Procurement Manager

Just imagine helping shape how major construction projects come to life by connecting the right suppliers, commercial strategies, and partnerships. 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. 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.
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.
Build and maintain a strong supplier base through contracting, negotiation, relationship management, supplier performance management, and ongoing risk assessment.
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.
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Real Estate, Construction, or another relevant field, or equivalent knowledge gained through relevant professional experience.

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.
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.
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.
Exhibit strong decision‐making abilities, provide constructive feedback, and support their team's professional development while aligning their efforts with organizational objectives
Makes data‐driven decisions, optimize resource allocation, and provide strategic insights to drive long‐term success
They should also mentor junior colleagues, facilitate open communication
Fosters creativity and a high level of collaboration to ensuring high quality outcomes and achieving collective success
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.
Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.
Hybrid Working: