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Senior Demand Planning Manager

• Location Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

• Job ID 0000014582

• Category Supply Chain

Job Description

レゴ・グループの成長を共に牽引し、多くの子供たちにレゴの楽しさを届けていくためのエキサイティングな挑戦にぜひご参加ください!

レゴグループではSenior Demand Planning Managerを募集しています。

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Are you detailed and strategic leader who enjoys building a trusted network within both the Markets and Channels & Operations? Bring the demand planning expertise to the table to help us drive continuously improved Supply Chain metrics in LEGO Japan!

Core Responsibilities

1.Supply & Demand Management and Forecasting (70%)

• Create and drives strategic commercial business plans for LEGO Japan, and bridges those plans to tactical commercial actions with Operations, Sales and Marketing teams

• Convert information derived from market, customer data and business promotional activities into full year BU business plan recommendations, onboard the rest of the organization (Sales and Marketing) and recommend to Japan Leadership Team

• Have a high BU level understanding of total business and identify strategic opportunities and risks. Strong understanding the total business and manage both short-term needs and long-term ambition

• Collaborate with Marketing team and Sales team to plan product launches and promotional volume estimates, customer product mix, theme and account flow model and objectives/strategies according to trend analyses

• Create and maintain baseline forecasts and add market intelligence to statistically created inputs that will improve its accuracy

• Drive monthly S&OP process, by providing BU overview, theme level deep-dive analysis, as well as account flow

• Prepare analyses and deliverables for monthly S&OP cycle in collaboration with the regional Demand/Supply Planning teams

• Makes recommendation for retail closing stock (RCS) spans per theme, present market inventory situation and discuss current issues/gaps in weekly cross-functional business meeting

2.Continuous Improvements & Project (10%)

• Implement global project of Simplified Demand Planning (SDP) in Japan in both process and ways of working

• Drive continuous improvements in existing processes, or create new processes to improve business impacts, increase efficiency, and stabilize processes

• Actively participate, drive and lead BU business & organizational projects as core members, as a head of Demand Planning Team to create positive impact

3.Ad hoc business analysis, reporting, and presentations (10%)

• Support business with on-demand analysis and reporting

• Support GM, Operations Director and JLT on on-demand business presentations

4.Team Development Leadership & Self Development (10%)

• Invest time in DP team and Operations team development

• Lead & role model Leadership Play Ground (LPG), D&L and LEGO leadership for wider BU Japan organization

• Invest in self development through strong IDP (Individual Development Plan) to maximise career potential within the LEGO Group

• Participate and drive projects within Japan and/or the wider APAC organisation

Play your part in our team succeeding!

Senior Demand Planning Manager is a part of Market Operation team in LEGO Japan. This role will report to the Director of Operations but will functionally work with the Regional Demand Planning team, and will lead 2 demand planning managers in the team. This role will be a role model for great team behavior and take ownership of shared tasks within the Operations team.

Do you have what it takes?

• Degree or equivalent experience in Data analytics, Economics, Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Business Intelligence or related field

• More than 5 years in a field of Supply/Demand planning, Financial Planning, Business Analysis, Consulting, or related field with proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, in particular Advanced level Excel & Power Point skill (Macro is preferred but not must)

• Work experience in international matrix organization with constant interactions with multiple partners/teams with different cultural and geographical background

• Lead the cross functional teams with energy and passion towards business ambition, with high degree of trust

• Strong analytical, logical thinking, data management, problem solving, presentation skills, as well as team leadership experience

• Strong communication (both English and Japanese), presentation and interpersonal skills, highly collaborative with internal and external partners in Japan and APAC region. Creating positive energy among local and regional team.

• Critical thinking, inspiring change management, continuous improvement attitude and experience in working under fast-paced, international matrix organization

• Ability to manage business analysis, recommendations and presentations on projects and adhoc initiatives

• Flexibility travel overseas a few times a year

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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.

• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes 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.

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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

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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