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Are you interested in making the Retail Demand Planning team succeed within the LEGO Group?
Come and join us in the Demand Planning Team that supports our business goals and strategies to build a robust organization at the LEGO Group!
No relocation assistance is offered for this position.
Core Responsibilities
- Demand Planning: Be responsible for a set subset of the LEGO portfolio and perform the item level forecasting for consumer sales and shipments to secure the best possible availability.
- Retail Planning: Provide back-up / support to the Retail Planning Manager with tasks such as:
- Weekly phasing of submitted demand plans.
- Retail metrics view to determine risks/opportunity to the submitted demand plan value.
- Consolidating the roll-up demand for submission, accounting for sales actualization alongside the impact of forward-looking-cycle-on-cycle changes.
- Reporting & analysis: Analyze and understand drivers of plan performance with a focus on improving Item Mix error. Leverage own reports in combination with BI produced insights, to help improve the quality of forward-looking plans.
- Collaboration & Coherence: Ensure global partnership and coherence with team members in other regions. Discuss and present data and findings with item level forecasters and relevant partners to secure a joint view on the best possible plan.
- General Support: Support the broader team with key monthly tasks, including but not limited to:
- Update and issue of standard reports.
- Preparation of slides for regular monthly meetings.
- Other/Add hoc: We are on a journey of implementation of new tools and technology to support our future Retail Planning process and you should therefore expect some involvement in ad-hoc project related tasks, as required.
Play your part in our team succeeding
The retail planning team is a global team based in 4 different locations; Enfield – Shanghai – London – Billund. We are responsible for the +18 Month demand plan globally across LEGO owned branded channels, both physical stores and online. We plan a +16Bdkk annual turnover and have been experiencing a hyper growth the past years. This role supports the team and the broader organization by securing a strong foundation for our forecasts, so we have the best possible availability and can reach the desired shoppers. Furthermore it enables the team and partners with insight to performance and trends so appropriate actions can be taken timely.
Do you have what it takes?
- Preferably degree educated in a business management, supply chain management, mathematics or statistics-based field or proven analytical skills developed through on the job experience.
- Proven collaboration skills across functions, cultures, and management levels. Strong teammate.
- Strong analytical attitude. Can be responsible for a larger amount of data and draw out patterns and key messages.
- Process focused and detailed.
- Strong experience with generating & presenting PowerPoint's and working with excel. Experience with other data visualization platforms like Tableau and/or Power BI.
- Result orientation and drive. Winning/can do approach and thrives in overcoming sophisticated situations.
- Minimum 3-5 year’s experience working within a consumer goods environment.
- An ability to learn quickly and work autonomously.
- Previous demand planning and or supply planning experience is preferential.
- Past experience of working within a supply chain environment and/or commercial environment is preferential.
- Experience of working with people across multiple functions is preferential. Thrives in a global environment & uses online collaboration tools to its fullest.
- Proactive and continues improvement approach.
- Past experience of working with O9 planning software.
- Advanced English is mandatory both verbal and written.
The salary for this position has a range of $78,870- $118,000 USD based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The definitive compensation may vary in alignment with the selected candidate’s professional background, experience, operational needs and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalization of the employment offer.
New Location Update
The current work location for this role is 501 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. In 2025, we will transition to our new permanent office location at 1001 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. Specific move dates for roles are to be resolved and communicated in 2024.
Hybrid working model
Our workplace enables our LEGO® colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working through a hybrid working model is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3 day in the office hybrid working model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues.
Join the global LEGO® team
We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
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.
Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.
Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.
We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.
