Mattel

Sr Associate, Toy Marketing - Thomas & Friends

Mattel$80K — $95K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of marketing experience in consumer products
  • Strong project management skills with complex timelines
  • Proficient in quantitative analysis and financial forecasting
  • Experience with P&L management
  • Skilled in cross-functional team collaboration
  • Excellent storytelling and presentation abilities
  • Proficient in PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Excel
  • Experience in category management or product marketing
  • Background in consumer packaged goods (CPG) or toy industry

Responsibilities

  • Assist in developing toy portfolio strategy by segment
  • Support the pricing architecture and market positioning
  • Gather consumer insights on toy usage and play patterns
  • Collaborate with Design and R&D for product development
  • Monitor toy business performance through KPI metrics
  • Contribute to Brand Marketing with packaging and feature messaging

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Supportive work culture promoting potential
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Employee discounts on products
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity:
This role supports toy portfolio management by assisting with strategy and the product development pipeline, with a focus on marketing support for Thomas & Friends toy products.

What Your Impact Will Be:
  • Support the development of toy strategy by segment
  • Support the toy pricing architecture and competitive positioning.
  • Assist in gathering consumer/play insights specific to toy usage and play patterns.
  • Collaborate with Design/R&D to bring toys from concept to shelf.
  • Support toy business performance (POS performance and SKU metrics: revenue, margin, productivity).
  • Provide input to Brand Marketing on packaging, messaging, and feature storytelling.


Qualifications

What We're Looking For:
  • 3+ years of marketing experience
  • Project management skills: potential to manage complex product development timelines.
  • Strong quantitative/Analytical/financial skills (forecasting, pricing, SKU productivity and competitive analysis).
  • Financial acumen: Experience with P&L management.
  • Experience partnering with cross functional teams (ie design and manufacturing).
  • Communication skills: Excellent at storytelling, presentations, and influencing team.
  • Strong PowerPoint creation and presentation skills, proficiency in Outlook, Word and Excel
  • Roles in category management, product marketing, or product development.
  • Background in CPG or toy companies, ideally with exposure to retail buyer dynamics.
  • Retail/channel knowledge: Ability to leverage insights to build mass, specialty, and e-commerce distribution strategies.

*The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base pay will be determined based on a candidate's work location, skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.

About Mattel

Mattel, Inc. is a global toy company that designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of toys and games. The company's brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, and more. Mattel's products are sold in over 150 countries and the company has manufacturing facilities in 10 countries. Mattel is committed to sustainability and has set a goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable, or bio-based plastic materials in all products and packaging by 2030. The company is also committed to diversity and inclusion and has been recognized for its efforts in this area.
Learn more about Mattel
Size
36,300 employees
Market Cap
$5.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$126.6 million
Founded
1945
5 Year Trend
-4.3%
Revenue
$4.5 billion
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