Job Description
Shape the commercial plans that power LEGO® growth worldwide.
Join the team at the heart of the LEGO Group's global commercial planning engine. As Senior Manager, Global Commercial Planning, you'll connect strategy with execution across markets, bringing together senior leaders from around the world to deliver one integrated commercial plan. From leading flagship planning events to driving business critical planning processes and influencing commercial decisions, you'll play a pivotal role in how LEGO brings its portfolio to life globally.
This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments and enjoys bringing people, plans and priorities together to drive meaningful business impact.
We're pleased to share that we offer a hybrid working week arrangement called Best of Both, requiring 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
No relocation or visa support is offered for this position. Internal applicants can work from their current BU location.
The closing date for all applications will be Monday 24th August 2026. Please submit your CV in English.
Core Responsibilities
Co-Lead the Global Integrated Commercial Planning (ICP) process, ensuring alignment across global functions, regions and market groups while driving execution of the annual planning cycle.
Own the commercial planning agenda for the annual Portfolio Go-To-Market Conference, coordinating senior stakeholders and enabling effective executive decision making.
Partner with regional commercial planning teams and Market Groups to strengthen commercial plans, challenge assumptions and ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
Drive continuous improvement of commercial planning processes, governance, tools and ways of working through cross functional initiatives and project leadership.
Translate commercial data and planning insights into strategic recommendations, developing executive level materials that support prioritisation, investment decisions and future growth opportunities.
Do you have what it takes
Proven experience in commercial planning, business planning, commercial strategy, or commercial development within a complex global organisation.
Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to build alignment across senior leaders, regions and functions.
Strong project and programme management experience, leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through delivery.
Strategic thinker with the ability to navigate ambiguity, simplify complexity and balance long-term thinking with pragmatic execution.
Excellent analytical skills, able to transform data into clear commercial insights, recommendations and compelling executive presentations.
Exceptional communication and facilitation skills, with strong commercial acumen and the ability to drive decisions that deliver business growth.
Great Externship opportunity for management consultant.
Fluency in English, written and verbal
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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 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.
Skills Required
- Proven experience in commercial planning, business planning, commercial strategy, or commercial development within a complex global organisation
- Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills with senior leaders across regions and functions
- Strong project and programme management experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through delivery
- Strategic thinking and ability to navigate ambiguity, simplify complexity and balance long-term thinking with pragmatic execution
- Excellent analytical skills; able to transform data into clear commercial insights and executive-level recommendations
- Exceptional communication and facilitation skills with strong commercial acumen
- Fluency in English, written and verbal
The LEGO Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The LEGO Group and has not been reviewed or approved by The LEGO Group.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is generally positioned as competitive across many roles and markets, with benchmarking against local markets and an expressed commitment to equal pay. Total compensation is often framed as stronger when considering the full package rather than base salary alone.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is described as notably expansive, with substantial fully paid time for primary and secondary caregivers and additional paid caregiver leave. Leave is also described as continuing to accrue other rewards such as vacation and bonus eligibility during the leave period.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Benefits are described as extending beyond core insurance into mental health and wellbeing support, including assistance programs, mindfulness resources, ergonomic setups, and fitness-related offerings. Brand-specific lifestyle perks such as sizable product discounts are highlighted as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience.
The LEGO Group Insights
What We Do
We are the LEGO Group, the company behind the world’s most loved LEGO® bricks. Our brand name derived from the two Danish words Leg Godt, which mean “Play Well”. We’ve been sparking imaginations and inspiring the builders of tomorrow since 1932. This is our mission and what motivates our colleagues around the world every day. Today, we remain proudly family-owned with headquarters in Billund, Denmark. We have regional hubs in Boston, USA; London, UK; Shanghai, China; and Singapore, as well as 7 manufacturing facilities around the world. These places are home to 28,000+ colleagues in everything from design and engineering to digital technology and marketing. Together we learn, imagine and build – creating play experiences that are sold in over 130 countries worldwide. A purposeful and responsible global brand where creativity helps to inspire builders all around the world. Just imagine being part of that!
