Procurement Category Manager - Automated Logistics

Job Description

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Do you have solid experience in Procurement for Automated Logistics Equipment or are looking to transition from the supplier side to your next career opportunity?

Join us as a trusted partner for the business!

You will actively support the company strategy on cost-saving, supply chain resilience, sustainability, risk mitigation, and innovation.

At the LEGO Group we are going through an outstanding period of growth and expansion across our global portfolio of manufacturing facilities.

You will be sourcing Automated Logistics Solutions and establishing strong category expertise within the Indirect Procurement Team. More specifically you will:

• Provide active leadership and influencing among partners, finance, and suppliers to drive company-wide cost initiatives in the construction and operational  automated logistics spend

• Serve as a Procurement Business Partner for Management in the Regions for annual Category planning and network development

• Build effective supplier relationship management strategies that define objectives and anticipated outcomes clearly

• Negotiate and lead complex, high-value negotiations and manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle

• Build market insights to identify trends and translate them into category strategies

• Build and maintain a Global supplier base - including contracting, negotiations, strategic performance management, risk management, and supplier performance

• Drive sustainability and efficiency initiatives through our external partners

Based in Billund, you will become part of the Indirect Materials & Services (IM&S) Global Procurement Group. We function as a trustworthy business partner to our internal customers and handle the purchasing of Facilities, Construction, IT/Digital, Professional Services, Travel, and Distribution.

As the LEGO Group grows its worldwide manufacturing and distribution presence in a constantly changing market, our procurement team leads a challenging change program across cost, service, sustainability, and resilience.

We imagine that you are a team-player, yet self-motivated and able to navigate in uncertain and challenging situations.

You have strong leadership and communication skills, which help you to collaborate, steer and influence at high levels with internal and external business partners. Moreover, you have:

• 5+ years of relevant experience within procurement, project management and/or engineering preferably, in an international company.

• Experience with stakeholder and strategic supplier management

• Negotiation Skills and experience with large and complex contract negotiations and contract management

• Knowledge within manufacturing of logistics or robotic equipment, as well as production processes is preferable

• Internationally mobile, expect traveling 20-30 days a year

• Proficiency in English both verbally and written

Please note that relocation support is not offered for this role.

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.

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.