Manager Retail Development Jobs

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 Opportunity:

Mattel, Inc. is seeking a dynamic Manager, Retail Brand Strategy to join our Consumer Products organization based at our global headquarters in the El Segundo, CA area. The Manager will be responsible for the development and execution of Mattel Consumer Products (CP) retail programs and accompanying marketing at top U.S. retail accounts.

What Your Impact Will Be:

• Studies and incorporates learnings of retail trends and consumer shopping habits to stay at the forefront of industry trends
• Builds Financial budget recommendation for respective accounts' retail programs to drive sales growth and maximize return in investment, including tracking and reconciliation
• Proactively disseminates retail updates and program opportunities to Franchise, CP and Licensees
• Upholds knowledge of respective retailers' corporate and buying level strategies to identify business opportunities, including "white space" areas, and develop solutions using Mattel-owned franchises
• Develops brand pitches, including Entertainment pitches, and comfortably delivers presentations to retail accounts
• Cultivates and fosters strong working relationships with internal cross-functional partners and external teams (e.g.; retail buyers, marketing managers, and key agencies/suppliers) to ensure execution of Mattel CP programs
• Contributes to building and driving U.S. retail strategies for Mattel-owned franchises across assigned retail accounts and all non-toy, licensed categories
• Travel required (approximately 10%)
• Collaborates with Franchise team, CP category leads, and licensees to troubleshoot licensee challenges in securing retail placement, including providing brand updates to licensees and outreach to buyers on licensees' behalf
• Leads retail marketing/media campaign coordination for respective accounts with media agency and internal partners
• Drives collaboration with commercial sales business units to coordinate cross-category (CP and Toy) brand pitch presentations, including participation in Joint Business planning

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in developing cross category merchandise entertainment programs and retail strategies at major accounts (e.g. Walmart, Target, Amazon) highly preferred
• Fluency with Powerpoint highly preferred
• 3+ years of experience either at Mattel or specifically with top (mass) retail accounts
• 5+ years of Retail Development and/or Franchise Development experience and industry knowledge
• Strong presentation and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills

The annual base salary range for this position is between $92,000 and $136,000.
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
What It’s Like to Work Here:
We are 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 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.
• 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 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.

Our Approach to Hybrid Work

We embrace a hybrid work model to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where everyone can deliver on our shared purpose and realize their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with tech-enabled hybrid work, our focus is to provide flexibility while enabling collaboration for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is 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.

Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.
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