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LEGO

Produces and licenses construction toy sets

Key Account Manager - Ecommerce

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Munich, Germany
HybridThree days in the office and up to two days remotely; relocation support is not offered.
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Several years of experience in Key Account Management, Commercial Sales or Omnichannel business within FMCG, Consumer Goods, Retail or Ecommerce.
  • A proven track record of successfully managing strategic customer relationships and delivering sustainable commercial growth.
  • Strong commercial acumen with experience in Joint Business Planning, negotiations and customer strategy development.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to transform data and insights into clear commercial actions and recommendations.
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to build trusted relationships internally and externally across multiple organizational levels.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional projects and deliver results in a dynamic international matrix organization.
  • Highly proactive, structured and solution-oriented with excellent prioritization and project management skills.
  • Fluency in German and English.
Responsibilities
  • Own and drive the commercial relationship for one to two strategic omnichannel customers, delivering sustainable growth, mutual value creation and successful execution of the Joint Business Plan.
  • Develop and own the annual customer strategy and Joint Business Plan, translating business opportunities into commercial growth across all shopper touchpoints.
  • Lead commercial negotiations including assortment, pricing, promotional investments, retail media opportunities and annual trading terms to maximize profitable growth.
  • Identify category and shopper growth opportunities through customer insights, market trends and performance analysis, translating data into actionable commercial recommendations.
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration across Marketing, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Finance, Retail Marketing and Field Sales to ensure flawless execution and exceptional customer experiences.
  • Champion best-in-class omnichannel execution by ensuring a consistent LEGO brand experience across physical and digital channels while continuously improving the shopper journey.
  • Build trusted partnerships with senior customer stakeholders and act as a strategic advisor to create long-term value for both the customer and the LEGO Group.
  • Contribute to the continuous development of the Europe Central Omnichannel strategy by identifying innovation opportunities, sharing best practices and driving continuous improvement.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working with omnichannel retailers or pure-play Ecommerce customers.
  • Knowledge of retail media, digital shelf optimisation, or omnichannel shopper marketing.
  • Familiarity with Power BI, Circana, NielsenIQ, or similar commercial analytics tools.
  • Curiosity for digital commerce, shopper behaviour and category growth.

About the company

LEGO designs, manufactures, and sells plastic interlocking construction toys and related experiences for children and adults. Its bricks use a stud-and-tube system that provides clutch power, allowing bricks from any era to connect and build within the LEGO System in Play. The company differentiates itself through private family ownership, a unified building system, licensed franchises, and a diversified ecosystem that includes LEGOLAND, digital games, films, and educational products. Its goal is to inspire learning and creativity through constructive play and to grow the brand across licensing, media, retail, and education.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Billund, Denmark

Founded

1932

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What believers are saying

  • H1 2026 revenue rose 21% to DKK 41.9 billion, with operating profit up 22%.
  • 2025 revenue hit DKK 83.5 billion, and consumer sales outpaced the toy market.
  • LEGO launched 332 H1 2026 sets, sustaining constant novelty and shelf dominance.

What critics are saying

  • Oil and tariff shocks raise plastic and logistics costs before Virginia opens in 2027.
  • Licensed hits like Pokémon, Star Wars, and Formula 1 create franchise dependency.
  • If adult demand cools, LEGO loses the premium growth engine behind recent record results.

What makes LEGO unique

  • LEGO’s 2025-2026 growth proves unmatched brand power across children, adults, and licensed franchises.
  • SMART Play and sensor-enabled bricks extend the core system without abandoning physical play.
  • Virginia factory opening in 2027 strengthens regional manufacturing near the largest market.

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Benefits

Family Care Leave

Insurances

Wellbeing

Colleague Discount

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

15%

1 year growth

15%

2 year growth

15%
Yahoo Finance
Aug 27th, 2026
Lego sales surge 21% as toymaker bans AI from design process

Lego reported a 21% revenue surge in the first half of the year, with operating profit jumping 22%. The Danish toymaker outpaced the broader US toy market, which grew 17%, as well as rivals Mattel and Hasbro. CEO Niels Christiansen attributes part of the success to relying on human creativity rather than artificial intelligence for product design. Lego's data suggests algorithms cannot emotionally or tactilely connect with children. The company's human designers launched over 330 new sets during the period. Lego does allow AI use for administrative tasks to free up designers' time. Whilst shunning AI for design, Lego embraces digital innovation through its Fortnite partnership with Epic Games and a new digitised version of its blocks using sensors for interactive play.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 25th, 2026
Lego turns fads into $13B revenue machine with 330 new products in six months

Lego reported record revenue of $6.55 billion in the first half of 2026, up 21% year-on-year, with pre-tax profit rising a third to roughly $1.77 billion. The Danish toymaker launched over 330 new products during this period, including sets based on the FIFA World Cup, Formula 1, and Kpop Demon Hunters. The company's growth accelerated from 12% in 2025, when it recorded full-year revenue of $13.05 billion. Lego overtook Mattel as the world's largest toy company by revenue a decade ago. The toymaker remains privately held, with 75% owned by the Kirk Kristiansen family and 25% by the Lego Foundation. This structure allows it to fund expansion from free cash flow without quarterly investor scrutiny. The company attributes its success to diversification across multiple franchises rather than relying on single properties.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 25th, 2026
Lego H1 revenue hits record $6.5B, up 21% on broad product appeal

Lego reported record first-half revenue of 41.9 billion Danish kroner ($6.5 billion), up 21% year-on-year. In constant currency terms, revenue grew 26%. Operating profit climbed 22% to 10.9 billion Danish kroner ($1.7 billion), whilst net profit rose 32% to 8.6 billion Danish kroner. Consumer sales grew 22%, driven by demand across the product range. The company introduced 332 new sets in the period, with bestselling themes including Speed Champions, Botanicals, Technic, Icons and Star Wars. Lego now operates 1,106 branded stores worldwide. The company invested 1.9 billion Danish kroner to acquire 29 Lego and Legoland Discovery Centres from Merlin Entertainments. Capital spending on factory expansion rose to 4.6 billion Danish kroner.

PR Newswire
Jul 23rd, 2026
Lego unveils SMART Play Gateway at San Diego Comic-Con with interactive Pokémon and Star Wars experiences

The LEGO Group unveiled the LEGO SMART Play Gateway at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, an interactive booth experience featuring two immersive destinations. Attendees can explore a LEGO Pokémon Lab and a Mos Eisley Cantina recreation, both powered by SMART Play technology. The SMART Play platform centres on the SMART Brick, a 2x4 brick containing over 20 patented technologies that enable real-time interactive play through motion sensing, light and sound synthesis. The company also revealed new sets at the event. The LEGO Icons Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 Bridge, a 1,701-piece set priced at $199.99, launches 1 September exclusively at LEGO stores and online. The LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade, also $199.99, becomes available 1 August. The LEGO Minifigures Shrek Series releases 1 September at $4.99 per mystery box. The booth ran from 23-26 July at booth number 2829.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 13th, 2026
Lego hits record $12.9B in sales by adapting factories to tariffs

Lego reported record revenue of $12.9 billion for last year, up 12%, driven by 16% growth in consumer sales that outpaced the toy industry's 7% average. The Danish toymaker attributed the increase to higher sales volume rather than price rises. The company launched 860 sets last year, its largest collection ever, including new partnerships with Formula 1, Epic Games' Fortnite, Bluey and Pokémon. Its Botanicals range, featuring plastic plants, proved particularly popular with adults. Lego's success partly stems from its strategic factory placement near key markets, helping it navigate tariffs. The company operates plants in Mexico, Hungary and Vietnam to serve different regions, with a US facility opening next year. Adults buying toys for themselves now represent up to 30% of global toy sales, according to Circana data.