Senior Manager, Supply Chain Strategy

LEGO Gruppe; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager of Supply Chain Strategy to shape the future of logistics. This pivotal role involves developing global supply chain strategies, enhancing operational capabilities, and driving performance improvements. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to leverage data insights for informed decision-making. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will help reach more children and ensure sustainable growth. If you are passionate about supply chain innovation and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Family Care Leave

Life and Disability Insurance

Wellbeing Resources

Generous Colleague Discount

Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic operations planning within a large company.
• Expertise in distribution network design and modelling.

Responsibilities

• Support development of logistics network strategy globally.
• Leverage data to analyze plans relevant to distribution operations.

Skills

Data Analytics

Supply Chain Management

Project Management

Financial Analysis

Cross-Functional Communication

Education

Master's Degree in Supply Chain

Bachelor's Degree in Business Strategy

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

Ready to shape the future of global logistics? Join us as a Strategy Support Manager!

We’re seeking aSenior Manager, Supply Chain Strategy to help develop both our regional and global Supply Chain operations strategy . You’ll play a key role in building operational capabilities, drive Key Performance Indicator improvements, and turning data insights into smart business decisions. Join us and move the future forward!

Core Responsibilities

• Support development of logistics network strategy globally for future fulfilment capacity/capability with a focus on direct to consumer.
• Operationalize systems capabilities and Key Performance Indicator improvements for ecommerce operations in conjunction with key business/functional collaborators.
• Leverage data to analyse plans relevant to our distribution operation in order to understand key trade-offs, build business cases and drive decision making across the function
• Lead and support specific strategic distribution projects across Market Groups as required.

Play your part in our team succeeding

Supply Chain Operations (SCO) is responsible for the planning, demand management and distribution of finished goods from factory through to delivery at customer & shoppers across both B2B and D2C channels (LEGO Retail). Within SCO the purpose of supply chain development/strategy is to understand the commercial, customer and shopper needs in order to shape, socialise and implement both the in year priorities and the long term strategy (2-3 years), vision and direction. The focus of the Senior Manager Supply Chain Strategy will be supporting the SCO relationship with LEGO Retail however the role will functionally sit within EMEA SCO.

This role will put you at the heart of the future supply chain decision making, meaning you can play a significant part in helping to reach more children across the region and ensuring The LEGO Group is set up for future growth.

Do you have what it takes

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business Strategy or operations fields is preferred
• Preferred Certifications: APICS Certified Supply Chain professional, and Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Previous consultancy experience or heavily involved within the strategic operations planning within a large company.
• Experience in distribution network design and modelling.
• Demonstrated expertise using data analytics to solve problems and perform scenario modelling.
• Understanding of cost analysis and financial impact of supply chain decisions.
• Ability to present complex scenarios/trade-off’s in a simple format.
• Excellent cross functional communication skills.
• It will be beneficial to have experience working with SAP, knowledge of process improvement methodologies and being competent with data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)

The position is based in London, UK and relocation support is not offered for this role.

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Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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 seeksto 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.

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