Category Assistant - Lego

The-Very-Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Inclusive culture

£250 benefits allowance

27 days holiday

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential

25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension 6%

Job summary

The Very Group is seeking a commercially minded professional to support LEGO brand partnerships within the Toys category. You will drive day-to-day operations, pricing, stock replenishment, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure category success.

You will use data to inform trading decisions, support promotional activity, and work with Marketing to deliver campaigns and on-site visibility, all while strengthening the LEGO/Very partnership.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with MS Excel.
• Experience in merchandising or analytical head office roles.
• Understanding of category P&L and KPI deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations and drive commercial growth.
• Execute brand excellence and in-market activity with LEGO.
• Manage product setup, pricing and funding to agreements.
• Collaborate with Marketing to drive funded campaigns and on-site visibility.
• Analyze data to inform trading actions and promotional decisions.
• Coordinate cross-functional communication between Very and LEGO to meet joint goals.

Skills

MS Excel

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

P&L awareness

Job description

Internal use only - Grade H

About us

We’rethe team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! Ifyou’rehigh-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return,you’llenjoy heaps of flexibility, greatperksand benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the team

JointheToys Team,afast-paced, highenergy and excitingcategory which requires strategic thinking and success built from strong supplier relationships.This role is aLEGO®focussed role, the leading manufacturer in the Toy market, who continue to drive double digit growth year after year, with amazing innovative newness.This is abrand specialist roleand dedicated supportfor this soleaccount, supporting the Junior Category Manager by acting as a strategic and commercial bridge between The Very Group and The Lego Group team.

About the role

In this role, you willbe responsible forsupportingday-to-day operations,drive commercial growthandexecute brand excellencetokeep everything running smoothlyandcontinue to strengthen the strategic partnership.

Responsibilities:

• You will use pricing tools daily to ensure the brand is competitive versus themarket- making pricing decisions whilst protecting key KPI’s

• Maintain a broad knowledge of the LEGO® assortment, aligning with the brand on newness reveal and launch dates and supportingthe FSP with stock replenishment tomaintainavailability targets.

• Full accountability for product set up, pricing, loading funding to agreements and updating any required reports.

• Work cross functionally with the Marketing teamsin order todriveperformance offunded campaignsand ensureLEGO®inclusion in key category activity,ensuringstrong inclusion of nominations andon-sitevisibility.

• Support execution of promotional activityand plans- tracking andmanaging funding input andpricingandsupporting the JCM in delivery plans to drive new innovative selling opportunities.

• Use data to analyse and make informed decisionsfor trading actions,promotional and campaign successes and drive decision making to target growth opportunities.

• Drive collaboration between Very andLEGO®to ensure alignment, effectivecommunicationand delivery against shared goals and JBP.

If you thrive in a dynamic, fast-pacedenvironment and are eager to take ownership, develop key relationships, andcontribute todrivingcategory success,working with an industry leading brand,this role is your next step.

About you

• Strong experience with MS Excel

• Experience within a Merchandising or Analytical head office role iscritical

• Understanding of category P&L and KPI deliverables

• Creative,organisedand innovative

• Passionate, driven and brings energy to the role

• Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment

• Champions what is right for the business,teamand customer

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model

• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews

• £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays

• LinkedIn Learning access

• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)

• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%

• More benefits can be found on our career site

Diversity,inclusionand equal opportunities

We’rebuilding a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. Wedon’tdiscriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [e-mail]’llbe happy to support you.

We’reproud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employerand have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.