NPI Senior Manager, Packaging

Job Description

Transform innovation into operational reality by delivering new manufacturing and packing projects at internal plants and vendor sites!

Core Responsibilities

In this role you will lead and coordinate projects for the implementation of new packing lines, technologies, and manufacturing platforms at our external vendor packing sites in Poland. More specifically, you will:

• Define, manage, and coordinate cross-functional project teams, ensuring strong collaboration with NPI in Kladno, R&D, Operations, and external partners
• Manage project risks and opportunities, proactively driving outcomes that support business performance and strategic objectives
• Lead the introduction and rollout of new technologies, platforms, and production processes, ensuring a strong operations–engineering interface
• Design and implement manufacturing processes and layouts, including documentation, standards, and quality requirements
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, cost, performance, and process robustness

This position is located in our vendor's manufacturing site in Łódź, there is no relocation assistance offered for this role and at this moment it is a fixed-term opportunity for 2 years.

Play your part in our team succeeding

While this role is part of the Quality in Operations teams, it is predominantly linked to the activities driven by Kladno Novelty Product Introduction (NPI) team. The NPI team is responsible for transferring new products, technologies, and processes from development into stable, scalable manufacturing and packing operations. It leads industrialization, line setup, validation, and ramp-up activities, ensuring quality, efficiency, and readiness for mass production. NPI acts as the bridge between R&D, engineering, operations, suppliers, and production sites to ensure smooth, on-time launches.

Do you have what it takes?

• Proven experience in a serial production/manufacturing environment (industrialization, NPI, operations engineering, or similar)
• Demonstrated project management experience in manufacturing or production-related projects
• Strong technical approach with the ability to understand and implement manufacturing technologies and processes
• Ability to work independently with a structured, analytical, and systematic approach
• Strong partner and interface management skills across engineering, operations, suppliers, and external partners
• Experience working in cross-functional and multi-site project environments
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into concrete project plans and execution actions
• Willingness to travel approximately 30 days per year, predominantly to Kladno, Czech Republic; it might be more during the onboarding period
• Fluent English required; Polish or Czech language skills are a plus

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Compensation

The base salary for this position has a range from 278 153,00 zł - 417 229,00 zł based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational set-up. 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 when determining the salary. A bonus scheme with a target Bonus of 17,5% of the base salary is in place for this position as well as a standard benefit package .The comprehensive remuneration details, incl. benefits, will be communicated upon finalization 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 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 – 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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