Director, Supply Planning

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

MGA Entertainment is on a mission to inspire imagination and creativity through innovative toys, entertainment, and experiences that transform play into limitless possibilities. As the largest privately held toy and entertainment company in the U.S., MGA is a global leader in designing and delivering world-class consumer products that spark wonder and drive play forward. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices worldwide, MGA’s portfolio spans a dynamic range of original and licensed brands — from toys, dolls, games, and electronics to fashion, home décor, and entertainment content including hit movies and TV series.

The company is recognized for its bold approach to storytelling, trendsetting design, and deep commitment to quality. The award-winning MGA family includes fan-favorite brands such asL.O.L. Surprise!™, Little Tikes®, Rainbow High™, Bratz®, MGA’s Miniverse™, Yummiland™, Car Tuned™, Ninjombie™, Wonder Factory™, Doh Kins ™, BABY born®, andZapf Creation® . To learn more,  and follow MGA onLinked

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The Director of Supply Planning owns supply planning performance across the Americas and EMEA and is accountable for delivering the forecast from a supply perspective: making sure the supply is bought, produced and positioned to ship what has been committed, and flagging early where it can't be. The Director sets the inventory, service and tooling targets, leads the regional Supply Planning Managers who execute them, and partners with Demand Planning, HK production planning, Product Development, PD Ops, Procurement, Finance, Sales, Marketing, SWAT, Order Management, Allocations, and Warehouse teams.

• Region: Global — Americas and EMEA / Rest of Globe
• Brands: Full MGA portfolio
• Team: Supply Planning Managers (Americas and EMEA), with indirect leadership of Leads, Planners and Junior Planners
• Reports to: VP, Supply Planning & Product Development

Deliver the Forecast (Shipped vs. 8 Month Lock)

95%

97%

99%

5 Month Forward Supply Match – Americas

88%

90%

92%

5 Month Forward Supply Match – EMEA

90%

92%

94%

Deliver Planning OTIF – NA

96%

97%

98%

95%

97%

98%

EOY Finished Goods Inventory as a % of Net Revenue

14%

12.5%

11%

Maintain Retail Stores In Stock %

91%

94%

97%

Tooling Expense as a % of Net Revenue

1.5%

1.4%

1.3%

• Owns the Global Supply Plan: Accountable for supply planning performance in both regions. Sets the plan and the targets; the Managers execute.
• Manages the Supply Planning Managers: Weekly 1:1s, development plans, and goal setting. Coaches on the actions that move a number, not just the number itself. Identifies and develops a successor.
• Delivers the Forecast: Accountable for shipping against the locked 8 month forecast in both regions. Runs the monthly review at category and item level, with a named owner on every material miss.
• Owns the 5 Month Forward Supply Match: Consolidates the Americas and EMEA match into one executive view, published monthly to Executive Leadership, Sales, Demand Planning and Order Management. Items reviewed by suffix, shortages and overages reason coded, with shortage length in weeks, recovery date, and sales risk in units and dollars.
• Flags What Supply Can’t Cover: Identifies where the forecast can’t be delivered — lead time, capacity, tooling or material constraint — early enough for Demand Planning and Sales to adjust, rather than after the miss.
• Earliest Product Availability: Holds production start dates, production lead times and transit against launch and replenishment dates. Required forecast adjustments go back to Demand Planning ahead of time, not after the miss.
• Retail In Stock: Owns the in-stock recovery at Target and defends Walmart. Weekly…