Supply Chain Planning and Operations Coordinator

Job Description

Join us as a Supply Chain Planning and Operations Coordinator, where you’ll be the mastermind behind strategic supply solutions, collaborating across teams to keep us agile and ready to exceed customer expectations every step of the way!

• Collaborate with the production facility to analyze and recommend adjustments to the production plan, ensuring prioritization of changes to optimize production efficiency and address supply shortages and manage excess inventory. 

• Serve as a liaison between Allocation, Demand Planning, Sales, and Marketing teams to gather insights on expected performance and identify potential risk situations throughout the planning process.

• Act as a key business partner in all stages of supply chain planning, facilitating effective communication regarding supply risks, interruptions, and their potential impacts on operations.

• Support departmental initiatives aimed at improving processes and capabilities across the organization, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

• Monitor and report on supply chain performance metrics, identifying trends and areas for improvement to ensure alignment with business objectives.

• Assist in the development and implementation of strategies to mitigate supply chain disruptions and enhance overall responsiveness to market demands.

• Coordinate cross-functional meetings to discuss planning updates, challenges, and opportunities, encouraging collaboration among teams to achieve shared goals.

• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting of supply chain activities, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations.

The Supply Chain Planning and Operations department plays a crucial role in positioning the organization as "The Supplier of Choice" by facilitating seamless collaboration across various business areas. By engaging closely with production sites and the Americas markets, the department ensures that supply strategies are aligned with demand plan requirements while maintaining efficient inventory health. This collaborative approach not only drives operational efficiency but also crafts valuable learning opportunities across the entire value chain.

In this context, the Supply Chain Planning and Operations Coordinator serves as a vital enabler for the broader organization. This role focuses on enhancing global Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), developing inventory policies, and analyzing demand and inventory to improve collaboration. Ultimately, this alignment fosters a more responsive and agile supply chain, empowering the organization to meet customer needs effectively while achieving its strategic goals.

• Holds a Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field.

• Communicates complex problems and solutions clearly to a diverse audience.

• Collaborates optimally as a phenomenal teammate while confidently advocating for ideas and decisions.

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating resilience under pressure.

• Analyzes data and works with numbers to drive informed decisions.

• Tries new things, makes decisions, and learns from mistakes to develop growth.

• Seeks continuous improvement opportunities to improve processes.

• Contributes positively to group dynamics with experience in a team environment.

This position will be based at 1001 Boylston St. in Boston, MA. Our workplace enables our LEGO® colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3 day in the office hybrid model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues.

• Leadership: Ability to take guidance from leader, however strong self leadership ownership of delivering with, and strong focus on taking initiative, and solving problems. 
• Strategic Thinking: Good understanding of basic procurement strategies such as cost reduction, quality improvement & supplier diversification & apply these strategies to daily tasks & sourcing decisions
• Effective Communication: Good understanding and application of oral and verbal communication. Proactive in asking questions, explaining approach and blockers and works towards expanding business knowledge at a to be able to communicate effectively  with stakeholders and business.
• Interpersonal Skills (D&I) : Be open to learning from more experienced colleagues and adapting to different working styles.
• LEGO Values & LP Behaviors: Demonstrate curiosity to learn, engaging with colleagues from different departments, taking initiative, suggesting innovative ideas, and speaking up with confidence whilst continuously seeking learning opportunities, ask insightful questions, and embrace change. 
• Learning Mindset: Curiosity to acquire new skills, being open to feedback & continuously seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth. Proactive in asking questions, embracing challenges, and staying updated with industry trends and best practices.

Compensation

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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