Senior Contract Mfg Planner for Global NPI Launches

Mattel; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company seeking to optimize launch readiness for new toy programs through capacity and capability planning and cross‑functional coordination with vendors and internal teams.

This role partners with Product Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Manufacturing to ensure timely introductions, manufacturing readiness, and alignment with business objectives. Strong NPI and supply chain experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Merchandising, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing, consumer products, product industrialization, supply chain planning, or manufacturing engineering; toy industry experience is an advantage.
• Experience managing new product introduction (NPI) programs from concept through production launch is preferred.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end manufacturing processes and global supply chains.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate capacity and capability planning activities for new toy introductions across global manufacturing partners, ensuring launch readiness and alignment with production requirements.
• Partner with Product Development, Engineering, Sourcing, Supply Chain Planning, and Manufacturing Partners to assess manufacturing feasibility, align capacity and material availability with demand forecasts, and identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Monitor manufacturing readiness, capacity utilization, and production ramp-up performance, proactively identifying risks, constraints, and escalation needs, while coordinating mitigation and contingency plans to support supply continuity.
• Serve as a key liaison between external manufacturing partners and internal stakeholders, facilitating cross-functional communication, program reviews, and timely updates on status, risks, issues, and recovery plans.
• Coordinate the resolution of issues related to manufacturing capability, tooling readiness, production capacity, material availability, quality, and schedule adherence to support successful product launches.
• Develop and maintain capacity analyses, readiness assessments, planning reports, and performance metrics to support decision-making, and contribute to continuous improvement, strategic supply chain initiatives, and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Capacity planning

NPI management

Cross-functional coordination

Supply chain planning

English & Chinese

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company seeking to optimize launch readiness for new toy programs through capacity and capability planning and cross‑functional coordination with vendors and internal teams.

This role partners with Product Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Manufacturing to ensure timely introductions, manufacturing readiness, and alignment with business objectives. Strong NPI and supply chain experience is required.