Senior Procurement Project Manager

Are you an expert in Procurement Project who can find opportunities and build strategies and practical recommendations, this will be an awesome opportunity to contribute company’s sustainability and resiliency ambition.

No relocation assistance is offered for this position

Core Responsibilities:

• Strategic Initiatives: Work to Support and Implement the Strategic Initiatives of Category EMS, thereby achieving the PEM Strategic Initiatives.
• Procurement Project Leader (PPL): In the PPL role, is part of the Project Team to support the “Development Phase - Industrialization Phase” of a Project. This includes: Collaborator & Supplier Management, Budget Management, Cost Negotiations and Process Improvements etc.
• Technical Project Management Role (TPM): may be assigned as the TPM for certain projects. In TPM role, to lead a project team to meet the Strategic goals of the project.
• Supplier Management: as a Supplier Key Account Manager, is responsible for the Commercial Relationship with the supplier and the representative of The LEGO Group to the Supplier. This includes Contract Negotiations, Price and Terms Negotiations, management of Management Meetings with the Supplier.
• Partners for Productivity (PfP): Participate and lead in Pfp (Cost Savings) activities with internal collaborators (Quality, Process Engineering, Play Engineering, Tech Continuity Teams etc), Strategic Sourcing Teams, the EMS and External Component Suppliers to meet cost targets (FCA/FMC).
• Supply Management: work with Internal Stakeholders, to manage capacity and to meet Sales Revenue targets.
• Sustainability: Support the Sustainability goals of The LEGO Group

Play your part in our team succeeding

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 Tech Components (from Design to Mass Production) via Collaborator & Supplier Management, Negotiations, Cost/Budget Management and Processes Improvements.

The Role works with both Internal and External Stakeholders to deliver the Project Objectives.

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor’s degree or above in a business, supply chain or Engineering-related field or equivalent working experience is preferred
• Min 10 years’ relevant working experience in Procurement: strategic sourcing/ project management; procurement/supplier management experience; with high quality deliverables in a multinational manufacturing environment,
• Strong negotiation, communication, influencing and analytical skills with ability to develop & manage supplier and collaborator relationships
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of manufacturing methodologies & processes of SMT and Box built
• Proven experience in EMS cost modeling and cost structure
• Familiar with New Product Introduction (NPI) procurement activities
• Strong knowledge in Mechatronics Commodities, key players and strategies.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Strategic & analytical thinking abilities
• Solution and results orientation with proven ability to deliver
• Proactive and collaborative
• Willingness and ability to travel

Nice to have

• ERP knowledge such as SAP, Oracle
• Multi-national company working experience
• Takes initiative, recognizes and acts on opportunities

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.
• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes 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.

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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

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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