Senior Manager, EMEA Demand Management

LEGO Gruppe; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager for EMEA Demand Management to lead Sales & Operations Execution. This pivotal role involves driving collaboration between Supply Chain and business units, ensuring optimal operational success. You will leverage your critical thinking and problem-solving skills to align supply with demand across B2B and D2C channels. Join a dynamic team that values continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement, where your insights will directly impact a significant revenue business. Embrace this opportunity to make a tangible difference in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Family Care Leave

Life and Disability Insurance

Wellbeing Resources

Colleague Discount

Bonus Scheme

Hybrid Work Policy

Qualifications

• Experience in Demand Planning or Order Management is essential.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and SAP.
• Proven track record in cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead Sales and Operations Execution across the EMEA region.
• Drive collaboration between Supply Chain and local business units.
• Manage the short-term flow of goods and order management.

Skills

Demand Planning

Order Management

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Bring your passion for strategic execution, real-time decision making, and cross-functional collaboration to the forefront as our next Senior Manager, EMEA Demand Management!

In this pivotal role, you’ll lead Sales & Operations Execution across the region, becoming the driving force behind short-term operational success. If you're energised by solving complex puzzles, aligning supply with fast-moving demand, and making an impact across both B2B and D2C channels — this is the opportunity to turn your passion into influence!

Core Responsibilities

• Lead Sales and Operations Execution within EMEA region, focusing on the tactical execution of sales and operations plans, to ensure optimal operational follow-through and real-time decision making to meet short term goals and adapt to immediate needs.
• Work to drive a strong collaborative relationship between Supply Chain and local business units.
• Drive all matters relating to short-term flow of goods and regional order management across both B2B and D2C channels.
• Provide an integral link between the Supply Chain Operations and the Business Units (BUs) with regards to the Demand Management impact of the BUs’ and LEGO Retail Short Term Demand plans.
• Provide a consolidated perspective on drivers of material changes within the forecast at the top line level or on selected items.
• Provide visibility on the impact the demand signal is having on In-Stock and Excess Inventory.
• Supporting the understanding of the Demand changes behind an approximately 29 billion DKK Gross Revenue business in EMEA including LEGO Retail.

Play your part in our team succeeding

An integral role in ensuring we have the right insight to take tangible actions to improve availability while minimising waste across our EMEA region including LEGO Retail.

Through your demand management activities, you will build a trusted network within Markets & Channels, Global Commercial Operations and Supply Chain colleagues that you can leverage to drive continuously improved Supply Chain metrics.

Managing a variety of stakeholders and building strong relationships will be key to success in this role. We’re also looking for someone passionate about continuous improvement and making change, there’s a strong emphasis of succeeding together in this particularly collaborative Demand Management team.

Do you have what it takes

• Minimum a handful of years of Operations experience in a combination of Demand Planning, Demand Management or Order Management. Understanding of Supply Planning/ S&OP is advantageous.
• Experience including regional order management or leading a customer operations team is desirable.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of driving cross-functional continuous improvement.
• Demonstrable influencing and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Be able to assimilate multiple data inputs and build a cohesive and actionable summary.
• Have experience of collaborating with people across multiple locations and geographies, and different seniority levels.
• Demonstrated experience of building relationships and having challenging conversations.
• Excellent analytical skills with a high level of competency in Excel, SAP and Power BI.

The position is based in London, UK and relocation support is not offered for this role.

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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.

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