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We are passionate Toy Creators! We’ve been coming up with new ideas that bring kids and families together for almost 40 years! This passion leads us to attack the day ahead like there is no tomorrow. Above all we are a Creative Company where positivity, fun and great ideas are at the core of who we are! We have an exciting ENTRY-LEVEL opportunity in our Irvine office for a Project Planner/Coordinator to work on our largest client.
The Project Planner/Coordinator is a key role on the client team that develops and tracks project schedules along with coordinating logistics/shipping activities for Kids’ Meal Toy Programs.
Additional Duties:
Project Management
- Initiates all projects and maintains all project information on assigned clients
- Uses Microsoft Project to plan, schedule, and track all assigned client team projects, milestones and resources
- Issues purchase orders on all sold programs; responsible for invoice reconciliation with Finance
- Ensures that team resources are appropriately scheduled and managed to ensure they are not overbooked
- Client Team Support – effectively works with creative, engineering, safety, and account service departments, as well as an office in Hong Kong
- Anticipates and provides solutions for potential project roadblocks
- Monitors and reports product cost variation for each program window
Logistics/Shipping
- Processes import documentation including US Customs requirements for entry
- Manages freight forwarders and tracking of ocean shipments from origin to destination
- Daily communication with US and Hong Kong teams
- Oversees distribution warehouses on the West and East Coasts
- Inventory control – monitors inbound receipts, inventory levels, replenishments and oversees outbound distribution orders
- Generates freight budgets per program – this includes required containers and loading; provides documentation to client on program details
- Issue weekly report from all 3PL locations
- Manage fulfillment of direct-to-consumer orders during peak season
Qualifications:
This is a perfect entry-level opportunity for passionate college grads ready to make an impact!
- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain/transportation or related field
- Internship experience required
- Ability to work in-office at least 4 days a week
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage critical timelines with attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively interface at all levels of the organization
- Must be a self-starter with a positive demeanor that enjoys working on a high performing team
- Ability to multitask and problem solve
- Experience using MS office with an emphasis on Excel proficiency; knowledge of MS Project preferred
- Experience in logistics and international shipping desirable
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