Construction Procurement Manager

LEGO A/S; Billund; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague Discount

Bonus

Job summary

LEGO Group in Billund, Denmark is seeking a Construction Procurement Manager to drive sourcing and contracts for major construction projects, including the Kom Campus initiative. You will shape procurement strategies, run tenders and negotiations with contractors and ensure value delivery through the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate with Construction, Engineering and Project Management teams, balancing cost, risk, schedule and quality to achieve successful outcomes while supporting

Qualifications

• Significant procurement experience in construction, engineering or major capital projects.
• Proven ability to lead construction tenders, commercial negotiations and contract awards.
• Experience developing category and sourcing strategies based on business needs and market dynamics.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracting and commercial management, including risk and change management.
• Experience managing contractors and strategic suppliers across procurement and project delivery lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management with Construction, Engineering and Project Management teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute procurement activities supporting construction projects and Kom Campus in Billund.
• Shape sourcing strategies and run tendering and commercial negotiations with suppliers.
• Manage contracts balancing cost, performance and risk throughout project delivery.

Skills

Construction procurement

Tender leadership

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategy

Commercial negotiations

Job description

Job Description

About the role

As our Construction Procurement Manager, you'll execute procurement activities for construction projects, including projects connected to the new Kom Campus and other construction activities in Billund. You'll be part of Indirect Materials & Services Procurement, helping turn project needs into sourcing strategies, tenders, negotiations and contracts that work in practice.

Required Qualifications

• Significant procurement experience within construction, engineering or major capital investment projects, with a strong record of delivering sourcing and commercial outcomes.
• Proven ability to lead construction tenders, commercial negotiations and contract awards.
• Experience developing and implementing category and sourcing strategies based on business requirements, market dynamics and supplier capability.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracting and commercial management, including cost, contractual risk, change management and supplier performance.
• Proven experience managing contractors and strategic suppliers across the procurement and project delivery lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience partnering effectively with Construction, Engineering and Project Management teams.
• Commercially minded and able to balance cost, risk, schedule, quality and supplier performance when making procurement decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with AB construction contract models or comparable construction contracting frameworks.
• Experience translating broader category and sourcing strategies into project-specific procurement approaches in partnership with Construction, Engineering and Project Management teams.
• Experience working across global and local supplier markets, applying global procurement strategies while responding to local construction market conditions and project requirements.

What you’ll build

Execute procurement activities supporting projects connected to the new Kom Campus and other construction activities in Billund. Shape sourcing strategies and run tendering and commercial negotiations with suppliers and contractors. Manage contracts while balancing cost, performance and risk throughout project delivery. Help connect global procurement approaches with the needs of individual construction projects. If you've worked in a role where you managed construction, engineering or capital-project procurement, you'll feel at home here. What matters most is being able to turn procurement strategy into practical commercial agreements that support successful project delivery.

Life on the team

You’ll join our Indirect Materials & Services Procurement organisation, covering areas including facilities, information technology, professional services, travel, distribution and logistics. The Construction team helps formulate strategies for manufacturing locations globally. You’ll work across functions and have opportunities to contribute to sustainability ambitions within construction procurement.

What success looks like

You’ll successfully support key KomCampus and Billund construction projects, establishing effective sourcing, tendering and contract management across the portfolio. As these projects progress over the coming 12–18 months, you’ll work closely with Construction, Engineering, Project Management, suppliers and contractors to balance commercial needs, project delivery, supplier performance and risk.

This position is based in Billund, Denmark with no relocation support offered.

What’s in it for you?

• 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.

Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert. Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team. Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here

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.

Our founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen made his first wooden toy in 1932. He persevered against the odds until his business was a success. Constantly innovating, never compromising. Building, rebuilding, and striving for the best. It is this resilience and permanent sense of renewal that drives us forward. We are never still. We will always be creating, inventing, andhaving fun. Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow”.