Technology Manager Specialist, Manufacturing Design & Implementation EMEA

Job Description

This is your opportunity to bring your specialist expertise, stakeholder management skills, and can-do attitude into play to drive strategically important logistics technologies. Collaborating with global stakeholders and suppliers, you will help shape innovative solutions that ensure reliable and efficient operations across our LEGO® factories.

No relocation assistance is offered for this position. 

In this position, you will play a pivotal role in advancing strategic logistics technologies, while fostering strong partnerships with stakeholders and suppliers to drive the global agenda. You will work closely with the internal Technology Platform Owner, with a particular focus on maintenance technologies and solutions for logistics equipment in our high-bay warehouse, helping to ensure high reliability, performance, and operational excellence. More specifically, you will: 

• Lead the integration and implementation of innovative technologies to improve operational, service, automation, and logistics workflows.

• Analyze operational data, feedback, risks, and opportunities to identify pain points and drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with global standards.

• Monitor, evaluate, and report project progress, implementation impacts, and operational outcomes to stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.

• Develop, maintain, and update technical, functional, and contractual documentation and specifications.

• Drive productivity and performance improvements across machines, equipment, automation, and logistics processes.

• Plan, coordinate, and execute system validation activities, including FAT and SAT testing, to ensure successful implementation.

• Support and coordinate projects across the logistics portfolio while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and stakeholder collaboration.

• Define priorities, short-term deliverables, and implementation plans while ensuring effective project execution and operational continuity.

Manufacturing Design & Implementation (MD&I) is a global engineering and project organization supporting our LEGO factories with capacity expansion. You will join our sub-team in Nyíregyháza, Hungary consisting of four skilled and dedicated colleagues.

As Technology Manager, you will have a significant role in continuously improving the technologies that enable our internal customers to succeed with their manufacturing objectives and, in this way, contribute to the successes of ONE LEGO® Team. 

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years of experience in a technical and/or engineering role with specialist-level expertise in warehouse automation, logistics/distribution, material handling equipment or equivalent. Additionally, you bring: 

• Strong practical experience in supply chain management, automation, and logistics systems.

• Proven project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while consistently delivering results and meeting deadlines.

• Adaptable and flexible mindset, able to respond effectively to changing environments, challenges, and new technologies.

• Strong emotional intelligence with the ability to build trust, collaboration, and strong relationships across teams and stakeholders.

• Creative and solution-oriented approach focused on innovation and continuous workflow improvement.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly to stakeholders.

• Proficiency in English and Hungarian, both written and verbal.

• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally.

Furthermore, it would be an advantage if you have: 

• Knowledge of warehouse technologies, e.g. Shuttle racking systems.

• Experience driving logistics automation on the shop floor.

• IT user-level skills, including SAP.

As a person, you are an open-minded, approachable, and outgoing team player who naturally brings people together and fosters strong collaboration. You are eager to learn, driven to take initiative, and have a proactive, self-driven mindset. With strong communication skills, you openly share ideas and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team.

Note: Please remember to include an English version of your application materials.

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.

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