Job Description
Just imagine shaping how materials move through LEGO® factories, from first concept to everyday operation. Then make it real.As Sr Logistics Functional Specialist, you’ll connect factory needs, logistics technology and supplier solutions, helping the LEGO® manufacturing network create scalable material-flow and warehouse solutions for future factory growth.
Core Responsibilities
Own and develop the functional concept for end-to-end material flow across inbound, storage, internal transport, production supply, packaging and outbound logistics, ensuring that the different flows operate as one coherent factory system.
Translate operational needs and future capacity assumptions into clear functional requirements, process descriptions, flow logic, performance criteria and interface requirements that provide a robust basis for design, sourcing and contracting.
Maintain the end-to-end functional view across equipment, automation and digital solutions, ensuring that individual technologies and supplier scopes work together and support the intended operating model.
Define and govern functional interfaces and responsibilities across warehouse systems, material-handling equipment, production areas, WMS/WES/WCS solutions and external suppliers, avoiding gaps between individual work packages and contracts.
Challenge concepts and supplier proposals from a functional and operational perspective, assessing capacity, flow, exception handling, resilience, scalability, maintainability and impact on upstream and downstream operations.
Ensure requirement traceability and functional quality throughout the project lifecycle, from concept and RFI/RFQ through design reviews, functional specifications, FAT, iFAT, SAT, commissioning, ramp-up and final operational handover.
Act as a senior functional sparring partner and go-to specialist for project teams, factory operations, Logistics Technology, Digital, Procurement and suppliers, bringing practical logistics experience into complex decisions and issue resolution.
Capture learning and strengthen reusable logistics principles, requirements and standards so that proven solutions and lessons from Greenfield and Brownfield projects can be applied across the LEGO Manufacturing network.
Play your part in our team succeeding
MD&I Material Logistics is a global engineering and project function supporting factory expansion, operational performance and increased automation across LEGO Manufacturing. The team shapes logistics technologies, standards and solutions that can be applied across Greenfield and Brownfield projects as our manufacturing network grows.
Collaboration sits at the heart of the role. You’ll build connections across Logistics Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Digital, Product Teams, Procurement and project organisations, while working closely with factory colleagues, automation suppliers and system integrators to build, rebuild and inspire better solutions together.
Do you have what it takes?
Experience designing and implementing warehouse automation, manufacturing logistics or intralogistics solutions in complex operations.
Comfortable connecting material-flow processes with WMS, WES, WCS and logistics automation platforms.
Experience translating operational needs into functional requirements, concepts and measurable design criteria.
Collaborative approach to building networks, solving problems and influencing decisions across factory and supplier teams.
Nice to Have
Experience with Greenfield factories, Brownfield transformations or industrialising warehouse automation technologies.
Familiarity with supplier evaluation, procurement processes and standardisation across an international manufacturing network.
Relevant education in logistics, supply chain, industrial, mechanical, automation or production engineering is welcomed, while equivalent professional experience can bring just as much value. You’ll high level English and flexibility to travel internationally, where you’ll keep discovering new perspectives through collaboration with factory colleagues, suppliers and specialists across our global network.
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.
Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.
Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.
Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here
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
- Experience designing and implementing warehouse automation, manufacturing logistics, or intralogistics solutions in complex operations.
- Ability to connect material-flow processes with WMS, WES, WCS, and logistics automation platforms.
- Experience translating operational needs into functional requirements, concepts, and measurable design criteria.
- Collaborative approach to building networks, solving problems, and influencing decisions across factory and supplier teams.
- Experience with greenfield factories, brownfield transformations, or industrializing warehouse automation technologies.
- Familiarity with supplier evaluation, procurement processes, and standardization across an international manufacturing network.
- Relevant education in logistics, supply chain, industrial, mechanical, automation, or production engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
- High-level English proficiency.
- Flexibility to travel internationally.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The LEGO Group Insights
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!
