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We are looking for a Demand Planning Manager to join us bringing value in forecasting demand and planning retailer selling in, which will lead an efficient distribution of LEGO products in the market to facilitate getting them in the hands of the shoppers and consumers.

This is a meaningful role gathering and applying long term planning assumptions together with the sales and marketing teams as an input for the monthly planning process. To secure quality into the forecast it is essential to have a holistic view, know how current and future performance can and will affect the forecast and to challenge and collaborate with both marketing and sales on their planning driving different projects related to Operations within the BU.

Core Responsibilities

• Make a weekly plan at SKU level on a 4-months horizon.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, Finance and Operations
• Use statistical modelling and historical sales analysis to make the best SKU forecast.
• Analyze, review, and adjust critical metrics (Forecast – Bias; Mix; Inventory Turns)
• Brief the wider BU teams on forecast targets and guidelines to capture assumptions whilst working on commonalities to build the best baseline forecast.
• Take the lead on monthly input cycle supporting the S&OP lead on building the BU plan.
• Provide insights and challenge weekly/ monthly plans.
• Conduct internal projects on both local and regional levels.
• Initiate and drive continuous forecasting improvement initiatives.

Play your part in our team succeeding!

This role sits within market operations in UK&I. Its purpose is to make sure that our consumers can find the right products at retailers and that the processes around it happen in the most efficient way. More concretely, the team delivers BU demand plans, order management, inventory management, customer service and secures operational infrastructure for other market functions (Sales, Marketing). The team is also responsible for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, consumer sales data analysis and demand management.

Do you have what it takes?

• Proven experience in a multinational consumer goods company
• Strong data management abilities
• Extensive experience in demand planning and forecasting
• A natural communicator with the ability to take complexity and tell a story.
• Strong partner management experience delivering a message to different levels as well as departments.
• Ability to thrive through change, a natural flair for learning new systems and processes related to the role.
• English language proficiency both written and spoken.

Join the global LEGO® team!

What’s in it for you? Here are some of what to 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.

Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you will have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.

Colleague Discount – We know you will 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, you will be rewarded through our global bonus scheme.

Your workplace – Our offices will be your primary workplace with flexibility to work from home during your working week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model, role eligibility and frequency with you.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. 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 employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g., race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or gender identity.

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.

Bringing it to life

An excellent opportunity to join a dynamic group and be part of driving the continued success of how we forecast within the group.

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to 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.

• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.

• 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.

• Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. The hiring team will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model 'Best of Both', role eligibility and frequency with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. 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 employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

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.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.