Short Term Demand Planning Lead (temporary assignment till 31st of December, 2026) + **Location** Prague, Czechia + **Job ID** 0000026558 + **Category** Supply Chain **Job Description** Are you passionate about Demand Planning and do you want to be a part of our dynamic Demand Planning team in our Czech and Slovakia region? Your technical mastery of demand planning will make you a trusted partner to the Operational and Commercial Teams here, at the LEGO Group. Having the right forecast allows LEGO Group to improve consumer sales and minimize excess inventory in own DC’s and customers, ensure product availability in right place in right quantity and right time. **Core Responsibilities:** + Building upon a statistical forecast and using the LEGO demand planning system (LEGO Metis) and tools, deliver an accurate monthly demand plan for shipments for max 9 month short term demand planning horizon (bottom up, top down) + Collaborate with the sales and marketing teams to create highly reliable forecasts for new product launches and promotions and to evaluate the likely impact of commercial investment + Be in charge of launch and promotional forecast, create tools and monitor Novelties consumption tracking + Develop forecast based on insights received from other teams and statistical models provided by the systems, drive benchmark analysis. + Monitor the BU performance and initiate corrective actions if necessary based on the findings + Be an active participant of S&OP process and facilitate key meetings together with BU DP team + Analyze system development, regular calls with DF teams, new user requests tracking, creation of system bugs as a LEGO Metis superuser **Play your part in our team succeeding** The role reports into the BU Heads of Operations. The Operations Department is the owner of the overall flow of goods to the Market place. This department is focusing on the analysis of the current performance and trends, sending demand signals to the LEGO Group regional supply chain and production sites, driving the flow of goods to the customer shelves and eComm web sites. **Do you have what it takes:** + Work experience within Demand Planning, Replenishment or Inventory Planning, Category Management, Business Analytics or related experience in consumer goods, pharmaceutical goods or related industry + Exhibits very strong business sense, communication and presentation skills + High proficiency with Excel, SAP, APO, SAP BW, demand planning systems, Power BI + Experienced creator of automated tools and dashboards in PowerBI and Microsoft Excel using SQL, Power Query, VBA and other automation methods + An ability to master complexity + Be able to communicate in a way that makes the complex simple + Demonstrable influencing skills + Be able to assimilate multiple data inputs and determine a most likely outcome + Deadline driven and results orientation + Demonstrates exceptional analytical skills, ability to proactively identify and root-cause issues and deliver compelling insights and fact-based recommendations + Effective written and verbal communication skills in Czech and English **\#li-ph** 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.**