Marketing Planning & Budgeting Manager (Temporary 1 yr)

Job Description

If you are highly analytical, thrive in collaborative environments, and have experience in marketing and budget planning, you can help shape the LEGO Group marketing programs! In this role, you will play a key part in analyzing, planning, implementing, and reporting on marketing spend across the LEGO ecosystem in the U.S.

Core Responsibilities

• Drive overall marketing spend governance in the US, including Global/local processes and ensuring Marketing Spend plans (MPs) are met, with explanations of variances to top company forums.
• Perform comprehensive and timely marketing spend analysis for key internal forums.
• Ensure transparency in the overall U.S. marketing budget allocation, with a special focus on key attributes such as working vs. non-working media, spend distribution across themes and the Masterbrand, consumer target groups, and timing/seasonality.
• Support the local commercial strategy process (ICP) with Consumer Group expectations, spend plans, and marketing strategies 1 year out.
• Support the roll-out & implementation of global marketing tools and dashboards within the US BU.
• Co-ordinate & collaborate with a wide range of collaborators including BU Marketing teams and Global Marketing Planning/Effectiveness forums.

Do your part in our team succeeding

Within the Marketing Planning & Analytics Area of the US, the Marketing Planning and Budgeting Manager will be driving the analysis of spend and completion of key Marketing plans and spend for the entire department.This role will be reporting to Director of US Marketing Planning, and will integrate heavily with all the US Marketing functions such as US Brand Marketing, US Trade Marketing, US Ecommerce Marketing team, Digital and Brand Relations Marketings, Finance, and many more collaborators.

Do you have what it takes?

• Seasoned experience in marketing budgeting
• Experience with coordination of a diverse panel of partners and leading cross functional marketing teams
• High level of analytical skills: Excel and Power BI capabilities need to be very high.
• Very high understanding of Accounting Concepts, specifically accruals, entries, and ability to match up GR and invoice and credits by line/activity
• Passion for quick analytical thinking and applying to problem solving, especially with fast turn around times.
• Experience and passion for building effective partnerships and a strong commitment to internal customer service
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Experience with Marketing Tools and Training on use and interpretation of marketing concepts.
• Fluent in English

New Location Update

This position will initially be based at 501 Boylston St or 10 St. James Street in Boston, before moving to a new office location at 1001 Boylston St by mid-2025. Our hiring teams will discuss this with you during the interview stages.

Hybrid working model

Our workplace enables our LEGO colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3 day in the office hybrid model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues.

Relocation

There is no budget for domestic or international relocation for this role.

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $100,000 - $130,000 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalization of the employment offer.

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?

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 you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

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

Your 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.

What are you waiting for? Apply now!

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 are some of what to 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 you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

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

Your 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.

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, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

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.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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