US Trade Marketing Manager

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$108K/yr – $162K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end in-store marketing from concept to shelf for LEGO Group, driving ROI through cross-functional collaboration and budget management.

  • Lead in-store concepts and events for major retailer partners
  • Align with sales, product marketing and creative teams to prove ROI

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop insights-led in-store marketing for top-tier US B2B retail partner
  • Drive in-store marketing vision for top retailer at the LEGO Group
  • Own process from concept-to-shelf, including the development, execution, and daily operations of permanent and semi-permanent in-store displays
  • Own process from concept-to-activation for in-store marketing events
  • Manage total project budget, providing accurate forecasts and analyzing performance
  • Collaborate with sales, product marketing and creative teams to gain buy-in and measure ROI for bespoke programs and innovative store experiences
  • Oversee vendor and client relationships for the planning, execution and reporting of all in-store marketing campaigns
  • Ensure timelines are met for all critical launches and key marketing moments

Requirements

  • Strong experience in Retail Marketing, Shopper Marketing, or Visual Merchandising, ideally within a Retail or CPG environment
  • Proven ability to translate complex consumer and shopper data into actionable in-store path-to-purchase tactics
  • Experience managing large-scale budgets and physical retail rollouts (remodels/expansions) across hundreds of doors

Preferred

  • Strong presentation skills with the ability to sell-in creative concepts to senior retail buyers and internal executives
  • Proficiency in budget and project management tools and analysis, with a solid understanding of shopper engagement and commercial KPIs (e.g. dwell time, market share, conversion, etc.)
  • A commitment to purpose-driven, ethical marketing in line with the LEGO Group’s values and mission
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent working experience in a business-related field

Benefits

  • 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.
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the LEGO Group

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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 31,000+ 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!

Founded in 1980
Billund, Region of Southern Denmark, DNK
20K employees (2,826 in marketing)
76% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
60.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.8M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.9%
Direct
48.6%
Referral
3.4%
Social
1.5%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~21.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,795 (9% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
9

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