Job Description

Sr. Supply Planning Analyst (12 Months’ contact for Parental Leave Cover）

Do you have both technical and business acumen covering supply planning, inventory management and product delivery within the EMS industry, and are you driven to partner with internal stakeholders and external supplier partners?

Bring your analytical, supply planning and interpersonal skills to the table and help shape the way the LEGO® Group procures globally!

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Supply Planning & Logistics (SP&L) department within the Technology Sourcing & Manufacturing (TSM) organization is responsible for supply planning, inventory management, and product delivery for externally manufactured products across The LEGO Group. As part of a global manufacturing network, TSM sources, develops, and delivers a diversified portfolio of parts through strategic third-party manufacturing partners. SP&L plays a critical role in ensuring reliable product availability while balancing inventory, service, and operational efficiency.

The Senior Supply Planning Analyst ensures reliable supply through integrated material, component, production, and capacity planning across both internal and external manufacturing operations. The role translates demand and inventory requirements into executable supply plans, proactively identifies supply risks and constraints, and collaborates with suppliers, manufacturing partners, and cross-functional stakeholders to secure continuity of supply and operational performance.

Depending on team deployment, the role will have primary accountability for either EMS factory planning or external parts planning.

Core Responsibilities

• Execute and oversee supply planning and ordering activities with suppliers, managing deliveries to manufacturing and packaging sites while responding proactively to demand changes to maintain product availability and inventory performance.

• Act as the primary planning contact for suppliers and category stakeholders, driving supplier planning performance through capacity reviews, risk management, and executional follow-up.

• Collaborate with suppliers to secure production capacity for new product introductions, carry-over products, and changing business requirements, ensuring supply readiness and continuity.

• Manage end-to-end product lifecycle planning, including launches, replenishment, engineering changes (ECO), and phase-out activities, while maintaining targeted service and inventory levels.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply, capacity, inventory, and delivery risks, coordinating recovery plans with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders to minimize business impact.

• Drive key planning processes including novelty planning, exit management, mold and equipment replenishment, air-freight coordination, and planning-data governance to support operational excellence.

• Strengthen collaboration across procurement, engineering, logistics, project management, and regional planning teams to develop robust and executable supply plans.

• Lead planning process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives through enhanced reporting, analytics, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and lead-time optimization to improve supply chain efficiency and cost-to-deliver.

Do you have what it takes?

• Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Operation Research or other related fields, or strong proven track record in Supply Chain Planning / Operations / Purchasing / Manufacturing management.

• 3-5 years of experience in Supply Planning, Material Planning, Factory Planning，Procurement, Manufacturing Operations, or Supply Chain Management in EMS industry and in international companies.

• Strong understanding of supply planning principles, including capacity planning, inventory management, material flow, supplier management, and logistics operations.

• Practical experience working with external manufacturers, suppliers, or global sourcing networks in a fast-paced operational environment.

• Proven ability to manage supply and delivery exceptions, balance competing priorities, and drive effective resolution of operational issues.

• Experience with ERP systems and planning processes, preferably SAP, with a strong understanding of MRP-driven planning environments.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with advanced proficiency in Excel and experience using reporting or business intelligence tools such as Power BI.

• Strong project management and continuous improvement mindset, with experience supporting process optimization or operational excellence initiatives.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and build effective partnerships across functions and regions.

• Adhere to new developments of ERP, Planning system (e.g. Kinaxis), process automations and data analytics (e.g. Databrick, Power BI)

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

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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:

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.

Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.

Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.

Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here

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.

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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