Finance SAP Implementation Lead, M&D Planning [Contract]

Please Note: If you are a current Spin Master employee with access to Workday, apply to this job via the Workday you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds-and that's why we want you.Job Description:What will you work on? The Finance SAP Implementation Lead, M&D Planning will be the key point of contact for Planning workstream for the company's finance systems transformation project including deployment of SAP S/4 Hana and Anaplan. This person will ensure business critical inputs are incorporated in the system design, while working closely with the Project team, implementation partners and with colleagues across the Melissa & Doug and Spin Master will you create impact? Work with broad range of key stakeholders across Melissa & Doug and their parent company, Spin Master, to facilitate the design and implementation of the end-to-end Planning process, which includes business planning (budgeting, forecasting, Innovation, etc.) and Demand/Supply planningParticipate in Global Design workshops and interface with the project team, System Integrators (SI) and more to design, develop, test, and deploy the Planning workstream of the project.Assist the business with designing process flows, including quantity forecasting as well as internal budgeting and related reportingAccountable for change management, communications, and partner alignment in support of process improvements, break/fix solutions and approved system improvementsIdentify opportunities to streamline processes and reporting by leveraging SAP S/4 HANA and Anaplan functionalitiesEnsure robust User Acceptance Testing across the workstream through collaboration with both project and functional teamsPartner with the IT team to facilitate smooth system integration and data migrationServe as change agent for this key transformation project What are your skills and experience? 8+ years of relevant experience ideally with prior roles in a business planning function (including robust knowledge of transaction workflows)Demonstrated understanding of SAP and Anaplan business processes in the area ( forecasting and budgeting. demand/supply planning, management reporting)Prior exposure to systems implementation, project planning, and/or business integration is requiredExperience in organizational change managementWhat you can expect from us:Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.Growth and Career OpportunitiesFlexible Work HoursInnovation, Collaboration and FunComprehensive BenefitsOther fun Perks.What's it like to work here'spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn't for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at
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