Job Description

Join the core team of strategic leaders on sustainable products and packaging to put your deep sustainable materials knowledge into play in a commercial setting.

Core Responsibilities

You will translate thought leadership into clear direction for how the LEGO Group should work with sustainable materials in our products. Other core responsibilities include:

• Deliver concrete company positions, environmental performance assessments (e.g. LCAs), and criteria/guidelines for materials or technologies based on scientific insights and data
• Collaborate closely with key partners (e.g. the LEGO Group’s Sustainable Materials Program, Procurement, and the Materials Department) to embed the strategic direction

Play your part in our team succeeding

Environmental Responsibility (ER) is a globally based team of functional experts and leaders, seeking to build real impact both inside and outside the LEGO Group. We are responsible for ensuring the LEGO Group fulfils its Planet Promise’ by achieving the highest possible environmental performance through a commercial logic. Demonstrating commercial advantage and driving innovation across the business, we address the entire value chain from the impact of raw materials through manufacture of products, distribution, use, and onto eventual reuse or recycling.

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor degree in engineering, materials, sustainability subject or natural sciences.
• And/or Master degree in natural sciences or sustainability field
• Deep functional knowledge and environmental working experience with sustainability for materials and technologies - plastic and/or advanced recycling technologies preferred
• Proven strategic approach and ability to put sustainability into a commercial/corporate context
• Strong communicator and “change agent” approach; i.e. can communicate technical matters to all levels of the organization and successfully get very different partners on board
• Environmental professional (+5 years of proven experience) in international, large-scale corporate environment or with good consultancy experience.
• Preferably experience with Life Cycle Assessments (LCA), ISO 14000 standards, Product environmental footprint (PEF) and how to apply LCA as a tool in sustainable materials development.
• Knowledge of materials and have good technical understanding and analytical skills to break down environmental issues.
• Ability to see beyond the details and provide strategic direction on product and technologies and environmental footprint
• Experience applying the circular economy approach
• Strong interpersonal skills and proactive nature in building partner network.
• Strong teammate with an eye for the greater common goal
• Structured and analytical
• Determined and passionate about making a change
• Curious, focused and brave personality

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.

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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