Procurement Manager (2 yr Contract)

Just imagine helping shape how major construction projects come to life by connecting the right suppliers, commercial strategies, and partnerships. Then make it real. As a Construction Procurement Manager, you will help drive sourcing decisions that support safe, resilient, sustainable, and successful construction projects across the organization.

This is a 2 years contract in Monterrey. No relocation is provided for this opportunity.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Indirect Materials & Services Procurement organization supports a broad range of spend areas across the LEGO Group, including construction, energy, facilities management, IT and digital, professional services, travel, distribution, and logistics.

Within Construction Procurement, you will be part of a global team supporting capital projects and helping develop sourcing strategies for a large and complex spend area. Working closely with project teams, suppliers, and partner functions, you will help create strong commercial foundations for construction projects while contributing to continuous improvement, resilience, and the LEGO Group's sustainability ambitions.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the execution of large-scale construction and capital projects as part of a global procurement team, helping implement harmonized sourcing strategies that enable safe and effective building design and construction.

• Lead and support strategic sourcing and tendering activities, ensuring sourcing events are executed effectively and in line with business and project requirements.

• Apply strong contract management expertise throughout the sourcing and supplier lifecycle, supporting clear commercial terms, effective negotiations, and sound risk management.

• Work closely with construction and project teams to support successful project delivery and provide commercial and procurement guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

• Develop and support long-term sourcing strategies informed by market insight, business requirements, supplier capabilities, and value-creation opportunities.

• Build and maintain a strong supplier base through contracting, negotiation, relationship management, supplier performance management, and ongoing risk assessment.

• Leverage supplier expertise to identify opportunities for innovation, productivity improvements, and stronger long-term partnerships.

• Manage supply-base risk and support business continuity and resiliency strategies that help minimize potential disruption to factories and office locations.

• Build strong relationships with key internal partner teams and influence commercial and sourcing decisions across a matrixed, global organization.

• Support the LEGO Group's sustainability ambitions by partnering with suppliers and internal teams to embed sustainability considerations into procurement decisions.

• Track procurement performance and global KPIs, using lessons learned and relevant data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and adjust sourcing approaches when needed.

Do you have what it takes?

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Real Estate, Construction, or another relevant field, or equivalent knowledge gained through relevant professional experience.

Must Have

• Strong experience supporting regional construction, capital project, or comparable complex project environments.

• Proven procurement or strategic sourcing experience within a multinational or similarly complex organization, ideally with exposure to construction or capital expenditure categories.

• Strong knowledge of tendering, sourcing processes, contract management, and commercial negotiations.

• Experience managing supplier relationships, performance, risk, and business continuity considerations.

• Ability to develop sourcing approaches using market insight, business requirements, and value-creation opportunities.

• Strong influencing and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across project teams and multiple functions in a matrixed organization.

• Analytical and continuous-improvement mindset, with the ability to use performance data and lessons learned to improve sourcing strategies and execution.

• Advanced English communication skills, both verbal and written.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting procurement transformation or broader process-improvement initiatives.

• Experience working across multiple regions, functions, or global project teams within a highly matrixed organization.

• Exposure to sustainability initiatives within construction procurement, supplier management, or capital projects.

• Leadership: Taking initiative, role modeling accountability, and effectively collaborating with colleagues. Exhibits strong communication, problem-solving abilities. Exhibit strong decision-making abilities, provide constructive feedback, and support their team's professional development while aligning their efforts with organizational objectives

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