Retail Planning Manager + **Location** Shanghai, Shanghai, China + **Job ID** 0000024649 + **Category** Supply Chain **Job Description** We are currently seeking a detail-oriented and analytical **Retail Planning Manager** for our LEGO Retail China. The ideal candidate will have integral in ensuring that all relevant business and store activities are coherently integrated into our planning and decision-making processes. Utilise your data and analytical knowledge to help the business deliver its commercial targets! **Core Responsibilities** + Attend and contribute to weekly and monthly meetings with LEGO Retail China, and internal demand planning teams. + Prepare for and actively participate in novelty plan meetings, demand review meetings, Direct to Customer (D2C) integrated planning meetings, and marketing monthly review meetings. + Develop and maintain forecasting KPIs, conducting business performance analyses as necessary. + Plan monthly rolling forecast at the item level for Core & Merchandise. + Prepare for store input meetings and demand review meetings, ensuring all necessary data and materials are ready. + Project and report on metrics such as footfall, conversion rate and average transition value. + Update and maintain data for various tools and systems, including novelty tools, CSP, etc. + Conduct ad-hoc analyses and offer cross-functional support as needed. + Handle all related system duties and responsibilities **Play your part in our team succeeding** **Retail Planning Manager** is responsible for forecasting and managing consumer sales & inventory levels to ensure optimal stock levels across retail locations under LEGO Retail. This role is pivotal in balancing product availability and minimizing excess inventory, with a focus on data-driven forecasting, collaborative planning, and inventory optimization. Working closely with sales, marketing, supply chain, and purchasing teams, the **Retail Planning Manager** ensures products are available to meet customer demand while supporting business profitability. **Do you have what it takes?** + Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, or a related field is preferred + 8+ years experiences manager role in demand planning or related industry. + Proven experience in demand planning or a related role. + Strong analytical abilities and experience with forecasting. + Excellent communication skills and proficiency in collaboration. + Knowledge of supply chain processes and systems such as O9. + Proficiency in using data analysis tools and software. **Nice to have:** + Project Management Certification + Data Analytics Certification such as Tableau, PowerBI) + Lean or Six Sigma Certification 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. Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. **Join the LEGO® team today.**