Senior Project Procurement Leader

The Great Yellow Brick Company; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Headspace app

Colleague discount

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

The LEGO Group is seeking a Project Procurement Leader in the Boston area to oversee procurement within the Technology Development organization. This hybrid role combines onsite collaboration with remote work, guiding supplier strategies and cross-functional teams to ensure safe, stable project execution and cost-effective outcomes.

You will monitor KPIs, manage supplier relationships, and drive continuous improvement in cost modeling, supply chain setup, and risk management, delivering

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and preferably New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Understanding of engineering and electronics manufacturing processes.
• Supplier management in a multinational manufacturing environment.
• Strong negotiation, communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams during issues or project disruptions.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement efforts to ensure safe and efficient project execution.
• Guide teams on supplier capabilities and data-driven recommendations.
• Improve procurement processes and documentation across the organization.
• Partner with stakeholders across the value chain to expand innovative procurement strategies.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Cross-functional coordination

Supplier management

Cost modeling

Education

Electronics engineering degree

Job description

Job Description

Imagine leading procurement efforts to create the next generation of technology-enabled toys. As a Project Procurement Leader, Senior Manager, you'll drive innovation in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

About the Role

As our Project Procurement Leader, you'll oversee procurement activities within the Technology Development organization, ensuring safe, stable, and efficient execution of the project plan. You'll coordinate activities between Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and Planning teams while representing the viability aspects. Your role will involve monitoring procurement KPIs, managing supplier relationships, and leading problem-solving activities to address cost and quality concerns. You'll also work with procurement team members, supporting continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost modeling, supply chain setup, and risks.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and preferably New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Understanding of engineering and electronics manufacturing processes.
• Supplier management experience in a multinational manufacturing environment.
• Strong negotiation, communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams during issues or project disruptions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Electronics background or engineering degree.
• Experience in highly automated or Industry 4.0 environments.
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience.
• Familiarity with New Product Introduction (NPI) procurement activities.
• Experience within mechatronics products is an advantage.
• Positive mindset and resilience in problem-solving.

What You'll Build

You'll lead procurement efforts to ensure safe and efficient project execution, guide teams on supplier capabilities, and improve project quality through data-driven recommendations. You'll support the standardization of procurement processes and documentation, partner with stakeholders across the value chain, and help expand the use of innovative procurement strategies across the organization.

Life on the Team

You'll work with a team of specialists who collaborate closely across functions, taking ownership of your work and approaching challenges with a practical mindset. You'll thrive by building strong relationships, supporting others' learning, and contributing to shared goals.

What Success Looks Like

Success means consistently delivering stable procurement performance while supporting continuous improvement initiatives. You'll work closely with colleagues and partners across the value chain to strengthen capabilities, improve processes, and create lasting impact.

Additional

This position may require some minimal travel (up to 20 days per year)
No relocation is available for this position
Best of Both working arrangement – 3 days onsite & 2 days remotely

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $134,750.00 - $202,126.00 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 – 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.
• 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.”
• 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.
• We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.
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