Category Assistant - Lego

The Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working model

Inclusive culture and Glassdoorreviews

£250 flexible benefits allowance

27 days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential (performance and biz)

Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

More benefits can be found on our site

Job summary

The Very Group is seeking a LEGO-focused specialist to support daily operations, drive commercial growth and ensure brand excellence in partnership with LEGO. You will manage product setup, pricing, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with Marketing to maximise on-site visibility.

Ideal candidates have merchandising or analytical exposure, strong Excel skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while building strategic supplier relationships within the LEGO account.

Qualifications

• Experience in Merchandising or analytical head office roles.
• Understanding of category P&L and KPI deliverables.
• Strong MS Excel and data-driven decision making.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations and drive commercial growth.
• Maintain LEGO assortment knowledge and stock replenishment.
• Set up products, pricing, and funding to agreements.
• Collaborate with Marketing to drive campaigns and on-site visibility.
• Analyze data to inform trading actions and growth opportunities.

Skills

MS Excel

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

High energy

Job description

About us

We’rethe team behind digital retailerVery.

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 outour 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 foundon 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 aDisability 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.

Ifyou'dlike to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.