Procurement Manager (12 month contract)

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
In-Office
Mid level
Kids + Family • Retail • Robotics
The Role
Lead strategic sourcing and global supplier management for Facilities Management & Real Estate (FM&RE). Develop long-term sourcing strategies, manage supply‑base risk, drive sustainability and spend aggregation, negotiate contracts, and use data insights to optimize procurement and resilience. Occasional travel to LEGO sites required.
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Job Description

We're looking for a dedicated Procurement Manager to join our team! In this role, you'll play a key role in shaping strategic sourcing and fostering collaboration with business partners. This role will be critical in supporting the development of new long-term sourcing strategies, and refining existing strategies to drive efficiencies and growth.

Core Responsibilities

  • Strategic Sourcing and Stakeholder Collaboration: Develop long-term sourcing strategies together with stakeholders, aligned with market insights, partner requirements, and value-add potential across FM&RE.
  • Supply Base Risk Management: Manage supply-base risk and build business continuity and resiliency to mitigate any disruption to factory, retail, and office locations.
  • Global Relationship Management: Influence and manage strong relationships with global partners, driving collaboration and mutual benefits.
  • Sustainability and Innovation: Help drive the company’s sustainability ambition by partnering across the global supply base and tapping into supplier expertise for innovation and productivity improvements.
  • Spend Aggregation and Value Proposition: Drive global spend aggregation to leverage The LEGO Group’s spending potential and increase the overall value proposition.
  • Global Supplier Base Management: Build and maintain a global supplier base, including contracting, negotiations, relationship building, risk management, and supplier performance across new and existing Operations.
  • Data-Driven Insights and Risk Management: Leverage advanced analytics and data insights to enhance procurement strategies and manage risks. Use data to anticipate market changes and stakeholder needs, optimizing value and ensuring resilience across FM&RE.
  • Occasional Travel: Travel to LEGO sites as needed to support and enhance procurement activities.

Play your part in our team succeeding

Indirect Materials & Services Procurement Organisation spans across multiple areas of spends, covering all ELT areas. IM&S is responsible for procuring Facilities Management & Real Estate, Construction & Energy, IT/Digital, Professional Services and Distribution.

This role is key to delivering the Facility Management and Real Estate strategy, supporting a substantial and intricate global spend area.

Do you have what it takes

The ideal candidate has an education in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, or other related field, and several years of procurement experience gained in multi-national environments.

Moreover, they come with:

  • High level of expertise in Facilities category, contract management and tendering processes
  • Understanding of global approval processes and the procurement tools used to support these processes
  • Strong ability to work across multiple functions and matrixed organisation
  • Proactive approach: takes initiatives, recognising and acting on opportunities
  • Thrives and contributes effectively in a collaborative team setting
  • Experienced with Facility Management operations ideally within Retail, Office, or Attractions environments.
  • Knowledgeable in Energy and Utility Management

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

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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.

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.

Skills Required

  • Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, or related field
  • Several years of procurement experience in multi-national environments
  • High level of expertise in Facilities category, contract management and tendering processes
  • Understanding of global approval processes and procurement tools used to support these processes
  • Ability to work across multiple functions within a matrixed organisation
  • Proactive approach and initiative-taking
  • Experience with Facility Management operations, ideally within Retail, Office, or Attractions environments
  • Knowledge of Energy and Utility Management
  • Experience driving global supplier relationship management, contracting, negotiations, risk management, and supplier performance
  • Ability to leverage analytics and data insights to inform procurement strategies

The LEGO Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The LEGO Group and has not been reviewed or approved by The LEGO Group.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is generally positioned as competitive across many roles and markets, with benchmarking against local markets and an expressed commitment to equal pay. Total compensation is often framed as stronger when considering the full package rather than base salary alone.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is described as notably expansive, with substantial fully paid time for primary and secondary caregivers and additional paid caregiver leave. Leave is also described as continuing to accrue other rewards such as vacation and bonus eligibility during the leave period.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Benefits are described as extending beyond core insurance into mental health and wellbeing support, including assistance programs, mindfulness resources, ergonomic setups, and fitness-related offerings. Brand-specific lifestyle perks such as sizable product discounts are highlighted as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience.

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The Company
HQ: Billund
19,827 Employees
Year Founded: 1932

What We Do

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 28,000+ 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!

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