Job Description
Imagine leading procurement efforts to create the next generation of technology-enabled toys. As a Project Procurement Leader, Senior Manager, you'll drive innovation in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
About the Role
As our Project Procurement Leader, you'll oversee procurement activities within the Technology Development organization, ensuring safe, stable, and efficient execution of the project plan. You'll coordinate activities between Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and Planning teams while representing the viability aspects. Your role will involve monitoring procurement KPIs, managing supplier relationships, and leading problem-solving activities to address cost and quality concerns. You'll also work with procurement team members, supporting continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost modeling, supply chain setup, and risks.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of relevant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and preferably New Product Introduction (NPI).
- Understanding of engineering and electronics manufacturing processes.
- Supplier management experience in a multinational manufacturing environment.
- Strong negotiation, communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams during issues or project disruptions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Electronics background or engineering degree.
- Experience in highly automated or Industry 4.0 environments.
- Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience.
- Familiarity with New Product Introduction (NPI) procurement activities.
- Experience within mechatronics products is an advantage.
- Positive mindset and resilience in problem-solving.
What You'll Build
You'll lead procurement efforts to ensure safe and efficient project execution, guide teams on supplier capabilities, and improve project quality through data-driven recommendations. You'll support the standardization of procurement processes and documentation, partner with stakeholders across the value chain, and help expand the use of innovative procurement strategies across the organization.
Life on the Team
You'll work with a team of specialists who collaborate closely across functions, taking ownership of your work and approaching challenges with a practical mindset. You'll thrive by building strong relationships, supporting others' learning, and contributing to shared goals.
What Success Looks Like
Success means consistently delivering stable procurement performance while supporting continuous improvement initiatives. You'll work closely with colleagues and partners across the value chain to strengthen capabilities, improve processes, and create lasting impact.
Additional
This position may require some minimal travel (up to 20 days per year)
No relocation is available for this position
Best of Both working arrangement – 3 days onsite & 2 days remotely
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Compensation
The salary for this position has a range of $134,750.00 - $202,126.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.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 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.
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.
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, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.
We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
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.
We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.
Online Application Accessibility Statement; which is intended for people with disabilities - LEGO systems endeavors to make www.LEGO.com/jobs accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our web site or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the HR Service Desk at 1.860-763-7777, option #3. Please note, these communication channels should be used for those having difficulty accessing our on-line channels, not to inquire about job opportunities.
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Skills Required
- 7+ years of relevant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and preferably New Product Introduction
- Understanding of engineering and electronics manufacturing processes
- Supplier management experience in a multinational manufacturing environment
- Strong negotiation, communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams during issues or project disruptions
- Electronics background or engineering degree
- Experience in highly automated or Industry 4.0 environments
- Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience
- Familiarity with New Product Introduction procurement activities
- Experience with mechatronics products
- Positive mindset and resilience in problem-solving
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.
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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!
