Development & Operational Planning Manager (14-Month Contract)

Job Description

Bring your analytical perspective and passion for data into a role where you can shape how we plan, prioritise , and deliver new LEGO® products to life. As part of our Development & Operational Planning (D&OP) team, you’ll play a key role in translating complex portfolio plans into clear, data-driven decisions. Collaborating across functions, you’ll help balance long-term ambitions with development capacity to optimise our product pipeline. Join a small, dedicated team in Billund and make a meaningful impact on how we deliver experiences to builders around the world.

Please note: This position is based in Billund, Denmark. Our flexible working model allows employees to work 3 days/week in-office and 2 days/week from home. There is no relocation support for this role.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the creation of the D&OP material and the Portfolio Master Plan. 

• Contribute to the D&OP storyline analysing complex situations within balancing portfolio planning and development capacity to bring forward recommendations. 

• Create demand model s drawing on relevant measurements and demand accuracy insights to translate portfolio plans into clear resource demand signals (bill of resources).

• Be a business partner across the D&OP interfaces establishing effective processes and streamlining ways of working enabl ing others to focus on strategic priorities.

• Drive adoption and continuous optimisation of the D&OP platform, ensuring alignment between processes, tools and data. 

• Drive the D&OP social team activities.

Play your part in our team succeeding

This role is part of the Development & Operational Planning (D&OP) functional team reviewing and balancing the portfolio plan with development capacities on a long-term horizon to optimize the product development process. You will join a team of 4 highly skilled and dedicated colleagues, playing a crucial role planning our product development. Be part of a culture with increased empowerment, trust, and accountability for the overall goals – working by the philosophy that leadership is for everyone.

“Are you passionate about working with business intelligence, finding new ways of working with data to improve processes and increase transparency? Then bring your skills and your analytical approach into play to elevate our data driven solutions bringing LEGO products into the hands of the consumer.”

Do you have what it takes?

• Demonstrate s trong curiosity and the ability to quickly understand complex interdependencies, enabling effective problem-solving and the identification of new opportunities .

• You implement new processes in an evolving environment with resilience and adaptability.

• You have a nalytical skills to support decision making and the ability to translate insight into clear and compelling visual presentations. 

• You show initiative and get things done . 

• Demonstrate s olid teamwork , collaboration and stakeholder management.
  

Nice to have

• Operational experience with Product Development, Sales & Operations Planning or Business Planning Processes is an advantage. 

• Strong skills in Excel and/or Power BI.

• Experience within Product, Marketing and Development is a plus. 
  

To apply: Please share in English your CV and motivational letter ( maximum upload size per file is 5MB).

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 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 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.

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 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 and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

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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