Job Description The Opportunity The Associate Manager, Global Procurement is a professional role that reports directly into the Senior Director, Global Procurement. The Associate Manager will be assigned certain Logistics categories, strategies and projects to manage to positive outcomes. This includes assisting in or directly managing the development of category strategies, cost saving initiatives and global/regional sourcing projects with a focus on Logistics across Mattel. Key Logistics areas include, but are not limited to, distribution centers/ 3PL, drayage, outbound transportation and other Logistic supporting services. Additionally, the role supports development of total cost supply chain strategies and partners closely with key Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance and Product Sourcing stakeholders at various management levels. This role is vital to ensuring that Mattel continues to gain momentum towards truly becoming a World Class Strategic Sourcing organization which will drive further operational efficiencies across the globe via sustainable cost discipline and revenue growth platforms What Your Impact Will Be: Manage end-to-end RFI/ RFPs spanning from creation, issuance, and facilitation of the entire process through vendor selection, in collaboration with an Integrated Sourcing Team (IST) to build consensus, resolve conflict, lead and provide guidance on negotiation tactics and planning with vendors, drive project activity through the communication of expectations, creation and enforcement of deliverables, and management of issues/risks Collaboratively develop and recommend category strategies based on internal data, market trends, forecasts, and Mattel Objectives. Create presentations and analytics based on operations data and spend for the categories. Identify and recommend savings opportunities. Manage the contracting process and supplier negotiations to ensure cost savings targets are achieved and internal stakeholder requirements are incorporated in all new agreements. This includes mentoring Team members on negotiations. Partner with Finance and Logistics teams to accurately forecast annual category spend, align critical cost assumptions, and reconcile actual spend against financial targets Develop and lead supplier relationship management efforts focusing on the top strategic suppliers which require engagement with senior management at Mattel and third party organizations Share best practices with the Global Procurement Logistics team’s activities to drive synergies and improve effectiveness of the group Continually review (individually or by a team member) current contracts to ensure business is protected and identify procurement risks and opportunities Drive usage of the Coupa e-sourcing platform by the team and become a key advocate of the platform. Ensure all Global Procurement Logistics legal documents are in Coupa for Europe. Work with Sr Manager to develop and continually update a Logistics Road Map of activities looking forward 3 to 5 years. This role is vital to ensuring that Mattel continues to gain momentum towards truly becoming a World Class Strategic Sourcing organization which will drive further operational efficiencies across the globe via sustainable cost discipline and revenue growth platforms.