Senior Manager, Element Development Reorder

Are you ready to apply your leadership skills to securing sustainable and high quality elements, which is needed to ensure LEGO keeps delivering awesome premium quality LEGO sets to millions of children and adults around the world? Please note, relocation assistance is not available for this position.

The leadership role for Element Development Reorder (EDR) is a critical contributor to the EDR team, operating as part of the Existing Element Development (EED) function within the Elements & Additive Engineering (E&A) organization. This role oversees the delivery of state-of-the-art element solutions tailored to the Reorder business, while fostering a cross-functional collaboration mindset to ensure short lead times and efficient end-to-end operational delivery.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead, organize, develop and motivate the Reorder Element Development Singapore team.
• Take ownership of the Reorder business of Element Development, through segmentation of Reorders, Quality up front, Conversion up front and Re-design of elements.
• Ensure that the team are following the processes, guides, standards etc. for Element Development and support the development and continuous improvement of these.
• Support capacity planning of Element Development by securing a short lead time and flexibility within the workforce.
• Leverage Element Reorders capacity by utilizing internal or external element development capacity.
• Drive the Quality agenda for Elements through the Reorders.
• Support Quality initiatives of Element Development globally and within the team.
• Drive synergies for the Engineering Singapore team and support Existing Element Development through cross collaborative tasks.
• Support Engineering strategic initiatives (both on element and mould).
• Continuously develop team capabilities to improve deliveries and flexibility.
• Work together with the team on keeping employee motivation and satisfaction levels.
• Develop the business by implementing industry’s best practices to improve on productivity and save cost in the Element development of Reorders.

Do you have what it takes?

Educational & Technical Background: Relevant education in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related technical field; additional leadership and organizational development qualifications will be considered an advantage.

Leadership Capability: Demonstrated track record as a solid, effective people leader, with proven experience leading teams and driving results within a formal engineering organization.

Strategic & Operational Mindset: Strong end-to-end process ownership and global business mindset, with a proven record of delivering measurable outcomes in team leadership and cross-functional process optimization initiatives.

Change Management & Stakeholder Management: Solid change management skills; exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities to collaborate effectively with all levels of a global, matrixed organization.

Cross-Cultural & Global Experience: Established cross-cultural competency and hands-on work experience within large international companies, with the ability to adapt to diverse working environments.

Additional Key Skills: Proficiency in project management principles and practices, paired with strong technical flair and a deep understanding of engineering technical requirements and delivery standards.

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 (e.g. 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.