Finance Director, LEGO Retail

Job Description

Are you interested in becoming the Finance Director for the LEGO Retail Stores in Americas, EMEA and China and for the LEGO Retail Development Teams? This is a unique opportunity to drive strategic direction and financial leadership on a global scale, in a high growth business.

Core Responsibilities

• Business Partner three Vice Presidents covering AMS & EMEA stores, China stores & Retail Development.
• Member of the LEGO Retail Finance Leadership Team.
• Drive the long-term channel development alongside the business through like-for-like growth, store expansion and real estate choices.
• Lead channel profitability strategy through streamlined initiatives and various cost control initiatives.
• Lead key strategic projects including process improvement in our lease and store labour management.
• Ensure the right financial guardrails and governance are in place for store investment decisions.
• Be responsible for store P&L forecast and actual reporting towards the LEGO Group Retail Leadership team.
• Lead and develop a team of seven members, based in different regions.

Play your part in our team succeeding

LEGO Retail Finance consists of up to twenty colleagues based across Europe, the US and Asia. You will report into the Head of LEGO Retail Finance, who reports into the Senior Vice President of Markets & Channels Finance. You will support the delivery of commercial targets that enable future investment in the LEGO brand, as well as working laterally across supporting functions to drive operational improvements and elevate business decision making.

Do you have what it takes?

• A degree or equivalent experience is not a prerequisite, however a record in finance accounting proficiency is essential.
• Broad Finance experience in a worldwide organization, particularly in commercial finance.
• Retail finance experience supporting profitable sales growth, new store business cases, lease negotiations and store performance optimisation on a global scale.
• Collaborative and nimble in style, can influence effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders and is equipped to partner with teams and individuals across the LEGO Group.
• Consistent record of delivering strategic, complex and cross-functional projects from definition to completion.
• Strategic & analytical brainpower with a strong end to end business understanding, proactively looking for opportunities to create value for the LEGO Group.
• Proven record of generating and communicating insights through data analytics.
• Proven experience of leading & developing a global team.

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.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. For all candidates, if you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

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.

Join the LEGO team today.

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