Procurement Manager (12 month contract) in London

We're looking for a dedicated Procurement Manager to join our team! In this role, you'll play a key role in shaping strategic sourcing and fostering collaboration with business partners. This role will be critical in supporting the development of new long-term sourcing strategies, and refining existing strategies to drive efficiencies and growth.

• Strategic Sourcing and Stakeholder Collaboration: Develop long-term sourcing strategies together with stakeholders, aligned with market insights, partner requirements, and value-add potential across FM&RE.
• Supply Base Risk Management: Manage supply-base risk and build business continuity and resiliency to mitigate any disruption to factory, retail, and office locations.
• Global Relationship Management: Influence and manage strong relationships with global partners, driving collaboration and mutual benefits.
• Sustainability and Innovation: Help drive the company’s sustainability ambition by partnering across the global supply base and tapping into supplier expertise for innovation and productivity improvements.
• Spend Aggregation and Value Proposition: Drive global spend aggregation to leverage The LEGO Group’s spending potential and increase the overall value proposition.
• Global Supplier Base Management: Build and maintain a global supplier base, including contracting, negotiations, relationship building, risk management, and supplier performance across new and existing Operations.
• Data-Driven Insights and Risk Management: Leverage advanced analytics and data insights to enhance procurement strategies and manage risks. Use data to anticipate market changes and stakeholder needs, optimizing value and ensuring resilience across FM&RE.
• Occasional Travel: Travel to LEGO sites as needed to support and enhance procurement activities.

Indirect Materials & Services Procurement Organisation spans across multiple areas of spends, covering all ELT areas. IM&S is responsible for procuring Facilities Management & Real Estate, Construction & Energy, IT/Digital, Professional Services and Distribution. This role is key to delivering the Facility Management and Real Estate strategy, supporting a substantial and intricate global spend area.

The ideal candidate has an education in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, or other related field, and several years of procurement experience gained in multi-national environments. Moreover, they come with:

• High level of expertise in Facilities category, contract management and tendering processes.
• Understanding of global approval processes and the procurement tools used to support these processes.
• Strong ability to work across multiple functions and matrixed organisation.
• Proactive approach: takes initiatives, recognising and acting on opportunities.
• Thrives and contributes effectively in a collaborative team setting.
• Experienced with Facility Management operations ideally within Retail, Office, or Attractions environments.
• Knowledgeable in Energy and Utility Management.

Please note that relocation support is not offered for this role.

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.

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.

Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. Join the LEGO team today.