Demand Planning Manager

Job Description

Are you interested in a Demand Planning Manager role supporting the LEGO Group to deliver outstanding commercial results by improving forecast accuracy and eliminating bias in our Sell-in Outlook forecasting?

Your expertise in demand planning makes you a trusted partner to Supply Chain and Commercial teams. In this role, you will leverage advanced statistical forecasting models and business insight to deliver accurate demand plans that directly influence product availability, customer satisfaction, and supply chain efficiency across the CEEMEA region.

**Please apply with an English CV**

**No relocation support offered for this role**

Core Responsibilities

• Own the 1 to 20-month Sell-in Outlook forecast for designated LEGO themes and products across the CEEMEA region.
• Develop and maintain monthly demand plans using machine learning-driven statistical forecasting models.
• Ensure forecasts accurately reflect marketing activities, product launches, promotions, and commercial strategies across the planning horizon.
• Improve forecast accuracy and actively eliminate forecast bias through robust planning practices and performance analysis.
• Participate in Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) processes, evaluating actual performance and managing weekly forecast updates where required.
• Partner closely with regional and global Marketing teams to provide demand insights for new product introductions and promotional initiatives.
• Ensure alignment with global demand planning processes and maintain consistency of assumptions across the planning horizon.
• Support the rollout of new and impactful global demand planning processes and tools.
• Lead the monthly submission process and drive adoption of statistical forecasting models within the wider team.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Analytics & Insights and Data Forecasting teams on demand planning topics.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders across Commercial, Supply Chain, Analytics, and Marketing teams.

Play Your Part in Our Team Succeeding

Reporting to the CEEMEA Demand Planning Director within Global Commercial Operations, you will play a critical role in delivering strong commercial outcomes through accurate forecasting and objective demand planning.

The insights you generate help shape revenue and profitability expectations while enabling our Supply Chain teams to manufacture the right products at the right time. Your work directly supports high product availability for consumers while helping reduce waste and improve overall operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• In-depth years' experience within a consumer goods environment in in a demand planning or supply planning.
• Solid understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes.
• Demonstrated success improving forecast accuracy and reducing forecast bias.
• Strong analytical and statistical capabilities with an ability to manage complexity and make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to collaborate and influence across multiple functions.
• Ability to work 3 days per week from contracted office (2 days from home)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading change management initiatives.
• Experience working within a matrix organisation.
• Power BI reporting and visualisation skills.
• Knowledge of advanced forecasting methodologies and machine learning applications.

Language Requirements

• Advanced English both written and spoken (C1 level or above).

Why Join Us?

At the LEGO Group, our purpose is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow. As a Demand Planning Manager, you'll have the opportunity to influence key commercial decisions, collaborate with talented colleagues across the globe, and contribute to ensuring LEGO products reach children and families when and where they need them.

Join the global LEGO® family.

The LEGO Group recruits and develops people entirely on merit. If you are confident, you have what it takes to succeed in this role and share our commitment to creativity, collaboration, and quality, we encourage you to apply today. Please attach your CV and application when submitting your application.

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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.

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.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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