Operations Director

1035 LEGO S.A.S.; Paris; Hybride; EUR 110 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Family Care Leave

Life insurance & disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague Discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid work policy

Résumé du poste

LEGO Group in France seeks a senior leader to head the FRANCE Operations team, delivering superior operational performance and commercial results. You will drive S&OP, optimize inventory management, and govern key customer metrics while building a strong, capable team and engaging stakeholders at all levels.

You will collaborate across functions, lead strategic objectives for the next 12–18 months, and ensure continuous improvement in service for retailers, with a hybrid work model and clear

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams with high motivation and results.
• Proven forecasting experience across functions with measurable outcomes.
• Experience driving continuous improvement of service to retailers and customers.

Responsabilités

• Set strategic objectives for FRANCE Operations and align with business goals.
• Lead and develop the Operations team; drive performance and engagement.
• Improve forecasting accuracy, inventory health, and retailer service levels.
• Collaborate across functions and with regional partners to deliver reporting and KPIs.

Connaissances

Leadership

Forecasting

Continuous Improvement

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Thinking

Change Management

Description du poste

Job Description

Are you ready to lead the FRANCE Operations team to deliver extraordinary operational performance and outstanding commercial results? Then make it real.

About the role

As part of the BU France Leadership Team you will be working across functions and ensuring strong collaboration at all levels driving effective and efficient S&OP, delivering high customer satisfaction and healthy inventory and logistics management as well as governing key customer metrics for internal and external reporting. This is a key role in executing the strategic direction of the business unit, developing a strong Operations team to drive the continuous improvement culture and setting and delivering challenging operational objectives – while energizing everybody everyday.

Please note: Relocation support is not available for this role.

Required Qualifications

• Proven track record of leadership and developing strong performing teams with high motivation and satisfaction in their roles
• Proven cross-functional forecasting experience with a clearly demonstrated ability to deliver results
• Demonstrated experience in driving continuous improvement of the service delivered to retailers
• Ability to operate at a senior level with both internal and external stakeholders including experience leading complex/challenging negotiations
• Strategically strong with a pragmatic approach to wider business challenges and ability to thrive in uncertainty
• Experience in leading teams through periods of significant change

Preferred Qualifications

• Operated in an Operations, Logistics, or Supply Chain environment.
• Proactive approach to opportunities and challenges.

What you’ll build

Set strategic objectives that balance the business’s commercial and operational needs. Improve in-stock performance, inventory cover, item-level results, and forecast accuracy. Strengthen customer satisfaction and service for retail partners by leading the customer service team. Support digitalisation and continuous improvement across the business. Contribute to the commercial and people plans for the next one to three years. If you've worked in a role where you improved forecasting, retailer service, and operational results, you'll feel at home here. What matters most is combining strategic thinking with practical decisions and clear ownership.

Life on the team

You’ll join BU France Operations within Markets and Channels. The team works closely across functions and with regional partners. You’ll create an inclusive environment where colleagues are empowered, engaged, and accountable. You’ll bring a proactive approach, collaborate openly, and help others turn challenges into practical opportunities.

What success looks like

You’ll establish clear priorities, strengthen team capability, and create accurate management of operational measures. Over the next 12 to 18 months, you’ll improve planning, forecasting, inventory health, and retailer service while supporting digitalisation. You’ll work closely with the BU France Leadership Team, France Operations, regional and European Operations partners, retail partners, and teams managing customer processes.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

• 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.

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.