Manager, Commercial Planning APAC
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Would you like to build your impact beyond the bricksshape strategy drive performance and grow across APAC
Step into a role where your analytical approach and commercial expertise turn insights into actions aligning regional execution with global ambition while accelerating business growth!
No relocation assistance is offered for this position.
Core Responsibilities
Supporting the Senior Commercial Planning Manager and reporting within the Regional Commercial Development (RCD) team the Commercial Planning
Manager will:
- Drive the capture evaluation and analysis of key commercial critical metrics throughout the year in support of the APAC objectives and key focus areas;
- Work closely with BU teams to embed available commercial tools for commercial planning listing and trade investments to collect measure and evaluate channel and customer plans that feed into relevant regional forums;
- Ensure alignment of the in-year sales planning inputs at MG and BU levels to the approved Integrated Commercial Planning (ICP) and Joint Business Plannings (JBPs) for critical customer and channel groups;
- Drive analysis for identified focus areas and issues identified in-year;
- Lead the Customer feedback process by coordinating directly with the global and BU teams to ensure timely input completion review and action planning; and
- Support the Confidentiality agenda for the APAC Market Group by leading leak tracking and coordination with stakeholders on leak management action plans;
- Support the development of the ICP across the year through logistics and deployment support and tracking and measuring critical metrics;
- Support the consolidation of Joint Business Plans for top BU Customers to align sales assumptions into forecasting within commercial planning tools; and
- Support operational cycle planning and logistics to manage team operations for RCD.
Play your part in our team succeeding
The APAC Regional Commercial Development (RCD) function is responsible for translating the Global Market and Commercial Development (GCD) agenda into regional priorities in addition to identifying specific APAC plans and initiatives aligned to the global commercial strategy. This includes partnering with the BUs to build and implement the commercial plans locally.
The Commercial Planning Manager joins to support the Commercial Planning function within RCD which drives the LEGO Groups ICP process in the APAC Market Group (MG) and is mandated to build fundamental capabilities and workflow integration for planning and evaluation in the region.
Do you have what it takes
- Minimum 5 years experience in Commercial Planning or similar roles in FMCG / Consumer Goods / General Merchandise or related industries
- Strong critical thinking and strategic capabilities able to flexibly spar with stakeholders across details and overarching objectives
- Strong analytical skills and/or data processing experience with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with particular focus on MS Excel (to support data analysis) and MS PowerPoint (to support presentation development)
- Experience deploying and/or managing commercial tools (Trade Promo management Commercial Target setting and Product listing systems)
- Previous Key Account Sales/Trade Marketing experience/ sales forecasting experience will have an added advantage
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence peers and senior leaders
- Strong initiative and drive able to work independently and make recommendations to optimize workstreams
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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.
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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.
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