Procurement Director

Job Description

Are you passionate about working in new frontiers and start scouting for new supply chain partners and developing strategic sourcing maps to support one of our fast-growing regions?

Build a team for site procurement, expand the supply base, and establish a procurement system at LEGO Manufacturing Virginia (LVA) to support LEGO’s global strategy.

• Establish the required organization and system to enable the buildup of procurement support capabilities for the needs and growth of LVA
• Identify local sourcing opportunities and take steps to establish a new local supply base in the region
• Develop and handle the procurement department including setting targets/critical metrics and supervising performance
• Drive savings and revenue improvements in operation supplies
• Lead strategic negotiation on long-term agreements with specific suppliers. Assemble and analyze data to resolve behavior patterns to find opportunities for productivity/cost improvement/savings
• Responsible for compliance
• Drive continuous improvement for procurement process
• Environmental Policy and Health and Safety Policy is embedded and performed in daily work
• Accomplish other tasks assigned by manager

Play your part in our team succeeding!

• Located in Virginia, this role requires leadership to help facilitate the development of our new LEGO Manufacturing Virginia Factory. This will be a challenging assignment and potentially a once in a career opportunity.
• The ideal candidate would have proven mastery in procurement, planning, shown leadership skills and experience of working across cultures and geographies. Ideally the individual would have a curiosity to grow themselves and their new Team.
• This role provides a unique developmental opportunity for the candidate to help build a new organization as well as building a brand-new Factory.

Do you have what it takes?

• Preferably Supply Chain/Procurement, Commercial or financial background
• Proven experience in Procurement from similar roles at the same level and scope within manufacturing companies
• High degree of integrity, transparency and critical thinking
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Knowledgeable in policies, practices and industry trends, solid understanding of procurement/sourcing, business law, contracts, and contract negotiations principles
• Good decision-making; uses analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment in making sound decisions
• Aims to achieve /exceed goals; steadfastly pushes self and others for results
• Ability to work in an organization undergoing a transformation journey
• Good command of general software, Microsoft (word, excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.)

Relocation will be provided

Compensation

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.

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