Business deployment ERP & PELM EMEA - Senior Manager

Job Description

Join the LEGO® Group and lead the transformation journey across our ERP and PELM programs!

Core Responsibilities

As the ERP & PELM Business Deployment Lead, you will manage the deployment lifecycle locally covering test, training, cutover planning, communications, change management and release coordination.

• Take responsibility for local change management related activities securing affected employees are informed and trained, and the transformation is well received locally.
• Mobilise local leadership teams and partners to drive a successful transformation of current activities and future leaps to come, and follow up to align on longer term ambitions and secure value realization.
• Establish local business deployment plan in collaborate with the central deployment, cutover team and hypercare planning.
• Ensure clear and consistent communication with local partners to keep them informed and engaged in key decisions and planning.
• Assess and monitor the business readiness, including user training, role mapping, data validation, process adoption, and identification and definition of new roles required in receiving organisations.
• Ensure deployment strategy adheres to the legal, regulatory and operational requirements.
• Control critical metrics and user feedback during hyper care to ensure system adoption and stability.

Deliverables:

The role will support both the first milestones on ERP SAP 4/HANA and PELM transformations in 2027, as well as future leaps. Globally we are looking for different profiles with experience within Finance and E2E flow of goods, and also capabilities within Product development, BOM workflows and PELM.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The ERP and PELM Transformations are top business priorities of the LEGO Group. These critical transformations are led by two collaborative teams working in partnership; the global ERP Transformation Team and the global PELM Transformation Team. Both transformation programmes work globally in close collaboration with colleagues across the entire organization!

Do you have what it takes?

• Proven experience in orchestrating change programs, experience in transforming E2E business processes.
• Project manager profile driving structure, understand challenges, follow up and secure progress on resolutions and effective reporting on project status.
• Strong understanding of product creation, product development and the flow of money and flow of goods in large companies.
• Excellent written and verbal presentation and communication skills.
• Comfortable dealing with the ambiguity in a transformation, and engage as trusted partner and advisor towards business interested parties.
• Team player, with ability to work in a team with central programme streams providing the global steer, and work independently on driving own local deliverables.
• Experience from a similar role with responsibility for product development/PLM/finance/ERP transformation demonstrating the ability to drive end-to-end responsibility for deliverables.

What would be an advantage?

• Ability to articulate clear and concise messages which effectively communicate program status, risks and needs through i.e. presentations, emails and power points.
• Ability to develop strong network and support of functional and business unit partners.
• Curiosity to learn and lean into areas outside the key expertise field to support peers during peak delivery times.

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.