Account Manager (m/f/d)

Job Description

We are looking for a commercially minded Account Manager for our Europe Central (DACH) Grocery & Drugstore Channel to deliver impactful business results!

Bring your innovative approach and collaborative skills to the table and help one of the strongest and most loved brands deliver toys that give happiness to our amazing fans across the world.

Please note: This position will be based in our LEGO Sales Office in Grasbrunn close to Munich and will follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and up to 2 days remotely. Relocation support is not offered.

Core Responsibilities

As an Account Manager youll manage the relationship and business operations for a key retailer within the DACH Sales Team and thereby ensures our strategic business goals & objectives. Your core responsibilities will be:

• Commercial Planning: Own the critical activities that serve as the foundation to collaboratively build and implement integrated business plans that outline strategic financial and operational plans to deliver short and longterm commercial success.

• ValueBased Selling: Effectively align the LEGO Customer Value Proposition with the specific needs of the customer in a reasoned and compelling way to build positive relationships and achieve joint objectives.

• Mutual Revenue and Profit Growth: Deliver positive impact on profitability for LEGO GmbH and our customers by leading customer initiatives that deliver improved return on investments.

• Stakeholder Management: Functional leadership in collaboration with internal collaborators such as Field Sales colleagues as well as several external collaborators on customers side.

• Consistent Brand Execution: Collaborate across the LEGO Group to ensure the flawless shopper experience is consistent across all regions of the retailer in delivering the LEGO brand values. Use crossfunctional insights and analytics to develop shopper strategies that achieve excellent execution with consistency at all points of purchase.

• Value Chain Optimization: Understand the S&OP process to drive a consumer driven agenda with the customer and act in due time on key operational deadlines.

• Grow Active Consumer Base: All activations & projects with the retailer ought to fuel the goal of actively increasing the LEGO Groups active consumer base and thereby reaching more kids for us as a brand.

Play your part in our team succeeding!

We are a deeply professional sales team collaborating effectively across Europe Central (DACH) to improve the business potential of the channel whilst building the brand through engaging online and instore experiences targeting both consumers and shoppers.

Do you have what it takes

• Some years of work experience in commercial driven functions at international Consumer Goods companies preferably in Key Account Management frontline roles

• Proven track record in key customer management ideally within the FMCG market

• Experienced in managing customer P&L (independently)

• Advanced negotiation skills assertiveness

• Relevant experience in POS activations

• Profound knowledge of MS Office especially Excel PowerPoint & Teams

• Proficient in German and English

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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 youre interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Whats 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 youll 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 youll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace When you join the team youll 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 seeksto 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 Childrens 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 Childrens Rights.

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