Strategic Sourcing Specialist - CAPEX & MRO

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Are you ready to drive strategic sourcing perfection and make a tangible impact on manufacturing operations?

Join us as a Strategic Sourcing Specialist and own the charge in developing and optimizing the procurement process focused in the CAPEX and MRO categories improving manufacturing efficiency and business continuity.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies for capital expenditures and maintenance, repair, and operations categories ensuring alignment to global standards, cost efficiency, supplier quality, and operational continuity.
• Develop and optimize the procurement and inventory process by utilizing the systems and tools available, such as Coupa and SAP. Establish inventory control and governance process, balancing operational continuity, budgetary, and risk management objectives.
• Collaborate across operations, engineering, maintenance, other manufacturing sites and project management teams to align procurement tactics with technical and operational requirements.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities including RFQs/RFPs, supplier evaluation, and negotiations. Negotiate commercial terms and contracts to optimize value and mitigate business risk.
• Partner with Global Procurement to lead supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost competitiveness, and delivery reliability. Assisting with warranty claims, safety studies, and product liability investigations.
• Drive cost savings and value improvement through root cause analysis, strategic sourcing initiatives, and inventory strategies that support lifecycle strategies for critical assets and mitigate obsolescence risk.
• Support capital projects, factory investments, and operational procurement requirements.
• Conduct market analysis and risk assessments to identify opportunities and supply risks. Develop localized supplier and sourcing options when a global or regional option does not exist.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Procurement Department is integral to our organization's success, ensuring that our manufacturing operations run smoothly and efficiently. By leading sourcing, contracting, and supplier relationships, the department plays a vital role in maintaining operational continuity and supporting plant expansion projects. It focuses on strategic category management to optimize costs, improve supplier innovation, and mitigate supply risks, thereby giving to the overall business objectives.

As a Strategic Sourcing Specialist, you will be at the forefront of these efforts, aligning procurement activities with operational priorities and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Your role will support the broader organization by ensuring reliable sourcing of critical equipment and services, reducing downtime, and enabling production reliability. By partnering closely with cross-functional teams, you will help develop procurement strategies that improve manufacturing performance and business continuity. Do you have what it takes?

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations Management is preferred. Experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, CAPEX, MRO, or manufacturing categories.

Must Have:

• Strong understanding of strategic sourcing, procurement processes, supplier management, and contract negotiation.
• Knowledge of CAPEX procurement processes, industrial equipment sourcing, and MRO purchasing practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to demonstrate market intelligence and expenditure evaluation.
• Experience using ERP and procurement systems such as SAP, Ariba, Oracle, or similar platforms.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools.

Nice to Have:

• Supporting manufacturing, industrial, or production environments are strongly preferred.
• Leading supplier negotiations, contracts, and procurement projects is desired.

Additional:

• Best of Both (3 days on-site & 2 days from home)
• Some minimal international travel will be required
• No relocation will be available

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $93,989.00 - $140,983.00 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.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do 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 are some of what to 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 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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