Procurement Category Manager Distribution

Job Description

Do you have solid experience in Procurement within Contract Logistics & Distribution and are seeking your next career opportunity?

Join us as a trusted partner for the business. You will actively support the company strategy on cost-saving, supply chain resilience, sustainability, risk mitigation, and innovation.

Core Responsibilities

At the LEGO Group we are going through an outstanding period of growth and expansion with a rapid opening of new markets and channels worldwide.

In this Manager Specialist role, you will be sourcing sustainable Transport and Warehousing solutions and establishing strong Category expertise within the Distribution team. More specifically you will:

• Provide active leadership and influencing skills among partners, finance, and suppliers to drive company-wide cost initiatives in the distribution and logistics spend

• Serve as a Procurement Business Partner for Management in the Regions for annual Category planning and network development

• Build effective supplier relationship management strategies that define objectives and anticipated outcomes clearly

• Negotiate and maintain logistic contracts on warehousing, transportation, and customs services

• Build market insights to identify trends and translate them into category strategies

•  Build and maintain a Global supplier base - including contracting, negotiations, strategic performance management, risk management, and supplier performance

• Drive sustainability and efficiency initiatives through our external partners

Play your part in our team succeeding

You will join the Indirect Materials & Services (IM&S) Global Procurement team in Billund, Denmark. We are a trusted partner for the business and responsible for procuring Facilities, Construction, IT/Digital, Professional Services, Travel, and Distribution.

As the LEGO group expands its global manufacturing and distribution footprint in a constantly evolving commercial landscape, our procurement organization is expected to contribute to the delivery of a demanding change agenda across multiple dimensions (cost, service, sustainability and resilience).

Do you have what it takes?

We imagine that you are a team-player, yet self-motivated and able to navigate in uncertain and challenging situations!

You have strong leadership and communication skills, which help you to collaborate, steer and influence at high levels with internal and external business partners. Moreover, you have:

• Global/Regional Procurement category management experience

• Clear understanding of procurement processes and distribution/warehousing vendor landscape

• Experience in sophisticated Supplier Relationship Management

• Experience in negotiating complex agreements with industry leaders

• Knowledge of contractual terms and regulations

• Knowledge of sustainability and automation trends and landscape

• Ability to analyze market insights and trends, converting them into procurement category strategies

• Proficiency in English both verbally and written

Please note that relocation support is not offered for this role.

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.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.