Job Description
Are you ready to lead and innovate in the world of supply chain management, driving efficiency and strategic growth across global operations?
Drive the future of supply chain excellence at LEGO by optimizing global operations, enhancing supplier relationships, and implementing strategic innovations to ensure efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
Core Responsibilities
Own Master Production Scheduling for the LEGO manufacturing Virginia site (LVA) Component Planning
Own Shop Floor Scheduling for LVA Component Planning
Secure high day-to-day involvement with the LVA component production planning team and ensure that tasks handled are completed within the agreed timeframes
Cover responsibility for global processes with local ownership. This can be either as a local owner or as a global counterpart.
Play your part in our team succeeding
LVA Component Planning is a Consumer Driven Operation with the mission to deliver components at the right time, at the right quality, and in the most cost-efficient way.
The Senior Planning Manager needs to be strong in both technical ability and partner management to ensure we balance feasibility and costs optimally in an environment with different focus areas and department initiatives. Strong technical skills are essential to align and motivate diverse teams, manage competing priorities, and drive accountability across functions. The role ensures consistent execution, clear communication, and efficient decision-making, ultimately enabling the organization to adapt quickly while maintaining high performance and cost discipline.
Do you have what it takes?
A degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related technical field is highly desired. Proficiency in data analytics and advanced planning tools is also crucial to drive strategic improvements and optimize supply chain performance. The candidate must have experience in supply chain management or logistics.
Must have:
Deep planning expertise and ability to articulate key supply chain dependencies and planning principles
Ability to deliver results consistently and execute the agenda laid out. The results are very much based on the ability to find the right balance between service and costs.
Actively encourage those in the team and others to share different viewpoints to generate an integrated understanding of issues and opportunities, and to encourage innovation.
Great communicator, both orally and in writing, with supply chain experts, production managers, and technical engineers, with the ability to obtain the needed level of insight into both areas to be successful.
Since solutions to constraints and supply dilemmas most often require cross-functional involvement, the owner of this role must navigate in an environment of conflicting interests and still be able to drive the right decisions that serve the LEGO Group best.
SAP or similar ERP experience
Flexibility due to time zones
Nice to have:
Experience driving and leading projects
Ability to link short-term planning to longer-term operational impact and identify risks and opportunities linked to production planning
Invests in building strong and sustainable relationships with others based on clearly defined priorities and accountabilities
Due to the mix of high complexity in data analysis and the practical layers of production constraints, the owner of this role must apply critical thinking to all data before making recommendations or decisions.
Kinaxis knowledge
Additional:
Best of both (3 days onsite and 2 days remotely)
Some minimal International travel will be required
Relocation will be available
Compensation
The salary for this position has a range of $128,542.00 - $192,812.00 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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Join the LEGO® team today.
Skills Required
- Deep planning expertise and ability to articulate supply chain dependencies and planning principles
- Proficiency in data analytics and advanced planning tools
- Experience in supply chain management or logistics
- Ability to deliver results consistently and balance service with cost
- Strong cross-functional stakeholder management and decision-making skills
- Excellent oral and written communication with supply chain, production, and engineering teams
- SAP or similar ERP experience
- Flexibility to work across time zones
- Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related technical field
- Kinaxis knowledge
- Experience driving and leading projects
- Ability to link short-term planning to longer-term operational impact and identify risks
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!
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