Production Planner (Component Planning)

1025 LEGO Manufacturing Virginia Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family care leave

Insurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Colleague discount

Bonus

Job summary

LEGO Group seeks a Production Planner for AMS Component Planning to translate supply chain dependencies into actionable schedules. You’ll collaborate with production teams, engineers and site teams across global locations to deliver plans for the LVA factory and related sites. Strong planning expertise and SAP skills required.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, stakeholder collaboration, and balancing service, feasibility and cost, with hybrid work options and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong track record of delivery in production planning or a similar role.
• Deep planning expertise and understanding of supply chain dependencies and planning principles.
• SAP knowledge.
• Strong data analytical skills.
• Analytical and storytelling capabilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Digital competency.

Responsibilities

• Execute short term scheduling and components flow planning from other sites.
• Apply planning expertise and articulate key supply chain dependencies and planning principles.
• Balance service, feasibility and cost across priorities and initiatives.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and collaborate across functions and global sites.
• Communicate effectively with supply chain experts, production managers and engineers.
• Use data and analytical insights to support planning and decision-making.
• Support other planners and collaborate with component planning teams across sites.

Skills

Data analytics

Analytical thinking

Storytelling

Communication

Collaboration

Digital literacy

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description

Are you ready to turn complex planning into great operational results? Join AMS Component Planning and help us deliver components at the right time, in the right quality and in the most cost‑efficient way.

As a Production Planner, you’ll bring strong planning expertise and help translate supply chain dependencies and planning principles into effective execution across sites and functions. This is an opportunity to work in a global environment where balancing service, feasibility and cost is essential. You’ll collaborate with supply chain experts, production teams, technical engineers and colleagues across global sites while helping deliver the plans for the LVA factory.

Core Responsibilities

• Execute short term scheduling and components flow planning from other sites.
• Apply strong planning expertise and clearly articulate key supply chain dependencies and planning principles.
• Balance service, feasibility and cost when working across different priorities and departmental initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and collaborate across functions and global sites.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with supply chain experts, production managers and technical engineers.
• Use data and analytical insights to support effective planning and decision-making.
• Support other planners and collaborate with component planning teams across sites.

Do you have what it takes?

• A strong track record of delivery in production planning or a similar role.
• Deep planning expertise and a solid understanding of supply chain dependencies and planning principles.
• SAP technical knowledge.
• Strong data analytical skills.
• Analytical and storytelling capabilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Digital competency.
• The ability to work effectively with stakeholders across different functions and locations.

What success looks like

Success means developing into a confident planning professional who can manage workflows with minimal support, contribute to the effectiveness of the wider planning team and provide strong support to colleagues at other sites. The role also provides opportunities to further strengthen storytelling and digital capabilities.

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $76,283.00 - $114,425.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.

What’s in it for you?

• 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 you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based.
• 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.

Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here.

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, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are.

Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

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