Senior Manager, Global Sustainability

Lego Group; Denmark; On-site; DKK 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family care leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing programs

Colleague discount

Bonus program

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

The LEGO Group in Billund, Denmark, seeks a Senior Manager for Sustainable Operations to turn ambitious energy, water and waste goals into tangible design choices. You will connect engineering, design and site colleagues to make sustainability by design a core element of equipment decisions.

This role focuses on embedding sustainability across production with cross-functional leadership and global manufacturing impact; relocation is not offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/master’s degree in environmental, engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience guiding sustainability projects across global manufacturing or operations.
• Experience in manufacturing and/or engineering environments with delivering projects.
• Comfortable preparing clear communication materials for senior leaders and technical partners.
• Understanding of Science Based Targets and emerging energy technologies in production contexts.
• Change management and influencing stakeholders within a matrix organisation.

Responsibilities

• Influence technology choices and machine design to embed carbon, energy, water, and waste reduction from the outset.
• Set sustainability performance criteria across Technology platforms and develop roadmaps for efficient equipment and processes.
• Build feedback loops between manufacturing data and design teams to improve future specifications.
• Define governance and decision rights so sustainable design processes are established and followed.
• Partner with equipment suppliers to embed emerging sustainability technologies into roadmaps.
• Own the link between Sustainability and R&D & Technology teams and drive collaboration.

Skills

Sustainability strategy

Change management

Stakeholder influence

Clear senior-leader communication

Education

Bachelor/Master's in environmental engineering or related field

Job description

Job Description

Just imagine shaping zero-impact LEGO® operations - then make it real. This Sr. Manager role turns energy, water and waste ambitions into practical design choices. Play your part in our team succeeding Sustainable Operations helps LEGO® factories reduce environmental impact across energy, CO2, water and waste, from first idea to live production. In this role, you'll connect engineering, design and site colleagues so sustainability by design becomes a brick in every equipment decision.

Core Responsibilities

• Influence technology choices and machine design to embed carbon, energy, water, and waste reduction from the outset.
• Set sustainability performance criteria across Technology platforms and develop roadmaps for efficient equipment and processes that reduce energy, carbon, water, and waste.
• Build feedback loops between manufacturing data and design teams to improve future specifications.
• Define governance and decision rights so sustainable design processes are established, owned, and followed across equipment design and manufacturing.
• Partner with key equipment suppliers to unlock emerging sustainability technologies and embed them into Equipment Technology roadmaps.
• Own the link between Sustainability and R&D & Technology teams and drive effective collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor/master’s degree in environmental, engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience guiding sustainability projects across global manufacturing or operations settings.
• Experience in manufacturing and/or engineering environments, with a proven track record of delivering projects in such settings.
• Comfortable preparing clear communication materials for senior leaders and technical partners.
• Understanding of Science Based Targets and emerging energy technologies in production contexts.
• Change management and influencing of stakeholders within a matrix organisation.

Nice to Have

• LEGO Platform/Equipment design experience.
• Master of business administration would be an added advantage.
• Advanced English for international collaboration.
• Experience in moulding and packaging machine research & development and design would be an added advantage.

The position is based in Billund, DK and relocation support is not offered for this role.

Benefits

• 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.

Company Culture

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing

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.

Founder Heritage

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”.