positive Attitude: A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, with a can-do attitude and a commitment to delivering results.
- Willingness to Travel: Open to travel as required to collaborate with customers and regional teams.
- Growth-Oriented: Demonstrated curiosity and a growth mindset, constantly seeking to learn and improve.
How We Work
- We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals.
- We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences.
- We execute: We are a performance-driven company focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes.
Our Approach to Flexible Work: This role is an in-office role Monday-Thursday, and work from home on Fridays.
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.
Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day.
The pay range for this position is between $86,000 and $107,000 annual.
Sr Customer Forecasting Analyst in Mississauga employer: Mattel Canada
At Mattel, we believe that creativity is our superpower, and we foster a vibrant work culture where every team member feels respected and valued. As the Director of Sales for Canada, you'll lead a high-performing team in a dynamic environment that prioritizes collaboration, innovation, and accountability, all while driving growth for iconic brands like Barbie and Hot Wheels. With competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunities for professional development, Mattel is committed to empowering you to reach your full potential in a role that shapes the future of play.
