Raw Materials Manager Specialist

1 month ago

Billund, Denmark The LEGO Group Full time
Job Description

Imagine being the key link between materials development, procurement, and manufacturing facilities aiming for more sustainable LEGO Bricks in the future. As a Raw Materials Manager, you will play a crucial role in driving technical development and improvements of materials to meet regulatory, sustainability, and technical LEGO requirements.

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

Core Responsibilities

  • Drive technical development and improvements of materials to meet regulatory, sustainability, and technical LEGO requirements.
  • Lead and strengthen supplier relationships and build on our insights in the manufacturing supply chain of polymers.
  • Set technical requirements for materials and create the right link towards manufacturing and product platforms.
  • Apply available production and quality data to strengthen our understanding of material behavior across the supply chain.
  • Explore possibilities in simulation and ongoing digitalization to strengthen our ability to link materials to related technology platforms.
  • 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 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 a BSc or MSc degree in Polymers, Materials, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical, Process, Manufacturing engineering, or equivalent. Furthermore, you will have:

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

Furthermore, it will be an advantage if you bring:

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

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds 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.

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