Are you analytical to the core? Do you master the ins and outs of ERP systems? And can you share your insights and knowledge with other professionals so they can easily understand your analysis and take action? Balance component availability and costs As Planning Manager Specialist, you join our Global Component Processes & Development team within Supply Chain Planning & Distribution. Here, you divide your time between airfreight process and request process ownership, which includes documentation, optimisation and process follow-up. Moreover, you become a central SAP go-to-person. A goal in this role will be to balance different needs and wishes, such as cost vs. service, of a broad range of stakeholders across the organisation. The rest of your time is dedicated to continuous improvement in close collaboration with your team, and you create value by: Balancing and optimising component availability in situations of global constraint Secure long-term feasibility towards potential market opportunities Consolidating global component processes content and collaboration towards stakeholders outside Global Capacity & Component Planning Connected community You will join a team of keen and dedicated colleagues with a high focus on collaboration and a strong sense of engagement. Maintaining a fun and caring environment, we bridge global and local ownership of core component planning processes, while ensuring the necessary level of standardisation to provide scalability in an expanding organisation. As many of our colleagues in the LEGO family, we are passionate about the impact of play, and we go beyond the borders of our own area to support our stakeholders and thereby create cross-organisational value. Awesomely analytical with a strong systems understanding You challenge the status quo and get your energy from working with many different specialist areas, applying your analytical mind-set and can-do attitude regardless of the area. To succeed in this role, you have a deep understanding of planning processes and IT systems (ERP, SAP), including general knowledge of the supply chain setup, principles, dynamics and dependencies. Moreover, you are able to bring this knowledge into play and translate action plans into system data. You hold an M.Sc. in industrial management, e.g. as an engineer specialised in production and logistics - alternatively, you have a business degree in logistics at Master´s level You have 4+ years of supply planning experience from a production environment You are a skilled analyst with great SAP, Business Warehouse and Excel skills, including VBA You have excellent collaboration and communication skills, and you speak and write English fluently Bringing it to life "This is the place for you if you just cannot stop yourself from diving into systems to find new ways of solving the planning puzzle. We are looking for an analytical geek, who can communicate business insights and make actionable recommendations. Your personal view on reports and facts is as important as the analyses themselves," says Niels Jørn Jørgensen, Director, Global Component Processes & Development. Join the global LEGO® Family In the LEGO Group, we succeed together, and you will be part of a global family, where you can use your creativity and enjoy a fun working environment across the LEGO Community. We look very much forward to reading your application - please remember to attach your application and a current CV in English.
