Procurement Category Manager Distribution

• Management Level
  Manager
• Job ID:
  0000035928
• Category
  Supply Chain
• Locations
  • Billund, Denmark
  • London, United Kingdom

Job Description
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Are you experienced in Procurement within Contract Logistics & Distribution and seeking your next career opportunity?
Join us as a trusted partner to actively support our strategy on cost-saving, supply chain resilience, sustainability, risk mitigation, and innovation.
Core Responsibilities
At the LEGO Group, we are experiencing significant growth and expansion, rapidly opening new markets and channels worldwide. You will source sustainable Transport and Warehousing solutions and establish strong category expertise within the Distribution team. Key responsibilities include:

• Leadership & Influence: Drive company-wide cost initiatives in distribution and logistics spend by providing active leadership among partners, finance, and suppliers.
• Strategic Partnership: Serve as a Procurement Business Partner for Management in the Regions for annual Category planning and network development.
• Supplier Management: Develop effective supplier relationship management strategies with clear objectives and anticipated outcomes.
• Contract Negotiation: Negotiate and maintain logistic contracts on warehousing, transportation, and customs services.
• Market Insights: Build insights to identify trends and translate them into category strategies.
• Global Supplier Base: Manage contracting, negotiations, strategic performance management, risk management, and supplier performance.
• Sustainability Initiatives: Drive sustainability and efficiency initiatives through our external partners.

Play your part in our team succeeding
You will become part of the Indirect Materials & Services (IM&S) Global Procurement Team. We function as a trustworthy business partner to our internal customers and handle the purchasing of Facilities, Construction, IT/Digital, Professional Services, Travel, and Distribution.

As the LEGO Group grows its worldwide manufacturing and distribution presence in a constantly changing market, our procurement team leads a challenging change program across cost, service, sustainability, and resilience.

Location: The role can be based in either Billund or London.

Do you have what it takes?
We seek a team player who is self-motivated and skilled at navigating uncertainty.

You possess strong leadership and communication skills, enabling you to collaborate, steer, and influence at high levels with both internal and external business partners. Additionally, you have:

• Global/Regional Procurement category management experience
• Understanding of procurement processes and distribution/warehousing vendor landscape
• Experience in Supplier Relationship Management
• Skills in negotiating complex agreements
• Knowledge of contractual terms and regulations
• Awareness of sustainability and automation trends
• Ability to analyze market insights and convert them into strategies
• Proficiency in English, both verbal and written

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.

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