Senior Manager, Adults Audience Portfolio Category Lead

Job Description

Internal Skyline: Senior Manager level.

Ready to lead a transformational shift for one of our key audiences here at the LEGO Group? We're looking for an experienced and dedicated Retail Category Management and eCommerce expert to drive retail excellence, and champion our Adults audience on a Global stage. Be the thought leader who brings data-driven insight and bold ideas to the table and take our retail execution for Adult focussed products to the next commercial level.

We're pleased to share that we offer a hybrid working week arrangement called Best of Both, requiring 3 days in the office location and 2 days from home.

No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

The closing date for applications is Friday 2nd January.

Core Responsibilities

• Elevate the impact of our Adults focused portfolio in existing channels and expand our offering into new Adults-relevant channels.
• Partner with Market Groups across the globe to ensure a strong link from the Adults focus in the annual Integrated Commercial Plans (ICP) into Regional & Market level plans as well as Customer Joint Business Plans (JBPs).
• Build the compelling commercial storyline for retailers that secures buy-in and win-win engagement to our retail ambitions for LEGO Adults
• Develop, deploy, and govern the Customer Value Proposition & Go-To-Market guidelines for LEGO Adults audience
• Ensure LEGO Group Global Channel Strategy reflects our ambition with Adults.
• Be the voice of our LEGO Adults audience in all commercial forums, including Markets & Channels Leadership Teams and project workstreams.
• Leverage your experience across both eCommerce and bricks & mortar retail to ensure omni-channel thinking in all projects.

Do you have what it takes?

• Proven Category & eCommerce Leadership, experience in global category management, including eCommerce, within a large international manufacturer, complex brick & mortar retailer, CPG or FMCG.
• Senior Stakeholder Management, confident working with and influencing senior leaders across functions, with a track record of leading complex, high-impact projects. No direct reports have been allocated to this role.
• Data-Driven Commercial Insight, strong analytical skills with the ability to build and interpret models, translate insights into action, and guide strategic decisions.
• Strategic Agility, able to balance big-picture thinking with pragmatic execution, thriving in complexity and ambiguity.
• Transformational Leadership, history of driving commercial change through creativity, innovation, and effective change management.
• Inclusive & Forward-Thinking Mindset, a role model for diversity, inclusion, and fresh perspectives, unafraid to challenge the status quo and unlock new opportunities.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
• The legal right to live and work in the UK or Denmark.

Play your part in our team succeeding

As part of the Global Channel Excellence Management team, you'll be at the forefront of shaping how the LEGO Group connects with its Adults audience across retail and eCommerce. This is a unique chance to set the ambition, craft the story, and drive execution that will transform one of our fastest-growing audiences. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.

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 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.

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 highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeksto 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.

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.

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