Do you have a passion for striking the best deals, to create win-win short, medium and long term relationships with external suppliers, both locally and globally?

Your role will be a trusted partner for the business and to actively support the implementation of the company strategy on multiple dimensions, such as cost-saving, supply chain resilience, sustainability, risk mitigation and innovation.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide active leadership and influencing amongst internal partners, finance and suppliers to drive companywide cost initiatives in the distribution and logistics spend

• Develop strong supplier relationship management programs with clarity of objectives and outcomes

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

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

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

• Support in driving global dashboard with key indicators and monthly dialogues providing comprehensive updates to key stakeholders

Play your part in our team succeeding

The primary function of this role is to establish strong category and supplier relationship management for Distribution / Logistics category spend overall. The role reports to the Director of Distribution & Logistics Procurement.

Do you have what it takes?

• Experience within Distribution / Logistics sourcing experience

• Global/Regional category management experience - understanding of transport and logistics business

• A clear understanding of procurement processes and distribution/logistics vendor landscape

• Ability to effectively communicate, steer and influence at all levels in the company

• Experience in negotiating complex agreements with industry leaders

• Experience with Supplier Relationship Management

Join the global LEGO® family

What’s in it for you? Here is 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 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, you’ll be rewarded through our global bonus scheme.

Your workplace – Our offices will be your primary workplace with flexibility to work from home during your working week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model, role eligibility and frequency with you.

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

Bringing it to life

“As a trusted partner to the business, we support TLG’s direction and strategy by enabling innovative, commercially effective and sustainable solutions through an optimal portfolio of suppliers.” - Director of Distribution & Logistics Procurement

At the LEGO Group we offer a competitive salary and bonus package as well as attractive benefits!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.