Inventory Manager (mfd)

Are you ready to join a high performing Operations team where you can drive significant commercial impact through operational excellence for a leading toy brand and its retail partners

Use your technical and leadership skills to drive mutual value creation through optimizedretailstock deployment for the LEGO Group and itsretailpartners in the DACH region!

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

The closing date for applications will beThursday 21st May 2026.

Core Responsibilities

• Own end-to-endretail(B2B) inventory performance for the DACH market includingoptimaland actual partner stock levels availability aging and write-off risk across channels.

• Define and implement the BU inventory strategy in partnership with Regional and Global Supply Chain and Market Operations BU Operations Sales Commercial Development Marketing and Finance.

• Lead inventory governance routines presenting insights and recommendations to senior collaborators up to Director and VP level.

• Drive working-capital optimization through proactive management of important launches slow-movers excess stock and phase-in/phase-out transitions.

• Build andmaintainanalytics dashboards and reporting frameworks that provide transparency into inventory metrics and enable data-driven decisions.

• Partnerwith cross-functional teams toalign onforecast accuracy replenishment policies and service-level targets.

• Identifyand leadcontinuous-improvementinitiatives across inventory processes systems and ways of working.

• Act as the subject-matter expert on inventory topics for the EUC BU driving the Inventory Management functional and leadership agenda.

Play your part in our team succeeding!

Europe Central (EUC) Business Unit Operations enables best-in-class commercial and supply chain execution across the DACH market one of the LEGO Groups largest and most strategic regions. The department covers S&OP demand planning order management inventory management customer servicelogistics product master dataand data exchange providing the operational backbone for Sales Marketing and other market functions.

As Inventory Manager you will bring value by influencing an optimized product mix at retailers driving the right distribution of LEGO products across themarketandultimately helpingto get them into the hands of shoppers and consumers. Sitting at the intersection of demand supply commercial and finance collaborators the role safeguards inventory health across the BU drives working-capital efficiency and ensures product availability aligns with sales ambitions and the LEGO Groups long-term growthagenda.

Do you have what it takes

• Proven experience in retail inventory management within a multinational FMCG retail or consumer goods organization retail front-end focus is essential (not warehousing).

• Excellent understanding of S&OP working capital management and end-to-end retail supply chain operations ideally across multiple markets and channels.

• Strong analytical capability with the ability to synthesize data from multiple sources and translate findings into clear recommendations for senior colleagues.

• Strong storytelling and communication skills able to manage the narrative simplify complexity and drive retail mutual value creation with commercial partners.

• Customer collaboration mentality witha track recordof building positive relationships with retail partners.

• Ability to tackle complex problems in volatile environments prioritize effectively and drive better business outcomes.

• Collaborative and cross-functional by nature; thrives in matrixed global environments.

• Strong command of SAP and Business Warehouse advancedproficiencyin Excel Power BI SQL and VBA for reporting automation and analytics.

• Fluent English and preferably German both written and verbal

• Curiosity and willingness to challenge the status quo in line with LEGO Group leadership behaviors.