UK/I Sales Intern

Job Description

Would you like to develop your sales knowledge, harnessing your energy and desire to help grow the LEGO® brand?

The LEGO Group is looking for a passionate sales intern with a focused problem-solving mindset and can-do attitude to come and join our Sales team in a full-time role for 12 months. You will primarily support the Omnichannel team, which covers Grocery, Discounter & Toy Specialist retailers. You will help facilitate commercial execution on one of the most beloved brands in the world, ultimately supporting our mission to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.

Please note:

• We are looking for someone to start mid July 2023.

• This role is a full-time, paid university placement year (ahead of graduation). Would suit candidates planning to graduate in 2025.

• This role requires to be based 3 days/week in our Slough office.

• Along with your CV, please share a cover letter describing why you are interested in and a good fit for this internship, as well as your availability (start date/duration/weekly hours).

Core Responsibilities

• Support the omnichannel sales team on vital retailer procedures that ensure execution of our products and themes in renowned omnichannel retailers in the UK & Ireland.

• Facilitate the retailer preview showcases, organising selling in materials and new products and liaising with marketing presenters to enable smooth delivery.

• Develop knowledge and use of tools and software packages to support account teams with retailer range and secondary space planograms.

• Manage retailer & licensor requests for product samples.

• Support the broader sales team to help enable the day-to-day operations, ensuring a smooth delivery of executions across the full sales team.

• Work with wider sales team to collate & track key data. Interpret and share this analysis with global, regional and local stakeholders.

Your role will be supporting the LEGO sales omnichannel team with key retailer setup processes, ensuring a first right time approach and eliminating friction for our products to end up in the hands of shoppers & consumers. You will also be an enabler for product portfolio presentation to retailers, as well as facilitating effective review of sales performance and strategy.

In return, we will empower you to succeed and develop in a wonderful team committed to bolstering business growth and ultimately to put phenomenal toys into the hands of happy children!

Do you have what it takes?

Working towards a Bachelor’s degree or similar qualification.

• Proven interest in sales, account management and wider retail landscape knowledge.

• Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.

• Ability to analyse large data sets and distill insights.

• Impeccable attention to detail.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools.

• Business fluent English language.

• Ability to collaborate and work within a team.

• Can do attitude and ability to juggle multiple projects at once.

• Proactivity and confidence to make decisions, manage expectations and meet deadlines.

Please note: Salary and benefits for interns will be discussed at interview stage. #LI-NS2

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.

• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes 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. The hiring team will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model 'Best of Both', role eligibility and frequency 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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

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.