Global Distribution Circularity & Compliance Lead

1001 LEGO System A/S; Billund; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

LEGO Group is seeking a Global Distribution Circularity & Compliance Lead in Billund, Denmark, to drive sustainability, waste reduction and regulatory reporting across the distribution network.

As a Senior Manager, you will map practices, strengthen processes and shape long-term strategy, collaborating with Operations, Sustainability and Compliance to deliver measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience in Operations, Supply chain, Distribution or related field with compliance/reporting experience.
• Experience managing regulatory compliance and reporting requirements in an operational context.
• Strong analytical and data-management skills to turn complex information into actionable insights.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across a global organisation.
• Proactive problem solver with strong ownership and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Map current distribution practices and align processes with climate and circularity goals.
• Drive global waste compliance programs, governance and reporting.
• Lead annual global reporting on unsold-goods destruction and EU compliance.
• Strengthen readiness for future waste requirements across electronics, textiles and apparel.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

5+ years experience

Regulatory compliance

Data analytics

Cross-functional leadership

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

Are you passionate about sustainability, circularity and logistics? Do you imagine yourself driving waste reduction across LEGO® Global Supply Chain & Operations organization in an impactful and collaborative way for more circular distribution? - Then make it real! Note: This is a Senior Manager position. No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

About the role

As our Global Distribution Circularity & Compliance Lead, you'll take on a newly created Senior Manager position within the LEGO® Group. You'll connect sustainability ambitions with operational action. You'll drive global programmes covering waste compliance, reporting, scrap governance and reduction. You'll begin by mapping current practices, then strengthen processes and shape the long-term strategy.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience in Operations, Supply chain, Distribution or a related field, with responsibility for compliance, reporting or process improvement initiatives.
• Proven experience managing regulatory compliance and reporting requirements, preferably within an operational or environmental context.
• Strong analytical and data-management skills to turn complex information into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving stakeholders across a global organisation.
• Proactive and collaborative problem solver, able to identify opportunities, address challenges, and drive practical solutions.
• Continuous improvement mindset, with a passion for simplifying processes, increasing efficiency, and driving positive change.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, align needs, and build strong partnerships.
• Self-directed with a strong sense of ownership and accountability, delivering results independently in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Applied experience within sustainability, logistics or circularity.

What you'll build

• Maintain stakeholder alignment and accountability for responsible waste-management practices.
• Map current practices across distribution centres and align regional processes with climate and circularity ambitions.
• Support Regional Distribution teams in delivering waste and compliance programmes and targets.
• Drive the global scrap process, including governance, training, accountability and site onboarding.
• Lead annual global reporting on unsold-goods destruction, supporting EU compliance and a consistent global approach.
• Ensure compliance across electronics, textiles, apparel and emerging regulated waste streams.
• Use data to prioritise improvement opportunities and support scrap-reduction targets.
• Advance Circular Recovery and Near-Zero Scrap 2030 objectives through prevention, root-cause analysis and recovery initiatives.
• Drive global programmes supporting zero waste to incineration across the distribution network.
• Monitor emerging regulations and strengthen readiness for future waste requirements.

Life on the team

This role is part of the Global Distribution function, anchored within the Global Supply Chain Operations organisation. You'll build on the strong progress already being made across the LEGO Group to reduce finished-goods waste. As waste-management practices and regulatory requirements evolve, you'll provide dedicated expertise to strengthen, standardise and scale these efforts across the global distribution network. You'll help align waste-management processes across Distribution, with a focus on global compliance reporting, scrap-process governance and waste-reduction initiatives. Working closely with Operations, Sustainability, Compliance and site teams, you'll drive continuous improvement, strengthen accountability and create value for both operational performance and sustainability ambitions. By connecting Operations, Sustainability and Compliance, you'll help transform waste challenges into opportunities for continuous improvement and long-term business impact.

What success looks like

You'll create visibility across today's programmes, processes and data. You'll then strengthen reporting, accountability and regulatory readiness while continuously improving the global approach. Working closely with Operations, Sustainability, Compliance, regional distribution leaders and site teams, you'll turn waste challenges into lasting operational and sustainability value.

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.
• 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.

Culture & Values

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.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. 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, and having fun. Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to 'inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow'.