Head of Supply Chain Strategy & Development, EMEA

LEGO Brand Retail; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague Discount

Bonus

Job summary

LEGO Brand Retail is seeking a Head of Supply Chain Strategy & Development, EMEA, to shape regional strategy and turn priorities into actionable plans. You will guide governance, investments, and executive engagements, aligning regional needs with global objectives.

This role operates as an individual contributor with broad regional scope, requiring collaboration with senior leaders and strong analytical, strategic thinking to balance short-term execution with long-term growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in supply chain strategy and planning/execution with at least 3 years in senior leadership.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a business-related field is a plus.
• Worked across demand planning, supply planning, distribution and supply chain strategy with cross-functional leadership.
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making with balance of short-term execution and long-term goals.
• Operations background in supply planning, or demand planning, or factory experience, or BU Ops.
• Strong communication, collaborative, resilient, analytical, and curious to drive change.

Responsibilities

• Shape the EMEA Supply Chain strategy and turn regional priorities into actionable plans.
• Drive transformation to strengthen service, resilience, agility and sustainable growth.
• Establish governance, performance reviews and decision-making frameworks that create clarity and accountability.
• Develop business cases and investment proposals for strategic supply chain opportunities.
• Orchestrate executive business reviews, leadership forums, board updates and key stakeholder engagements.
• Create strategy updates and transformation reports that support informed decisions.

Skills

Supply chain strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Resilience in fast-paced environments

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in business-related field

Job description

Job Description

Ready to shape the strategy behind a resilient and future-ready EMEA supply chain?

Just imagine shaping the supply chain strategy that keeps EMEA moving, connecting commercial demand with resilient operations and sustainable growth.

About the role

As our Head of Supply Chain Strategy & Development, EMEA, you'll shape and execute the regional strategy for the LEGO® Supply Chain team. You'll turn priorities into plans that strengthen service, agility, resilience and cost-to-serve.

This is an individual contributor role with broad regional scope. You'll guide the agenda through influence, expertise and cross-functional partnership, connecting regional needs with global objectives and working closely with senior leaders to move priorities into action.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in supply chain strategy and planning/execution with at least 3 years in senior leadership
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a business-related field is a plus
• Worked across demand planning, supply planning, distribution and supply chain strategy and proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in complex, global environments.
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making skills with experience balancing short term execution and long-term business goals.
• Operations background (supply planning, or demand planning, or factory experience, or BU Ops).
• Strong communication skills - can convey clearly complex problems and solutions to a diverse audience.
• Team player. Collaborative style, yet able to stand their ground.
• Resilience. Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure.
• Strong analytical capabilities. Enjoys working with numbers and data.
• Innovative & Curious - able to find new ways of doing things, whilst seeking first to understand why things are as they are

What you'll build

Shape the EMEA Supply Chain strategy and turn regional priorities into actionable plans.

Drive transformation that strengthens service, resilience, agility and sustainable growth.

Establish governance, performance reviews and decision-making frameworks that create clarity and accountability.

Develop business cases and investment proposals for strategic supply chain opportunities.

Orchestrate executive business reviews, leadership forums, board updates and key stakeholder engagements.

Create strategy updates and transformation reports that support informed decisions.

If you've worked where supply chain strategy meets operational execution, you'll feel at home here. What matters most is connecting long-term direction with the operational choices that move the business forward.

Life on the team

Regional Supply Chain Operations connects commercial demand with operational execution. Together, we help markets maintain strong service while navigating cost, capacity and resource constraints. You'll collaborate openly, communicate complex topics clearly and stand behind your recommendations. You’ll remain effective as priorities shift and seek to understand existing processes before finding better ways forward.

What success looks like

You'll create clear direction for EMEA Supply Chain and strengthen how priorities, investments and transformation are governed. Your impact will come through strategic ownership, sound judgement and the ability to bring teams together around a shared direction, rather than through direct people management.

Working closely with Global Supply Chain, Commercial, Procurement, Finance, Technology and Business Unit leaders, you’ll keep regional execution connected to the wider ambitions of the LEGO Group.

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.

Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.

Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.