Senior Manager, Retail Allocation

Are you a dynamic people leader with a passion for inventory management?

Join our global RPMI (Retail Planning Merchandising & InStocks) team to be part of key decision makers in LEGO Retail. Shaping the inventory strategy for our LEGO Retail business in APAC, and to ensure a magical experience for our shoppers online

**Core Responsibilities**:

- Set the inventory strategy for LEGO.COM in APAC to deliver against key in-stock & stock turn metrics.
- Lead and develop the APAC Allocation & Replenishment (A&R) team towards excellence.
- Partner with APAC Supply & Inventory Planning team and pro-actively seek opportunities to drive Consumer Sales for LEGO Retail (e.g. novelty launches) & reduce excess risks.
- Embrace role of senior leader within the wider LEGO Retail team joining various forums to drive actions to support plans e.g. senior CPH, contingency meetings, ad-hoc projects.
- Ensure a high level of responsiveness to unexpected SKU performance during key commercial events (novelty launch, promotions) and enable the team to make fast decisions to improve commercial opportunities.
- Represent LEGO Retail in various APAC forums and share the latest view of inventory health metrics articulating any opportunities/risks with wider business.
- Work closely with commercial teams to ensure inventory outlook is articulated & business priorities are aligned.
- Drive continuous improvement in A&R by seeking out opportunities to refine processes and align with regional teams maximising technology.
- Lead the change to our new retail planning system with a particular focus on roll out of A&R functionality and ensure E2E vision is delivered through close collaboration with global Planning & Merchandising teams.

**Play your part in our **team succeeding**:
**Do **you **have **what **it **takes**:

- Minimum 8 years retail experience in areas such as inventory management, forecasting, analysis, merchandising or similar.
- Previous experience managing high performing teams.
- Excellent partner management with experience working with both internal and external collaborators across functions, including experience of driving complex/challenging projects.
- Strong commercial competence and the ability to deliver a clear storyline to collaborators across different teams/levels.
- Detailed and ability to see opportunities /risks quickly and course correct where necessary.
- Strong E2E understanding of how a retailer operates from a logistics, distribution & delivery proposition standpoint but also considering the shopper journey and how they are intertwined.
- Problem solver/solution oriented with ability to influence upwards and provide input in various contexts.
- Resilient & someone who adopts collaborative approach, bringing energy & passion to the role.

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**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.

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**Join the LEGO® team today.