Manager, Commercial Optimization & Retail Planning

Job DescriptionJoin our LEGO Brand Retail team on the journey to reaching more kids & adults around the world with LEGO products and experiences!As part of the Commercial Optimization & Strategic Planning, you will gain an understanding of our global branded retail business, with a particular focus our LEGO Branded Stores portfolio. You will play a central role in driving critical analysis of portfolio and store performance, shaping strategic recommendations, and helping execute high-impact priority projects across the business.In this role, you will directly contribute to delivering our ambitious vision of making LEGO Branded Stores the pinnacle shopping and brand experience for shoppers and consumers around the world.You will help strengthen and elevate the foundations that enable us to generate insights, identify opportunities, and turn learnings into action across our global store portfolio. Through this work, you will be a key contributor to improvement programs and global initiatives designed to enhance both the in-store experience and the financial performance of our stores worldwide.This is a rare opportunity to connect strategy with actions driving impact.Play your part in our team succeeding!As a part of the LEGO Retail organization, the Global Stores team drives the sales, operational processes, and in store strategy across regions, service & selling behaviors, compliance and process, communications, marketing communications and plays a pivotal role in our organization's commercial strategy.Working alongside key collaborators and data owners, this role will play a key part in continuing to move to a more multidisciplinary set of data sources and a focus towards useful data-driven insights that drive business performance.Core Responsibilities:• Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives and pilots from concept through execution, setting cases, measures and scalable recommendations.• Shape portfolio management routines that support investment choices for the global LEGO Branded Stores estate.• Deliver analyses with regional colleagues, surfacing opportunities across sales, margin, traffic and shopper experience.• Connect retail data sources, synthesize learnings and recommend actions for like-for-like growth.Do you have what it takes?• Experience in retail, CPG, FMCG or consulting for consumer-facing businesses.• Comfortable analyzing data, visualizing patterns and turning findings into leader-ready recommendations.• Commercial judgment with confidence using systems and platforms that guide retail planning.• Clear communicator who partners across teams and keeps several projects moving.• SQL experience is a plus, with curiosity to keep improving data practices over time.#LI-HYBRID#LI-KC1CompensationThe salary for this position has a range of $107,885.00 - $161,827.00 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:FamilyCareLeave – 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 basedColleagueDiscount – 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 schemeYour 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.Online Application Accessibility Statement; which is intended for people with disabilities - LEGO systems endeavors to make accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our web site or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the HR Service Desk at View phone number on click.appcast.io, option #3. Please note, these communication channels should be used for those having difficulty accessing our on-line channels, not to inquire about job opportunities.Just imagine building your dream career.Then make it real.Join the LEGO team today.SummaryLocation: Boston HubType: Full time