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Production Planner for R&D Processing
OTHERBillund

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Billund

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Do you have the determination to develop workable plans and work together with partners throughout the Processing value chain?

Bring your planning and coordination expertise into play. Become an important part of making sure LEGO® novelty models reach millions of kids on time every year!

Core Responsibilities

As a Production Planner, your primary responsibility is to ensure the right production priorities within the R&D Processing Test Center. You will coordinate with Product & Marketing, Design, Processing Novelty Development, and other internal partners. Your role will include:

  • Manage short-term order inflow and establish a balanced capacity and demand for novelty decorations and equipment.

  • Ensure strong communication and collaboration between the Processing Planning Department and the R&D Test Center.

  • Drive collaboration and secure efficient interfaces with key Engineering value chains—especially Graphical Design, Global Planning, local planning, and local Production NPI organizations—from a planning perspective.

  • Monitor and report on value chain performance by establishing a robust performance management structure. Act as the owner of the Local Planning Board and ensure updated production master data linked to planning processes (test cycle time, loops, lead times per test, etc.).

  • Support and occasionally lead improvement activities to reduce lead time and/or cost, enhance plan adherence, and improve the effectiveness of the value chain.

  • Assist in establishing and developing planning principles and operating methods to continuously improve the performance of the processing novelty value chain (lead time, plan adherence, and efficiency).

Play your part in our team succeeding

You will join the R&D Processing Test Center in Billund, we play a vital role in enabling a fast and reliable introduction of new deco- and processing equipment that enhance and enrich LEGO play, by offering differentiation to the LEGO brick.

We are a part of Global Production foundation, which strives to define the foundations for our production processes within Processing.

The team consists of skilled Technicians in a R&D decoration test area where you will work in a technical area that includes the preparation areas, performance of test, and evaluation of the test results. The area works in a fast test environment with multiple tests running every day and work that need to be prioritized and planned daily.

Do you have what it takes?

To succeed in this position, we imagine you have experience with planning product or equipment development processes in manufacturing setup. You also have excellent communication skills to cooperate between different organizational levels and diverse cultures.

As a person, you are a responsible collaborator with excellent coordination skills and a structured approach to task execution. You are curious and eager to learn and have a problem-solving outlook. In addition, you have:

  • Strong understanding of operations management and operating principles.

  • Advanced user of Excel, SharePoint, and a general flair for IT systems.

  • Experience in using ERP planning systems.

  • Experience with Microsoft Power BI / BI-reports, Project Management, and an understanding of manufacturing processes is an advantage.

  • Proficiency in Danish and English both written and spoken.

Please note that relocation support is not offered for this 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 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.

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.

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.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.

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Tech stack
Planning,Coordination,Communication,Operations Management,Excel,SharePoint,IT Systems,ERP Planning Systems,Microsoft Power BI,Project Management,Manufacturing Processes,Problem Solving,Collaboration,Curiosity,Structured Approach,Lead Time Reduction

About the LEGO Group

We are the LEGO Group, the company behind the world’s most loved LEGO® bricks. Our brand name derived from the two Danish words Leg Godt, which mean “Play Well”.

We’ve been sparking imaginations and inspiring the builders of tomorrow since 1932. This is our mission and what motivates our colleagues around the world every day.

Today, we remain proudly family-owned with headquarters in Billund, Denmark. We have regional hubs in Boston, USA; London, UK; Shanghai, China; and Singapore, as well as 7 manufacturing facilities around the world.

These places are home to 31,000+ colleagues in everything from design and engineering to digital technology and marketing. Together we learn, imagine and build – creating play experiences that are sold in over 130 countries worldwide.

A purposeful and responsible global brand where creativity helps to inspire builders all around the world. Just imagine being part of that!

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Manufacturing

What you'll do

  • As a Production Planner, you will manage production priorities and coordinate with various internal partners to ensure timely delivery of LEGO novelty models. You will also monitor value chain performance and support improvement activities.

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What does a Production Planner for R&D Processing do at the LEGO Group?

As a Production Planner for R&D Processing at the LEGO Group, you will: as a Production Planner, you will manage production priorities and coordinate with various internal partners to ensure timely delivery of LEGO novelty models. You will also monitor value chain performance and support improvement activities..

Why join the LEGO Group as a Production Planner for R&D Processing?

the LEGO Group is a leading Manufacturing company.

Is the Production Planner for R&D Processing position at the LEGO Group remote?

The Production Planner for R&D Processing position at the LEGO Group is based in Billund, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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