Sr Analytics Analyst- Inbound Logistics

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 Inbound Logistics team, part of the US Customs & Import/Export organization within Global Supply Chain, is responsible for managing the execution of international inbound transportation from origin through delivery to Mattel’s distribution network. The team drives transportation performance by managing carrier performance, resolving operational exceptions, and collaborating across internal business functions and external transportation providers to enable reliable product flow and transportation cost management. Through collaboration, operational execution, and continuous improvement, the team enhances transportation performance, improves operational visibility, and enables informed business decisions across the inbound logistics network. The Opportunity: The Sr. Analytics Analyst designs, develops, and continuously enhances analytics solutions that transform inbound logistics and customs compliance data into trusted, business-ready insights that support operational execution and strategic decision-making. Working collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders, the Sr.  Analytics Analyst translates business requirements into scalable analytics solutions that improve visibility and decision-making for operational, managerial, and executive leadership. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this role is responsible for the continuous evolution of the department's analytics ecosystem by identifying opportunities to optimize business processes, strengthen analytics capabilities, and support the organization's evolving operational and strategic objectives. What Your Impact Will Be: Translate Operational Data into Actionable Insights: Analyze and transform inbound logistics and customs compliance data into meaningful, business-ready insights that improve operational visibility, identify trends and opportunities, and support strategic and operational planning. Enable Informed Decision-Making: Provide timely, accurate, and trusted analytics that enable stakeholders to monitor performance, evaluate opportunities, respond to operational challenges, and make informed business decisions. Deliver Scalable Analytics Solutions: Design, develop, implement, and maintain scalable analytics solutions, dashboards, reports, data models, and visualizations that expand self-service access to trusted information and adapt to evolving business requirements. Improve Operational Efficiency: Identify opportunities to streamline business processes, reduce manual effort, eliminate repetitive tasks, automate reporting, and improve operational productivity through data-driven solutions. Curate Business-Ready Datasets: Consolidate, cleanse, validate, and transform logistics and customs compliance data into trusted, reusable datasets that provide a consistent foundation for reporting, analytics, and decision-making. Automate Analytics Workflows: Develop automated data pipelines, workflows, and reporting processes that improve efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and support recurring analytics and operational reporting activities. Ensure Data Quality and Reporting Standards: Establish, maintain, and continuously improve data governance practices, business rules, metric definitions, and reporting standards to ensure consistent, accurate, and reliable analytics across the organization. Partner Across Business Functions: Build collaborative relationships with Operations, Transportation, Customs Compliance, Finance, IT, Supply Chain, and other business partners to understand operational challenges and translate stakeholder requirements into impactful analytics solutions. Champion Analytics Adoption: Drive the successful adoption of analytics solutions by engaging stakeholders, incorporating user feedback, providing user support and training, and promoting data-driven decision-making throughout the organization. Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to strengthen analytics capabilities and improve business processes by evaluating emerging technologies, implementing analytics best practices, and recommending innovative solutions that enhance organizational performance. Support Strategic Business Initiatives: Lead and support cross-functional analytics projects, operational improvement initiatives, executive reporting, and strategic analyses that align with business objectives and deliver measurable value. Perform Other Duties as Assigned: Complete additional responsibilities and special projects in support of departmental and organizational objectives. Other Responsibilities: As Assigned by Manager EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Five (5) or more years of experience designing, developing, and delivering analytics solutions supporting logistics, transportation, customs compliance, supply chain, distribution, or other operational business functions. Demonstrated experience translating business requirements into scalable analytics solutions through the development of business-ready datasets, automated data pipelines, reporting solutions, and analytics workflows. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Strong knowledge of modern analytics technologies supporting data integration, automation, cloud-based analytics, and data vis