Category Manager - Digital Technology role at the LEGO Group

This role is pivotal in shaping the future of Software & Cloud Services spend, driving innovative commercial initiatives across the organization. In this exciting position, a solid understanding of the Cloud technology landscape and Agile delivery models will be essential!

Responsibilities

• Support leadership and influencing activities among stakeholders, finance and suppliers to drive companywide commercial initiatives in the Software & Cloud Services spends
• Have a working knowledge of the Cloud technology space and contracting for Agile delivery models
• Help Identify and facilitate conversations with stakeholders regarding opportunities for technology innovation
• Accountable for category critical metric progress (e.g. Productivity, Vendor Rationalisation)
• Support the building of market insight to identify trends in and translate them into category strategies/plans and robust actions leading to efficiency improvements
• Negotiate contracts with SaaS suppliers
• Build and maintain Global supplier base - incl. contracting, negotiations, risk management, sustainability and supplier performance

Join a dynamic team at the forefront of digital transformation as a Category Manager - Digital Technology. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of Software & Cloud Services spend, driving innovative commercial initiatives across the organization. In this exciting position, a solid understanding of the Cloud technology landscape and Agile delivery models will be essential.

Play your part in our team succeeding

Indirect Materials and Services Sourcing is a global organization focused on driving excellence in sourcing, and to be strong business partners with internal stakeholders while driving supplier relationship management. The organization is responsible for Facility, Travel, Professional Services and IT categories procurement globally.

The LEGO Group expands globally and the procurement team needs additional resources to manage the growing demand.

What You’ll Need

• Proven experience with IT sourcing experience – Software/SaaS Services
• Understanding and experience negotiating SaaS contracts and related commercial/licence models
• Preferable global category management experience, minimum EMEA category management experience
• Knowledge of developing sourcing strategies
• Knowledge of supporting agile processes, fast contracting with start-ups for pilots and experimentation
• Understanding of procurement processes and the software & services vendor landscape
• Advanced communication skills, the ability to interact with confidence with individuals at various levels and influence
• Experience of leading and delivering multiple projects successfully
• It would be beneficial to have knowledge and experience of manufacturing and operating software technology

The position is based in Billund, DK or London, UK and relocation support is not offered for this role.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis; however, we amend or withdraw our jobs 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?

• 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.

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.

Job details

• Seniority level – Mid-Senior level
• Employment type – Full-time
• Job function – Marketing and Sales
• Industries – Manufacturing