Junior Regional Supply Planner (9 month contract)

Job Description

Are you passionate in planning inventory deployment to support business in the markets and enable The LEGO Group to reach and inspire more builders of tomorrow?

We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our dynamic team where you bring on your planning hat and act as the guardian of inventory management across the wide inventory network in APAC & China!

This is a 9-month contract role. No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Core Responsibilities

Within Supply Inventory Planning:

• Analyze inventories to determine how to optimize inventory, reduce waste, & optimize service to markets.
• Run daily/weekly tasks to ensure inventory flow meets the requirements in the channel/markets assigned.
• Manage activities related to tactical planning, inventory control, and safety stocks deployment.
• Monitor and drive performance metrics for measurement such as DC instocks, excess, stock turn, and other service measurements.
• Support validation activities with new systems implementation and contribute value-adding analysis and insights ensuring system hygiene and aid team in decision making.
• Support the team through project implementation, assist in coordination across functions and system testing.

Beyond Supply Inventory Planning:

• Confer with regional and BU to scrutinize forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
• Support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
• Work with regional Demand Management team as partners to review forecasts trending to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities.

Play your part in our team succeeding!

APAC CN Supply & Inventory Planning (SIP) secures stable core planning processes for demand and supply through close collaboration with our markets, production sites, and Sales & Operations Planning to adapt in real-time in a dynamic market.

Do you have what it takes?

• Degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field preferred.
• At least 2-3 years supply chain planning experience.
• Strong academic credentials with demonstrated ability to excel in a collaborative environment.
• Data presentation and analysis using data analytic tools like Excel/Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience with planning systems like SAP, Kinaxis, etc.
• Concern for impact - Takes action to have an intended or desired effect on others/Risk mitigation and opportunity sensing.
• Results orientation - Complete planning routines and ensure line of sight to performance metrics with planning tasks/Takes appropriate action to achieve objectives.
• Critical Information Seeking - Seeks different options for scenario planning/Gathers key information to diagnose a problem.
• Thrives in a role that is dynamic and where changes are seen as opportunities and a natural part of a growing business. Adopts a curious approach outside own functional area to drive continuous E2E process improvement.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can 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 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.

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.

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 (e.g., 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. For all candidates, 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.

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