Senior Demand Planning Manager, LEGO Education

Job Description

Join us at LEGO Education, where your expertise in demand planning will help shape the future of play! As a Senior Demand Planning Manager, you’ll be at the helm of our global operations, ensuring every brick is in the right place at the right time! 

Please note: The internal title will be Senior Demand Planning Manager and the internal level will be Senior Manager.

Relocation: There is no relocation budget for this role.

Core Responsibilities

• Short & Long-Term Planning for retiring, current, and future products.  
• Consolidating perspectives and inputs to the demand plan from leadership partners.  
• Manage deliverables and communication for day-to-day actions across global operations, coordinating with logistics, sales, order management and finance, at all management levels. 
• Act as a strategic sparring partner to the VP of US Sales, contributing to leadership discussions and decision-making. 
• Sharing business and supply chain insights in weekly US leadership meetings. 
• Support the broader team with key core and ad hoc tasks, including updating of standard reports and preparation of slides etc. 
• Managing weekly SKU level inventory coverage and communicating to sales.

Do your part in our team succeeding  

Starting with the initial release of LEGO MINDSTORMS in 1998, LEGO Education has been at the forefront of building experiences that merge digital and physical play. Our growth in this aspect involves the creation of products like LEGO Education SPIKE Prime, LEGO Education SPIKE Essential, and most recently, LEGO Education Science. In operations, we ensure that we have the rights products in the right location on the right shelves by working with sales, finance and the global supply chain organization, ensuring the flow of accurate data and products.  

Do you have what it takes?  

• Proven experience as a Demand Planner (several years), demonstrating a strong understanding of forecasting and inventory management. 
• Strong business acumen with understanding US omni-channel sales dynamics as well and finance  
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences. 
• Strong analytical thinker with a knack for identifying and solving problems through data-driven insights. 
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, with a solid analytical approach.  
• Familiarity with SAP and Microsoft CRM is advantageous; candidates should be self-motivated to learn how to collect and manipulate vital data and understand a sales pipeline. 
• Ability to learn quickly and work autonomously 
• Strong ability to manage tasks efficiently and prioritize as needed.  
• The ability to work in a variety of time zones needs and plan accordingly. 

Hybrid Working Model

Our workplace enables our LEGO® colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3 day in the office hybrid model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues.

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Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $124,706.00 - $187,060.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs 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. 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.

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 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, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

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.

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.

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