Materials Planner (Temporary 1 year)

Job Description

Bring value to yourself and the organization by putting your superpowers to work!

Help make it possible for children around the world to experience the joy of play through our amazing products. As a Materials Planner, you will play a critical role in ensuring the right materials are available at the right time to support production and deliver great experiences for our consumers.

Play your part in our team succeeding

As a Materials Planner, you will be responsible for ensuring material availability to support the production plan. You will collaborate closely with suppliers, production teams, and planning partners to maintain inventory health, improve supplier performance, and drive continuous improvement across planning processes.

Core Responsibilities

• Ensure material availability in line with the latest production plan requirements.
• Manage and adjust supplier delivery schedules to accommodate production plan changes.
• Optimize inventory and safety stock levels to ensure production continuity while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
• Monitor supplier performance and proactively address supply risks and potential disruptions.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate material-related risks through effective contingency planning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on planning efficiency, transportation optimization, inventory utilization, and supplier collaboration.
• Execute daily planning activities with a strong focus on quality, agility, and operational excellence.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and analytics to provide actionable insights and support decision-making.
• Support the implementation and continual improvement of the QEHS Management System within your area of responsibility.
• Ensure adequate resources are available to maintain QEHS compliance and effectiveness.
• Demonstrate leadership and proactive participation in QEHS initiatives.
• Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, customer, and company QEHS requirements.

Do You Have What It Takes?

• Experience in Materials Planning, Inventory Management, Procurement, Supply Planning, or related Supply Chain functions.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Experience collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of inventory management principles, material planning processes, and supply chain operations.
• Continuous Improvement methodologies and tools (PDCA, Process Mapping, Root Cause Analysis, Lean principles, etc.).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound, data-driven decisions.
• Risk assessment and mitigation experience.
• Power BI expertise, including dashboard development, KPI visualization, data modeling, DAX, and reporting automation.
• Ability to analyze and interpret business data to identify opportunities and risks.
• Fluent English communication skills.

What's in it for You?

Join a team where your contributions directly impact our ability to delight children and families around the world. You'll have opportunities to drive improvements, enhance your analytical capabilities, and work in a collaborative environment that values innovation, creativity, and continuous learning.

This position is based at our LEGO Operaciones de México manufacturing facility in Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo León. This is an on-site position and remote work is not available.

This is a TEMPORARY 1-year role.

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 are some of what to 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 you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

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 – You'll find this at the top of this advert and when you join the team, we'll confirm this with you.

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, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
                                                                                                                                             
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.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.