Indirect Procurement Manager IT & Professional Services

Job Description

At the LEGO Group we believe the best partnerships are built on trust and fairness. Help us build fair and collaborative partnerships with our suppliersrelationships where everyone benefits. Join our Procurement team to drive value innovation and excellence across Integrated Material & Services (IM&S). Interested Join us now!

Core Responsibilities

In this role you will manage a portfolio of local and regional suppliers including contracts relationships and performance and act as a trusted procurement partner to IM&S teamsespecially IT and Professional Services. More specifically you will:

• Lead sourcing and vendor management activities: identify suppliers gather specifications and ensure a competitive and balanced supplier landscape
• Be a trusted business partner for Senior colleagues in other teams
• Mitigate risk through solid contract management regular supplier reviews compliance and collaboration with Finance Legal and other partners
• Drive cost optimization to improve operational efficiency and value identify and implement innovations within your category areas
• Apply and maintain LEGO quality and delivery standards with external partners to support operational excellence
• Provide analytical support and insights to the broader procurement team

This position is located in our Kladno manufacturing site and there is no relocation assistance offered for this role.

Play your part in our team succeeding

Procurement team belongs to the EMEA Packing Operations area. You as a new IT & Professional Services Manager will be part of this team and will report directly to Senior Procurement Manager. We are looking for a person who can bring innovative and out of the box ideas challenge the status quo with the sense of urgency with an open mind and readiness to improve things.

Do you have what it takes

• Strong experience in Procurement experience with the categories of IT equipment and/or Professional Services is a big plus
• Able to build strong relationships with colleagues and suppliers; proactive attitude
• Good at analyzing information communicating clearly negotiating and working with others
• Thinks strategically and sees the bigger picture
• Strong skills in MS Office; experience with Coupa or SAP is a plus
• Team-oriented motivated eager to learn improve processes and achieve great results
• Proficient in Czech and English

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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 youre interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Whats 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 youll 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 youll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team youll 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 seeksto 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 Childrens 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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