Staff Data Analyst - Lean & Co-Manufacturing Improvement

Mattel, Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mattel, Inc. in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Staff Data Analyst, Lean and Process Improvement, Co Manufacturing, to lead diagnostics, design, and sustainment of Lean-driven improvements across Product Supply.

The role partners with senior leaders to translate complex operational challenges into practical, scalable solutions, building dashboards, business cases and governance for end-to-end value realization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, Statistics, Finance or a related field.
• 6 to 10 years of experience in process improvement, supply chain, manufacturing operations, strategy, operations excellence or analytics.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex process improvement initiatives from diagnostics through implementation and sustainment.
• Deep knowledge of Lean methodologies, process design, root cause analysis, value stream mapping and change management.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to work with large datasets and translate insights into practical recommendations.
• Experience building dashboards, scorecards, executive readouts and performance management tools.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint with experience using Tableau, Power BI, SQL, BigQuery or similar tools.
• Strong executive communication and ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead value stream diagnostics across procurement, manufacturing and co manufacturing teams.
• Identify process wastes and performance gaps using Lean tools and data analysis.
• Develop an improvement roadmap with prioritized pipelines and impact estimates.
• Translate data into actionable insights to inform decisions.
• Build dashboards and reporting to provide visibility to leadership.
• Create business cases quantifying value from improvements.
• Redesign processes and operating models with future state workflows and governance.
• Drive pilots, implementations, adoption tracking and post-implementation reviews.
• Facilitate Lean events and cross-functional workshops.
• Strengthen data quality and governance for decision making.
• Partner on systems, reporting enablement and digitization efforts.
• Influence senior stakeholders with clear recommendations.
• Coach team members on Lean methods and sustainable practices.
• Track benefits and ensure improvements are embedded in day-to-day operations.
• Promote continuous improvement culture across Product Supply.

Skills

Lean methodologies

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

Stakeholder influence

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, Statistics, Finance or related field

MBA or advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Google BigQuery

Python

R

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Mattel, Inc. in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Staff Data Analyst, Lean and Process Improvement, Co Manufacturing, to lead diagnostics, design, and sustainment of Lean-driven improvements across Product Supply.

The role partners with senior leaders to translate complex operational challenges into practical, scalable solutions, building dashboards, business cases and governance for end-to-end value realization.