Supply Planning Analyst (12 months contract)

Job Description

Do you have technical and business understanding of Supply planning, managing inventory, delivery of products and motivated by working with internal teams and external supplier partners?

Bring your analytical, supply planning and interpersonal skills to the table and help shape the way the LEGO Group procures globally!

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Supply Planning and Logistic Department (SP&L) in the Procurement Engineering & Electronics Manufacturing (P&EM) organization focuses on supply planning, managing inventory, and delivering externally produced products for The LEGO Group. The P&EM team sources, develops, and delivers a diversified portfolio of parts through a global third-party manufacturing network. SP&L focuses on supply planning, managing inventory, and delivering products.

The Supply Planning Analyst is responsible for executing daily supply planning tasks—such as order processing, delivery management, and non-product purchase oversight—to ensure optimal product availability and inventory performance. This role focuses on operational execution, working closely with suppliers, logistics, and internal teams to respond promptly to demand fluctuations and support smooth product launches.

Core Responsibilities

• Planning/orders to suppliers, managing delivery to packaging sites, and reacting to the demand plan to maintain product availability and inventory performance.
• Jointly review with suppliers to ensure enough capacity is reserved for product novelties and carryover products.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineering, and suppliers to deliver a feasible launch plan through the product launch process.
• Manage the service level of logistics service providers jointly with the global shipping network and logistics service procurement team.
• Work on ECO (Engineering Change Order)/product evolution processes. Resolve supply risks during any transition periods.
• Improve supply chain efficiency and productivity by challenging supply lead times, inventory, and total cost-to-deliver.
• Manage non-product purchases from the LEGO Group to suppliers.

Do you have what it takes?

• Relevant education in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Operation Research or other related fields, or strong proven track record in Supply Chain Planning / Operations / Purchasing / Manufacturing management.
• Min 2y experience in Planning / Procurement / Supply Chain.
• Good understanding of Supply Chain Management, purchasing, constraints and productivities in manufacturing, capacity planning, inventory management and control and logistics.
• Project management experience, proven track record in lean / deploying process improvement methodology in supply planning operation.
• Strong team player, excellent communication skills and collaborating skills.
• Strong understanding of ERP system (e.g. SAP).
• Excellent analytical skills, doing spreadsheets and database management (e.g. MS Access, Excel, PowerBI, or other BI tools).

NICE TO HAVE

• Previous experience working in an international company.
• Proven skills and sound knowledge in remote / international supplier network management.
• Adhere to new developments of ERP, Planning system (e.g. Kinaxis), process automations and data analytics (e.g. Python, Tableau).

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we may 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.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (e.g. 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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