Procurement Manager - Facility Services/Construction, Kladno Factory

• Location Kladno, Czechia

• Job ID 0000014453

• Category Supply Chain

Job Description

We are searching for action, great teammate who wants to work for our iconic brand !

In this role you will be part of a very special team. We are looking for a skilled person who will manage supplier’s portfolio, independently lead negotiations and together with Global Procurement team develop and implement the procurement strategies. Procurement Manager is playing key role in collaboration and partnership between Facility/Construction, Operations and Global Procurement teams.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage portfolio of local and regional suppliers, contract management, vendor performance

• Be a trusted business partner for colleagues mainly in Facility/Construction Teams that you are closely working with

• Manage vendor platform and sourcing process mainly for integrated facility services and construction – identify vendors, secure specifications, balance relationship and create competitive environment

• Risk mitigation through ownership of proper contract management/coverage, regular business reviews with the suppliers, compliance, ethical governance, collaboration, and alignment with other functional teams such as finance or legal

• Optimize operational costs to ensure best in class cost efficiencies and value creation

• Implementation and management of LEGO® quality and delivery performance management systems with the ext. partners to drive and achieve operational excellence, best in class performance and bottom-line competitive advantage for LEGO Group

• Identification and implementation of innovations in assigned areas

Play your part in our team - Join a local team with global overlap

Procurement team belongs to the EMEA Packing Operations area. You as a new Facility 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?

To succeed, you are motivated by working effectively with other people to build results. You use the diversity in backgrounds to find efficient solutions. You are a strong collaborator, able to plan & execute your own priorities and work effectively & efficiently in a global context as well.

In addition, you are likely to have:

• Excellent analytical, communication, negotiation and collaboration skills

• Strong experience in Procurement, Facility Management or Construction – direct experience in Procurement of Facility Services/Construction is a big plus

• Proficient in Czech, ability to communicate in English at business level

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal customers and suppliers, proactive approach

• Strategic thinking MS Office advance proficient level (MS Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Teams etc.)

• Coupa (sourcing and contracting module)/SAP will be an advantage

• Team player with a strong personality and natural drive to achieve outstanding results; willingness to learn new things, improve processes and cooperate with others

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to 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.

• Wellness – 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 – 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.

• Your 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 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’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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