Associate Manager - Customer Data Management at Mattel, Inc.and Subsidiaries in El Segundo, California

Job Description:

Posting Title Associate Manager - Customer Data Management

Requisition Number 210023
Location El Segundo, California

Zip Code 90245
Job Category Research

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, entertain 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. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:The Associate Manager Customer Data Management is part of the American Girl team located at Mattel's headquarters in El Segundo, CA.

We are searching for an Associate Manager Customer Data Management to manage the execution of direct marketing activities including vendor services for American Girl and other Mattel direct to consumer businesses. This individual will manage data quality of the marketing data warehouse, including data loads from external sources. They will partner with IT to deliver projects and processes designed to improve data quality and make new data available. In addition, will be responsible for creating ad hoc reports and creating ongoing reports using visualization software.Timely and high-quality work are of the utmost importance.

What Your Impact Will Be:

Data Steward

• Proactive data quality reporting and monitoring, work with IT to resolve data quality issues.


• Manage processes of brining external data into the Marketing Data Warehouse.


• Collaborate with IT to manage database processes of house holding, address standardization, customer match.


• Support database users through expert knowledge of SAS, SQL and the data stored within the Marketing Data Warehouse.


• Identify data needs from business partners, collaborate with IT to develop and execute plans to make new data available.


• Maintain the data dictionary that includes descriptions of tables and fields within the Marketing Data Warehouse.


• Participate in and/or lead the data governance committee.


• Manage the IT calendar to ensure data loads and system outages do not adversely impact the execution of direct marketing campaigns.


• Liaison between Analytical Services team and IT house file.

Reporting and Data Visualization

• Create ad hoc reports


• Collaborate with Omni channel marketing team in creating ongoing reports using data visualization software

Execution of Direct Marketing Campaign

• Field list requests from business partners and manage timelines


• Collaborate with direct marketing team to design the execution plan for all mailing efforts


• Ensure flawless execution of list selects and vendor data processing through extensive audits

Manage External Vendors

• Execute RFI and RFPs for vendor selection


• Manage contract negotiations


• Manage ongoing vendor relationships to ensure work is complete, on time and on budget.

• 3-5 years of experience in Data Analytics function in positions of progressive increasing responsibility and scope and demonstrated strong performance.


• Experience in the direct marketing industry preferred.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Collaboration between internal and external partners while delivering results in a timely and high-quality manner.


• Proactively monitoring and identifying data quality issues in a large database then collaborating with IT to get work prioritized and complete can be challenging.


• Budgetary responsibilities, flawless execution of direct marketing campaigns.

What It's Like to Work Here:

American Girl is subsidiary of Mattel, a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• 
  We collaborate:Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.


• 
  We innovate:At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.


• 
  We execute:We are a performance driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best in class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:

American Girl is a premium brand for girls and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT,www.mattel.com), a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children's and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world's leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Visit us athttps://jobs.mattel.com/andwww.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.