Job DescriptionJoin our team as a Distribution Manager, where you'll lead dynamic fulfillment operations, optimize costs, and drive strategic advantages for The LEGO Group, ensuring our products reach customers with precision and excellence.
Core Responsibilities: - Lead and manage day-to-day warehouse and distribution operations to ensure accurate, timely, and efficient processes across multiple business lines.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, optimize costs, and improve service performance.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Procurement, Sales, Finance, and Demand & Customer Planning to align warehouse capacity and distribution capabilities with business demand.
- Monitor and analyze warehouse and distribution KPIs, including inventory accuracy, productivity, service performance, and processing timeliness, communicating trends and risks to stakeholders.
- Oversee relationships with third-party logistics providers and transportation partners to ensure cost-efficient, reliable, and high-performing distribution operations.
- Drive strategies for operational excellence and cost optimization to strengthen Distribution as a competitive advantage.
- Support end-to-end transportation and parcel carrier operations while identifying opportunities to improve fulfillment processes, service levels, and customer satisfaction across channels.
Play Your Part in Our Team Succeeding: The AMS Distribution team within Supply Chain Operations is pivotal in ensuring that The LEGO Group's products reach customers efficiently and reliably. This department acts as a crucial link between various stakeholders, including Warehousing, Sales Organizations, and logistics partners, driving operational excellence and cost optimization. By focusing on continuous improvement and strategic collaboration, the team enhances overall supply chain performance and positioning Distribution as a competitive advantage.
The Distribution Manager is part of the AMS Distribution team within Supply Chain Operations, responsible for leading physical distribution and fulfillment across the Local Distribution Centers (LDC) network.
Do You Have What It Takes? A bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related technical field is highly desired. Experience in distribution, warehouse, and transportation operations, including relationships with parcel carriers and third-party logistics providers.
Must Have: - Strong experience in distribution, warehouse, and/or transportation operations, including managing relationships with third-party logistics providers and transportation partners.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP systems, such as SAP.
- Proficiency in data analytics and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI) to monitor KPIs and drive operational improvements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple fulfillment channels while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
Nice to Have: - Previous experience working with SAP or similar ERP systems.
- Previous eCommerce experience, providing insights into online consumer behavior and fulfillment processes.
- Ability to take initiative, recognize opportunities for improvement, and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills, with a self-driven and proactive character capable of impacting the organization through own initiative.
Additional: - Best of both: three (3) days onsite and two (2) days remotely.
- Domestic travel will be required.
- No relocation will be available.
CompensationThe salary for this position has a range of $120,830.00 - $181,246.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.
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 - 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.
