SeniorFull TimeEN
Job Description
Ready to unlock one of the most untapped growth opportunities in our portfolio?
Own and transform one of the most untapped growth areas in our portfolio. As Senior Category Manager, Licensing Portfolio & Growth, you’ll take a fragmented, high-potential space and turn it into a world-class brand partnership engine, driving global activations, sharper ranges, and real commercial impact. This is a hands-on role for someone with grit, curiosity, and the drive to unlock the full potential of a high-growth area!
We're pleased to share that we offer a hybrid working week arrangement called Best of Both, requiring 3 days in the office location and 2 days from home.
No relocation or visa assistance is offered for this position.
The closing date for all applications will be Wednesday 20th May 2026.
Core Responsibilities
Own Global brand partnerships and activation - Define what “great” looks like, align partners, and bring activations to life across channels with clear, executable plans, working closely with Regional Leads.
Lead and grow the outbound licensing portfolio in the Amercias (AMS) region - Curate a compelling, insight-led product range that resonates with shoppers and drives consistency across regions.
Drive commercial performance & forecasting accuracy - Deliver against growth targets by improving demand planning, reducing excess stock, and optimising vendor and product mix.
Manage vendor ecosystem & product quality - Oversee a large, diverse supplier base (c.100 vendors), streamlining where needed while ensuring products meet brand, quality, and retail standards.
Align cross-functional stakeholders & influence senior leaders - Partner with Retail Experiences & Marketing leadership, licensing teams, and commercial functions to shape priorities, integrate campaigns, and deliver against Integrated Commercial Planning.
Do you have what it takes
Licensing experience ideally coupled with category management - Strong understanding of product curation, portfolio optimisation, and exposure to licensing or brand partnerships.
Commercial and analytical mindset - Proven ability to use data, forecasting, and market insights to drive growth and improve performance.
Executional excellence - Comfortable owning processes end-to-end, from vendor conversations to order management and in-store activation.
Stakeholder management at senior level - Confident communicator who can influence, challenge, and align cross-functional teams and leadership, globally.
Self-starter with resilience and change mindset - Brings structure to ambiguity, tackles legacy challenges head-on, and thrives in transforming “mess” into high-performing.
Fluency in English - both 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.
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