LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam

We are delighted to be appointed as the hiring partner for the LEGO Group (https://www.lego.com), the Danish toymaker for their upcoming factory site in Vietnam.

The LEGO Group will invest more than US $1 billion in the 44-hectare site in the Binh Duong Province (around 50km from Ho Chi Minh City). This is the sixth LEGO® factory and this will expand the Group’s global manufacturing footprint and support long-term growth in Asia-Pacific region. The facility is planned to be the company’s first carbon neutral factory and will include investments in solar energy generation.

Are you passionate about combining technology and toys? Do you want to make a mark in developing new ways to secure the quality in Play and Learning experience for our builders of tomorrow?

Take this opportunity to play a meaningful role and help the LEGO® Group in our mission to become a world leader!

Core Responsibilities

Ensure global platforms for CAPEX MRO are being adhered to.
Ensure the selection and development of local suppliers that can satisfy LEGO requirements and needs
Provide a guide to local CAPEX, MRO towards the good definition and follow of KPIs that are important for the Category (Savings, Delivery, Standard Prices, etc)
Global Forum participation and representation to ensure a good collaboration between global-local team
Support the expansion projects that are priority for the Company
Contractual negotiation and elaborate contracts that provides benefits to the Company in a long term and competitive advantages
Implement-propose tools and procedures to cover internal customers´ needs

Play your part in our team succeeding

Procurement is focused on providing the goods and services required for the LEGO Group and maintain the commercial relation with our external partners.

This position exists in order to manage all the commercial aspects with LEGO Vietnam Manufacturing (LVM) suppliers. Also to ensure the supply platform of materials on time and quality complying with the LEGO requirements to boost the brand positioning.

This role give the opportunity to seek opportunities to gain more value of the Category of CAPEX and MRO, the responsibility of selecting the supply base that better meets the Company requirements.

Provides exposure and interaction with the different departments of the Company, also as the projects that will be managed are generally of high impact to the organization.

This position has the opportunity to contribute to set the direction and plans for the Category as long as to be role model of good practices and to seek for operational excellence with the internal customers and supply base.

Do you have what it takes?

5+ years of experience in Procurement
2+ years of functional experience in the Category of CAPEX & MRO
2+ years of experience on Supplier Relationship management
Advanced skills in MS Office (power point, excel mainly)
SAP preferable
Result & Strategic Oriented
Category Management
Negotiation
Project Management

Join the global LEGO® team

What’s in it for you? Here are some of what to expect:

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind

Bonus – When goals are reached, you’ll be rewarded through their global bonus scheme.

Children are their role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything they do. They 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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. They are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

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 a global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.

Location	Vietnam
Industry
Category	Others
Job type	Permanent
Consultant contact no	+84 903 976 220
Job reference	12353

Job type	Permanent
Consultant email	quynh.chau@manpower.com.vn
Consultant contact no	+84 903 976 220

[The LEGO Group] Category Manager Specialist