Raw Materials Manager Specialist

Job Description
Can you imagine being the key link between materials development, procurement and manufacturing facilities aiming for more sustainable LEGO Bricks in the future?

Bring your polymer materials experience, strong communication skills and proven collaboration capabilities into play and help us creating play experiences for kids and adults around the world, while pushing for a sustainable transition in the materials and moulding industry

No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Core Responsibilities
As Raw Materials Manager, you will together with your colleagues in the Raw Materials Team be responsible for the polymer material categories used for moulded LEGO elements. More specifically, you will:

1. Drive technical development and improvements of materials to meet regulatory, sustainability and technical LEGO requirements related to moulding processes, moulds and machines as well as element functionality, appearance and quality.
2. Lead and strengthen supplier relationships and build on our insights in the manufacturing supply chain of polymers.
3. Set technical requirements for materials and create the right link towards manufacturing and product platforms, using the opportunities in our advanced internal test laboratories.
4. Apply available production and quality data to strengthen our understanding of material behavior across the supply chain.
5. Explore possibilities in simulation and ongoing digitalization to strengthen our ability to link materials to related technology platforms.
6. Represent Materials in various manufacturing and product development activities as well as being a key contributor in problem solving activities across our supply chain.

Play your part in our team succeeding
You will become part of the Materials department in the Engineering and Quality organization located in Billund. The department is responsible for the materials used globally in our production sites to mould and decorate LEGO elements. The materials include polymers (Raw Materials), coloring masterbatches and decoration inks.

The purpose of the department is to develop and maintain robust, safe and high-quality materials for efficient use in current and new manufacturing technologies. The department contributes to the sustainability ambitions of the LEGO Group by developing new sustainable materials.

In the Materials department, you will join the Raw Materials Team, responsible for existing raw materials used today in global production. The team consists of eight highly skilled colleagues with diverse sets of backgrounds, seniority levels, ages, nationalities, etc.

Do you have what it takes?
The ideal candidate holds preferably BSc or MSc degree in Polymers, Materials, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical, Process, Manufacturing engineering or equivalent. Furthermore, you will have:

1. 3+ years' experience in polymer material development, formulation or selection in an industrial context, including knowledge on main commodity and engineering polymers.
2. Proven success using data, digitalization or simulation as tools to create transparency and improvements.
3. A natural flair for analyzing and building end-to-end understanding and showing curiosity and learning mindset on other technical disciplines and areas.
4. Experience working with specification and requirement management.
5. Strong collaboration skills, and ability to create an impact across different areas and functional disciplines - you work as a team player
6. Excellent communication skills and ability to target communication to different audiences.
7. Proficiency in English both written and verbal.

Furthermore, it will be an advantage, if you bring:

1. Skills in data processing, analysis and visualization e.g., through Excel, Power BI or Minitab.
2. Has hands-on experience with material testing, injection moulding or product testing.
3. Experience with problem solving and relevant tools.

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 is what you can expect:

1. Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
2. Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
3. Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
4. Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
5. Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
6. 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.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. 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 and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

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.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO team today.

• Location
  Billund, Denmark
• Job ID:
  0000018838
• Category
  Engineering & Science