Commercial Portfolio Deployment Manager (m/f/d)

Job Description

This is a great opportunity for an English speaker; German would also be a plus to join us on a fixed term contract basis (up to 30th September 2027) to drive the commercial portfolio agenda across a dynamic and high performing Western Europe region as part of our Commercial Development team.

Balance short-and long-term priorities with an analytical approach to drive fact-based dialogue with commercial leaders, engage in collaborative dialogues with partners across internal functions and seniority levels to secure consensus for our portfolio agenda.

****Please apply with an English written CV**** 

****No relocation support is offered for this role****

• Drive the national assortment listing process for Western Europe and bring our global portfolio segmentation strategy to life with a high level of execution.
• Drive the digital agenda in our portfolio team, giving strong recommendations to the global technology team on the process to harness assortment management tools; and ensure strong engagement with local sales teams or the tools presented in market.
• Function as the up-stream portfolio and listings authority on behalf of Western Europe, based on analysis and strong data, collaborating with our global commercial portfolio management team to influence development of the portfolio strategy for future years.
• Manage Business Unit partners and other relevant colleagues across Market Groups.
• Champion global outstanding Merchandising guidelines in Western Europe, with clear deployment and collaboration with colleagues working on our sales teams.

The Western European Region is the biggest Market Group within organisation covering 16 countries. This role will have significant impact on delivery of strategic choices for our retail partners, shoppers, and the company by defining the right assortment that drives the agenda on how to enhance and where to activate our portfolio for the highest impact across the region.

Do you have what it takes?

• Proven commercial role exposure, preferably in matrix organisations (international FMCG or large brand retailer exposure is a preference).
• An ability to influence and convince across functions, levels, and cultures to drive a change management agenda   
• Validated analytical skills, with a focus on data led decisions translating insight into action plans that contribute to return of investment (strong Excel knowledge is needed).
• Phenomenal communication and partner management with experience of cross-functional collaboration.
• Prioritization and time management to lead own agenda and deliver high quality on time.
• Experience in digital tool deployments and ability to manage the change that brings as well as exposure to working with Space Planning and Listing tools.
• Experience in segmenting portfolio across multi, and omnichannel retailers.
• Experience understanding & developing planograms that drive strong mutual value.
• A continuous development perspective and curious approach to test and learn.
• A strong proficiency in English language (German language is a plus)
• Ability to work 3 days per week in the contracted office is required

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, you’ll 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 build a diverse, dynamic, and inclusive culture of play 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.

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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 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.

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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