Senior Project Procurement Manager

Job Description

LEGO® Procurement in Billund is looking for a Senior Project Procurement Leader who is passionate about creating the next generation of Play! We need an experienced cross functional collaborator to deliver business recommendations while navigating complex scenarios and a wide group of stakeholders. The LEGO Group (TLG) make huge investments in innovation, so this is a great chance to be part of bringing radical new Element Innovation to kids.

Core Responsibilities

• Be the Project Procurement Leader partnering with the Innovation organization. Focused on accessing supplier technology roadmaps and reorientating them towards TLG Innovation needs.
• Continuously and proactively linking supplier technologies and innovations into the Innovation groups. Bring the outside in.
• Lead the governance process for accessing IP and freedom to practice for new technologies.
• Collaborate as part of the project team to develop State of the art Innovation for next generation Elements.
• Be the one point of contact on behalf of the project team towards the Category Management and NPI experts and the development organization.
• Participate and lead activities with internal project team members including Quality, Process Engineering, Mold Engineering, and external suppliers.
• Drive and own the business engagement model decision with all external partners on behalf of the project
• Provide expert partner & supplier management, budget management, cost negotiations and drive Statement of work documents with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure that a holistic approach is taken, so that Cost, Total Cost of Ownership, Risk, Environmental footprint, Manufacturability and Supply chain setup are concurrently quantified and considered, alongside other aspects of the projects.

The mission of procurement is to ensure global supply base operational excellence while complying to LEGO requirements. This role focuses on supporting the product development of new Elements from Early exploration to design freeze, working with both internal and external partners to deliver the project objectives.

Do you have what it takes?

• Experience working in an Upstream Innovation environment, comfortable with ambiguity, and defining your priorities and workplan.
•  7+ years relevant working experience in procurement, strategic sourcing and project management
• Understanding of plastic manufacturing technology, resins, surface finishing and coloring technologies.
• Supplier management experience in a multinational manufacturing environment
• Strong negotiation, communication, influencing and problem solving skills with ability to create and manage supplier and stakeholder relationships
• Proven experience in cost modeling and cost structure
• Familiar with New Product Introduction (NPI) procurement activities including IP negotiation and contracting.
• Willingness and ability to travel

This position will be based at our LEGO headquarters in Billund. Our hiring teams will discuss this with you during the interview stages.

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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.

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