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:
With the explosion of growth in eCom and Amazon, Mattel has acted quickly to win in this space by evolving our operating model, team structure and brand proposition to enable us to succeed and be partners of choice for Amazon. As a result, we have seen significant sales growth ahead of the trend in this area!
The Mattel Amazon team operates as a separate Regional Team within Europe, set up in a matrix structure with dedicated Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain and HR functions, located across the region in UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland and Türkiye. In addition to managing Amazon for the region, the team also drives the strategy of marketplaces and acts as a center of excellence for all things eCom.
In line with Amazon’s expansion we’ve also evolved from managing 5 European markets to 10, with Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Belgium and Ireland launching over the last 3 years. We have also introduced a new Marketing team with regional focus on Category Management and Media. This has further supported how we can partner closely with Amazon to leverage our joint strategy and solidify our strong pan-European business relationship.
Over the past few years, our sales organisation has gone through a significant transformation around centralisation, and we have formed a new Regional Sales Team that manages Amazon relationships at EMEA level. In collaboration with Amazon, we’ve structured our partnership around key strategic and operational pillars, covering all EU10 markets.
We always strive to challenge and re-invent our ways of operating to ensure we continue winning in the eCom space – if you’re motivated by this challenge then come and join us!
The Opportunity:
In this high-impact, customer-facing role, you will lead the Direct Import (DI) business for our Amazon EMEA team. As part of the Amazon Regional Sales Team, you will help shape and grow our long-term partnership with Amazon—driving both revenue and profitability while strengthening the online presence of Mattel’s iconic brands.
You’ll play a critical dual role:
We’re looking for a driven and ambitious SUPERSTAR to help Mattel reach its goal of being recognized as the #1 Toy Retailer on Amazon!
Think you’ve got what it takes to WIN in this role? Then we want to hear from you!
What Your Impact Will Be:
The ‘Availability – Direct Import (DI)’ role represents one half of the Availability pillar, with the other half focused on Availability – Domestic. In this role, you will lead our Direct Import (DI) business and collaborate closely with Amazon counterparts to ensure shoppers can find and purchase the products they want – driving product availability on Amazon. This role is flexible in terms of location; can be based in any of the EU markets that Amazon EMEA Team operates.
The role spans four key dimensions:
The four key stakeholder groups are:
Key Tasks:
What We’re Looking For:
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:
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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Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
We empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.
We treat play as if the future depends on it — because it does. Play is our language, and we speak to our consumers authentically by representing the world as they see and imagine it.
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Monster High and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies.
Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.
Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators.
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