Senior Manager, Retail Location and KPI Planning

5 days ago


Billund, Denmark LEGO Gruppe Full time

Job Description

Help us transform LEGO Retail with innovative Merchandise Financial Planning — Join us in shaping the future

We are seeking an innovative leader to drive the launch of Merchandise Financial Planning at LEGO Retail, a key advancement in our planning capabilities. This role involves developing a comprehensive view of top-line targets across product categories, channels, locations, and timeframes. You will establish clear objectives and critical metrics to align assortment plans with line-level forecasts, fueling our strategic growth and innovation.

Please note : This position is located at our vibrant LEGO Campus in Billund, DK. No relocation assistance is offered for this role.

Core Responsibilities

  • Merchandise Planning : Coordinate the global Merchandise Financial Plan with a focus on location-specific metrics and alignment with top-down strategies, initially covering a 24-month horizon.
  • Target Setting : Collaborate on annual targets for sales, margin, and inventory, primarily for LEGO.com, ensuring alignment with store planners.
  • Campaign Metrics : Provide detailed forecasts for key campaigns like Black Friday to support fulfillment center capacity planning.
  • Shopper Trends : Analyze consumer data to identify risks and opportunities within the financial plan.
  • Collaboration : Foster strong relationships across Finance, Category Management, Channels, and Marketing to ensure comprehensive planning.
  • Risk and Scenario Planning : Monitor performance, identify risks, and propose strategies to address gaps, modeling the impact of promotions on inventory and margins.
  • Process Alignment : Ensure standard methodologies are applied globally throughout the LEGO Retail planning process.
  • Leadership in Projects : Lead regional and global initiatives to enhance planning and operations, focusing on implementing the o9 platform for statistical forecasting.

Play your part in our team succeeding

With a blend of robust guidance and collaborative spirit, you'll ensure your collaborators receive optimal support and remain motivated to tackle business hurdles with adaptability and creativity.

Do you have what it takes?

  • Proven financial planning expertise in both online and brick-and-mortar retail environments.
  • Skilled in developing retail plans at country and store levels.
  • Proficient in using statistical forecasting to boost planning accuracy and efficiency.
  • Strong collaboration skills across diverse functions, cultures, and management levels.
  • Analytical approach with the ability to identify patterns and derive insights from large data sets.
  • Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experienced in leading global process changes, creating new frameworks, and ensuring governance.
  • Driven by achieving goals with a proactive, can-do attitude that embraces challenges.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Equal Employment Opportunity - The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Child Safeguarding - The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Join the LEGO team today.

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