Outsourced Planner

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!

This position will be contracted through a Spin Master vendor and will be based at Spin Master's office

HOW WILL YOU CREATE IMPACT?

• Coordinate with suppliers about the product planning relevant job arrangements

• Ensure system accuracy of production orders and planning parameters.

• Ensure good service and relationship towards internal and external stakeholders & customers.

• Work with suppliers, engineers, logistics and quality assurance staffs to meet delivery plan.

• Handle daily correspondences from suppliers, Asia program management and planning, Global Planners

• Expedite suppliers schedule and delivery.

• Monitor supplier production capacity, production status and material management.

• Follow up rejects status and results, from quality control inspection.

• Understand the capacities of assigned products and work closely with vendors to achieve committed capacities (manpower, machine, method, facilities and so on)

• Manage the raw material/WIP inventory of our vendors to ensure material availability and control the liability.

• Handle purchasing, planning and distribution activities for assigned suppliers independently.

• Supervise vendors’ daily production plans vs output. Ensure the production plans can fulfill delivery schedule and plan execution on daily basis.

• Follow up all the supply issues of assigned products If any potential or existing OTD failure happens, work with vendors and different internal teams closely to minimize the impact ASAP and figure out corrective actions.

• Review suppliers’ performance in terms of On-Time-Delivery, planning flexibility and material availability with related vendors in their factories on regular basis. Proactively identify potential supply risks to resolve all the coming risks at the early stage.

• Help and coach the vendors to improve their reliabilities and promote the cooperation

WHAT ARE YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE?

• Bachelor’s degree or above

• 3-5 years’ relevant work experience in Toys of Trading/ Buying Office or FMCG industry, supplier management experience is preferable.

• Strong data analytical skill

• Excellent command of written and spoken English. Fluency in Chinese would be an advantage.

• Able to work independently with overseas customers and vendors.

• Proficient in ERP system, SAP preferred Be familiar with MS office, mainly in Excel and macro applications.

• Enthusiastic, strong initiative, motivated by new challenges, co-operative and excellent in working with multifunctional team.