The LEGO Group
Head of Trade & Market Development, LEGO Education(6 months parental leave cover)
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Join LEGO Education International to lead our commercial strategy and execution as we build channel structures that enable us to reach more students, make more impact in global classrooms, and grow our business. This role demands strong strategic acumen, a passion for sales, and exceptional people leadership.
Core Responsibilities:
- Drive the commercial strategy by leading strategic planning, mapping markets for growth opportunities, and onboarding key partners.
- Implement strategic plans to establish strong, mutually beneficial business partnerships.
- Manage revenue growth through value chain innovation, including e-commerce and partner investment models.
Develop world-class sales management capabilities through coaching and training, and create effective partner training initiatives to ensure market readiness for our evolving portfolio. Maintain partner management systems for data-driven decision-making and collaborate with LEGO Group colleagues for cohesive market presence.
In this performance-driven culture, you'll build and coach your team for success, fostering an open environment where feedback and excellence are standard. Focus on outcomes, using past experiences to enhance future plans, and model a compliance-first approach to ensure brand safeguarding.
Do you have what it takes?
- Experience in account/market leadership and driving commercial strategy.
- Passion for channel management and business execution, with essential online sales experience.
- Strong strategic acumen and critical thinking skills.
- Curiosity, humility, and a passion for learning and development.
- Proficiency in digital skills, data fluency, and CRM.
- Attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
- Proven leadership capabilities and ability to work with global teams.
- Ability to travel as needed.
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.
Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. For all candidates, if you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.
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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The LEGO Group London, England Office
8 New Fetter Lane, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 1
