Supplier Development Manager

Job Description

Ready to build the future of supplier quality in a global, forward-thinking environment?

Join our Manufacturing Design & Implementation team in Billund and take the lead in shaping supplier quality systems that ensure world-class logistics and processing equipment performance. This is an outstanding opportunity to combine hands-on problem solving with strategic quality development driving excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement across a global supplier network.

We're pleased to share that we offer a hybrid working week arrangement called Best of Both, requiring 3 days in the office location and 2 days from home.

No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

The closing date for all applications will be Monday 8th June 2026, CV's will be actively screened during this time.

Core Responsibilities

• Establish and develop the foundation for a scalable Supplier Quality Control System for logistics and processing equipment.

• Conduct supplier audits and assessments, identifying risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.

• Lead supplier incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action follow-up.

• Create and implement Supplier Quality standards, handbooks, critical metrics, and performance scorecards.

• Drive supplier quality improvements for automated equipment and software-integrated systems.

• Collaborate with global collaborators across Procurement, Engineering, and Operations to ensure alignment and quality excellence.

Do you have what it takes

• Recent experience in Manufacturing Supplier Quality or Manufacturing Quality Assurance within a global environment.

• Solid understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ISO 9001 standards.

• Experience working with automated equipment, logistics systems and/or industrial processing technologies.

• Skilled in supplier audits, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-cultural collaboration skills.

• Hands-on, self-driven problem solver with flexibility to travel internationally for supplier assessments and quality support.

• Fluency in English - both written and verbal.

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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.

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