[The LEGO Group] Indirect Sourcing Specialist

Location Vietnam
Industry
Job reference 12355
Job type Permanent
Consultant email quynh.chau@manpower.com.vn
Consultant contact no +84 903 976 220
Date posted Apr 29, 2022

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 

  • Be the go to person for day to day procurement related activities across all indirect categories.

  • Support to global/regional/local supplier management – e.g. contracting, negotiations, escalation, reviews

  • Collaborate with global and regional procurement teams to to deliver projects.


Play your part in our team succeeding 

Be part of the local procurement team to support the LEGO investment and ensure that procurement get embedded into the new organization.

We emphasize building strong relations to our business partners and support them in achieving their priorities. The main focus is to stable supplier platform in full compliance with all LEGO requirements such as safety, quality, ethical manner and in the level competitive price.

Our aim is to have strong stakeholder management. As we are global team we have to ensure that we work closely with our key stakeholders.

Do you have what it takes? 

  • Sourcing background in indirect categories or degree in similar field.

  • Great collaboration skills

  • Strong analytical skills; Commercially astute, ability in the analysis of cost data and how cost is segmented and structured such as elemental distribution of construction costs.

  • Project management skills

  • Influencing and persuasion skills

  • A get things done attitude and the ability handle many projects at the same time

  • Experience with SAP / COUPA

  • Influencing and persuasion skills

  • Ability to listen and learn from others

  • Advanced English


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.