Job Description

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This is a phenomenal opportunity for a Procurement Real Estate specialist to join our global Procurement organisation in the LEGO\xc2\xae Group.

An opportunity for experienced procurement real estate specialists that are passionate about driving perfection in sourcing and being a strong and impactful business partner building positive relationships!

Core Responsibilities

Main focus for this role will be to develop long-term global sourcing strategies aligned with market insights, partner requirements and value-add potential for LEGO Real Estate portfolio.

Proactively support our global portfolio strategy together with Workplace & Retail Teams, focusing on lease event dates

Manage supply-base risk and build business continuity and resiliency to minimise disruption potential to our factories, retail and office locations

Help drive company\xe2\x80\x99s sustainability ambition through strong partnering

Portfolio support including strong execution of sourcing events, contracting, relationship building, risk management and supplier performance

Tap into supplier expertise for innovation and productivity improvements

Support our local and global teams, including legal teams in landlord disputes, arbitration, renegotiations etc.

Manage and support our global Real Estate partners during transaction execution, ensuring efficient solution to the LEGO Group

Multiple project support

Strong execution of sourcing events globally through collaboration

Play your part in our team succeeding!

Indirect Materials & Services Procurement Organisation spans across multiple areas of spends, covering all ELT areas. IM&S is responsible for procuring Facilities, Construction, IT/Digital, Professional Services, Travel, and Distribution.

This is a critical role in the Facility Procurement Team \xe2\x80\x93 handling a large, complex global spend area. The outcomes that this role enables has implications for all the employees of the company. As a Procurement partner to the Business you will be deeply engaged in the setting up of LEGO\'s location and services strategies both for offices and manufacturing locations globally.

Do you have what it takes

Maybe you have a degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, or other related field, but what is more important is

8+ years Proven experience in Procurement/ Real Estate and strong experience managing contract negotiations, both lease and freeholds and including strategy development on a transactional level

Teammate, who understand the importance of working with the internal project managers, facility managers, stakeholder groups both at central and local level

Sophisticated communication skills, the ability to interact with confidence with individuals at various levels

Global category management experience - deep insight and understanding of demand and cost driver optimization

Strong ability to work across multiple functions and matrix organization

A high degree of flexibility as we are working across time zones and countries

Have solid capability to proactively lead and deliver multiple projects successfully

The role can be based in Billund (Denmark) or London and occasional travel required.

What\xe2\x80\x99s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave \xe2\x80\x93 We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances \xe2\x80\x93 All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellness \xe2\x80\x93 We want you to be your best self, so you\'ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.

Colleague Discount \xe2\x80\x93 We know you\'ll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus \xe2\x80\x93 We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you\'ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Your workplace \xe2\x80\x93 When you join the team you\'ll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. The hiring team will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model \'Best of Both\', role eligibility and frequency 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 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO\xc2\xae team today.

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