If you have experience working and auditing on supply chain, social and environmental compliance
This might be the opportunity for bringing your skills and help the LEGO Group keep following their responsible business principles while we keep on growing!
Play your part in our team success
The Responsible Sourcing Operation team (RSO) aims to ensure that the LEGO Group's ethical, social and environmental requirements are met by suppliers, licensing partners and LEGO production sites.
These requirements are set out in the LEGO Group Responsible Business Principles (RBP) that all suppliers and license partners must adhere to.
The RBP has a key focus ensuring that anyone involved in producing LEGO products have fair and decent working conditions, as well as safeguarding children and minimizing environmental impacts.
Core Responsibilities
Under the guidance of Senior Manager of RSO team, manage the implementation of RBP management in the Americas (Mexico, US, Brazil, known as AMER) supply chain, including both LEGO sites, suppliers, and licensing partners of the LEGO Group.
Ongoing compliance work includes scheduling and following up on audits in AMER Region.
Reviewing and assessing audit reports, following up Corrective Action Plan.
Engaging with LEGO owned sites, suppliers and licensing partners on RBP implementation, identifying root causes of non-compliances found at audit (or otherwise, such as through grievance mechanisms or data submitted to the LEGO Group) and encouraging continuous improvement.
Implement the global RS pivotal initiatives in AMER region, e.g.
capability building programme, including supporting the development and delivery of guidelines, training courses and tools with suppliers; grievance mechanisms; etc.
Do you have what it takes?
- 5+ years of experience in managing social compliance within retail or supply chains, ideally working for a global brand or in an international environment.
Bachelor's degree or Master in related field of supply chain social compliance, quality management will be a plus.
- Experience with working in a global environment, with different cultures and time zones with manager in another region.
Able to work autonomous, self/driven individual.
Demonstrate ownership of assigned area of responsibility
- You will be confident in mapping and assessing social compliance risk and presenting this to key partners
- You'll be experienced in reading and analysing social audits, with expertise across a range of audit types (SMETA, ICTI/IETP, SA8000, BSCI, RBA etc.)
- You preferably have experience in developing new learning and evaluation tools or guidance documents for internal and external use globally.
You have the bravery to bring bold, differentiated, and interesting ideas to the table.
You are resilient and prepared to work in an agile environment
- You possess proven knowledge and deep interest in international human and labor rights and CSR standards
- You focus on getting results in complex organizations, involving many different partners and using your influential skills.
You have a collaborative approach, where you bring your knowledge while focusing on understanding root causes before co-creating the best solutions
- Able to travel within AMS region (México, Brasil, USA) and some occasional Denmark or Europe travel a couple of times a year.
- Language: Advanced English.
Good communication skills both verbally and in writing and comfortable in presenting complex ideas
Join the global LEGO® team!
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.
Wellness - We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes 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, you'll be rewarded through our global bonus scheme.
Your workplace - Our offices will be your primary workplace with flexibility to work from home during your working week.
Your People Leader will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model, role eligibility and frequency with you.
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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g.
race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.
Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights.
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