Senior Production & Operations Expert

LEGO Koncernen; Billund; On-site; Confidential; 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

Join LEGO Koncernen as a Senior Production & Operations Specialist in Billund, Denmark. The role involves optimizing operational processes and managing cross-team dependencies in a dynamic Prototype Studio. You will lead initiatives that enhance efficiency within our innovative teams.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills and a solid background in project management and supply chain operations. Enjoy benefits like hybrid working policy, wellbeing resources, and much more.

Qualifications

• Significant operational, production or programme management experience.
• Strong understanding of supply chain and manufacturing workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and scale operational systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize operational processes.
• Oversee planning and resources across multiple projects.
• Manage day-to-day operations across a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Operational management

Project management

Supply chain understanding

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Sharepoint

Job description

Management Level Senior Manager

Job ID: 0000033278

Category Creative & Design

Location Billund, Denmark

Job Description

Join our innovative Prototype Studio in Play Discovery which provides the Product and Marketing Development teams with tools and materials needed to create and test their amazing ideas and concepts. We are seeking a Senior Production & Operations Specialist to help streamline our operations, enhance our team's efficiency and take ownership of key initiatives.

Could you be the right fit for this amazing opportunity? Join the LEGO Group’s Play Discovery Team in the Creative Play Lab. Where days are filled with seeking out new ways to find the magic and refining the very definition of enjoyment in truly immersive ways.

Responsibilities

Operational Leadership & Process Excellence

• Design, implement and continuously optimize operational processes across software, hardware, prototyping and fabrication workflows.
• Build structure and clarity in a fast moving, ambiguous and highly experimental studio.
• Establish and maintain clear process documentation.
• Manage the creation and upkeep of compliance frameworks.

Project & Programme Management

• Oversee planning, resourcing, scheduling and any cross team dependencies across multiple agile project initiatives.
• Build visibility and transparency into all project stages using effective tooling (eg. Sharepoint, Jira, Confluence).
• Drive continuous improvement across workflows for our Machine Workshop, Graphic Lab, TechLab, 3D print, MakerLab and Element Stock, to enable fast prototyping.
• Provide weekly leadership status reports on all studio activities and resourcing.

Studio Operations & Team Enablement

• Manage day to day operations across a multidisciplinary team.
• Introduce and uphold high standards of operational discipline, clear communication, concise documentation and any required decision tracking, Co‑ordinate all team logistics, travel, and events.
• Own the internal comms, sharing monthly newsletters company wide.
• Track budgets & report on spending.

Supply Chain/Vendor/Procurement Management

• Manage vendor relationships and approved vendor list.
• Evaluate suppliers for reliability, cost, lead time and compliance requirements in cooperation with the Procurement team.

Leadership & Culture

• Advocate for operational excellence while empowering creative, technical and engineering teams to move fast without friction.
• Bring calm, clarity and structure to a high speed innovation environment.

Requirements

• Significant operational, production or programme management experience within prototyping, hardware, product development or innovation labs.
• Strong understanding of supply chain and manufacturing workflows and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and scale operational systems, documentation and compliance structures.
• Experience across digital & software project roll‑outs.
• Excellent organisational and process building skills.
• Confident running complex project initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong written documentation skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Skilled in workflow tools (Jira, Confluence or similar).
• High level analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Confident self‑starter, able to shape and own the operations without waiting for direction.
• Calm and structured approach, with excellent communication skills.

Benefits

• Family Care Leave – Enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – Life and disability insurance that provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing – Resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
• Colleague Discount – From day 1 you qualify for a generous colleague discount.
• Bonus – When goals are reached and if eligible, you will be rewarded through the bonus scheme.
• Workplace – Hybrid work policy; average of 3 days per week in the office. Hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility during the recruitment process.

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 & Child Safeguarding

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.