Global Automation & MRO Sourcing Lead

LEGO Gruppe; Billund; On-site; DKK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague discount

Bonus program

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

LEGO Group in Billund, Denmark, seeks a Sr. Category Manager for Automation & MRO to steer global category direction for operational technologies, focusing on automation and robotics. You will shape long-term sourcing strategies, guide supplier selection, and drive multi-year value across LEGO Group.

Join a cross-functional team spanning procurement, engineering, manufacturing, and supplier management to strengthen resilience and supplier governance in a high-volume production environment.

Qualifications

• Led procurement, category management, project management, or engineering activities within an international company for 5+ years.
• Managed spend portfolios of at least 100 mDKK.
• Built and maintained relationships with strategic suppliers.
• Directed stakeholder engagement at senior management levels, including L4-L5 stakeholders.
• Negotiated commercial agreements and managed contract lifecycles for significant spend areas.
• Partnered with engineering and planning functions and worked with automation and robotics suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the end-to-end global category plan for operational technologies, focused on automation and robotics.
• Drive the global MRO community and strengthen governance, compliance, standardisation, and supplier consolidation across sites.
• Increase commercial readiness across the supplier base while supporting technical and manufacturing maturity.
• Create a scalable and competitive supplier ecosystem through strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and C-level engagement.
• Establish supply chain resilience and business continuity plans for critical suppliers.
• Act as the single procurement point of contact for contracts and commercial alignment with business stakeholders.
• Connect emerging automation technologies with supplier capabilities to support future business needs.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Spend management

Strategic supplier relations

Stakeholder engagement

Contract negotiations

Engineering collaboration

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Coupa

Job description

LEGO Group in Billund, Denmark, seeks a Sr. Category Manager for Automation & MRO to steer global category direction for operational technologies, focusing on automation and robotics. You will shape long-term sourcing strategies, guide supplier selection, and drive multi-year value across LEGO Group.

Join a cross-functional team spanning procurement, engineering, manufacturing, and supplier management to strengthen resilience and supplier governance in a high-volume production environment.