Retail Space Planning Manager
LEGO Group

Job Info

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Job Description

Are you eager to explore a diverse range of functional areas within LEGO Retail and the broader LEGO Group? Apply now to gain valuable experience in assortment planning, visual merchandising, retail development, and store operations!

Core Responsibilities

• Assist in developing seasonal planograms for each store segment 3 to 4 times annually with a strong focus on shopper access, ease of execution, and key product priorities.
• Collaborate with Marketing teams to develop merchandise flow plans for individual stores, ensuring alignment with theme-driven strategies.
• Assist in managing seasonal floor-set process, including development and communication of Seasonal Floor-Set Directive, store staff coaching and guidance, and photo submission review.
• Assist in driving store fixture development through consistent identification of space and merchandise opportunities. Collaborate closely with Retail Development & Visual Merchandise team to ensure that fixtures are developed in alignment with time and budgetary constraints.
• Assist in determining and managing item level shelf fill for the entire assortment, maintain shelf fill quantities on assortment sheet. Review shelf fill seasonally to ensure quantities align with the demands of the current planograms.
• Assist in building comprehensive merchandising plan for all new store openings, including planograms, merchandise flow, Pick A Brick plan, and BAM Directive.
• Assist in creating Ad-Hoc Plans and Directives as needed to accommodate any seasonal or incremental merchandise opportunities.
• Consistently collaborate with LBR Operation team & Visual Merchandising team to drive continuous improvement in Merchandising area, visiting LBR stores frequently.
• Issue monthly store signage directives for "new", "top rated", and "retiring soon" merchandise.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The LEGO Retail Global Merchandising Team helps to deliver the LEGO Group's assortment strategy to shoppers around the globe through our LEGO Retail Stores and shop.LEGO.com. We lead the assortment planning, merchandising and launch strategy for the global LEGO Retail business.

Do you have what it takes?

• 5+ years of retail experience and preferably retail space planning experience with Blue Yonder tools
• Ability to analyze data, find opportunities and effectively recommend priorities based on an understanding of merchandising strategies and objectives
• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships cross functionally
• Motivated to be proactive and results orientated. Requires excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (primarily Excel and Word) and other PC planning software (SAP or other planning tools)
• Consistently strives to deliver strong results to improve business performance and takes understanding of short-term opportunities for change into daily work
• Knowledge of the general market with a basic understanding of customer needs preferred
• Ability to provide support to colleagues and their development of critical capabilities by pointing out areas of improvement, providing feedback and directing others to the best solutions preferred
• Domestic and International Travel Required (10-20%)

Additional details on this position

• The salary for this position has a range of $100,900 - $151,300 USD based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalization of the employment offer.
• This position will initially be based at 10 St. James Ave. in Boston, before moving to a new office location at 1001 Boylston St by mid-2025. Our hiring teams will discuss this with you during the interview stages.
• Our workplace enables our LEGO Group colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working through a hybrid working model is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3 day in the office hybrid working model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues.

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 are some of what to 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 you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

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

Your 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.

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, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow."

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.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

Online Application Accessibility Statement; which is intended for people with disabilities - LEGO systems endeavors to make www.LEGO.com/jobs accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our web site or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the HR Service Desk at 1.860-763-7777, option #3. Please note, these communication channels should be used for those having difficulty accessing our on-line channels, not to inquire about job opportunities.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.

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