Senior Specialist – Reporting & Analytics (1-year contract)

Job Description

Are you passionate about turning complex manufacturing data into clear insights that drive better decisions on the production floor?

Join our Planning team in Kladno and bring your BI (Business Intelligence) and analytics expertise to the heart of LEGO’s EMEA manufacturing operations — transforming data into powerful dashboards and insights that shape production planning decisions.

The position is based in Kladno and no relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance standard and ad hoc Power BI dashboards to support management decisions.
• Analyze and create scenarios for production performance, operational data, inventory, and material flow.
• Track and report S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) targets, actual forecasts, and planning KPIs on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Present and interpret opportunities and risks through insights to enable faster and better decisions, supported by reports and analysis.
• Develop continuous improvement activities, propose efficient ways of working, share best practices, and generate new ideas for process improvements.
• Represent the EU Packing site in required local and global meetings and projects relevant to this role.
• Train and support other team members in the use of BI tools.

Play Your Part in Our Team Succeeding

The Planning department is part of the EMEA manufacturing team based in Kladno. The team secures the right production plan across short- and long-term time frames, coordinates equipment and labour, and manages direct material deliveries (both internal and external) to fully support the EU Packing production plan. The team is responsible for the S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) cycle, all data entry and processing, and proposing the best possible scenarios to balance demand with EU Packing production capabilities. The team is also responsible for on-time import and export shipping in alignment with current legislation.

The Senior Specialist – Reporting & Analytics is responsible for ensuring efficient, accurate, and timely decision-making related to material flows that are critical to the successful execution of the production plan. This role combines operational planning with data analytics and requires a solid understanding of material call-off processes, supply planning, and production planning principles. The role works closely with Production, Planning, Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, and other stakeholders to ensure material availability, optimize inventory levels, and improve overall planning performance through continuous analysis and process improvement.

Do You Have What It Takes?

Education

• A university degree, or a secondary school education with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, supply and inventory planning, BI (Business Intelligence), or analytical roles.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Strong skills in data extraction, transformation, and analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI for dashboard development and reporting.
• Experience with Excel (Power Query, Pivot Tables, and advanced formulas).
• Understanding of data modelling and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes.
• Knowledge of SAP (Hana, BW) systems and production-related data structures.
• Understanding of and familiarity with production and capacity planning, scheduling processes, MRP (Material Requirements Planning), inventory management, supply chain, and manufacturing operations.
• Ability to interpret manufacturing KPIs and operational performance metrics.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to perform under pressure.
• Advanced oral and written English proficiency (Level 13–16 / C1–C2).

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of MS Office, SQL, Power Automate, or similar applications.
• Proficiency in Python or R for advanced analytics.
• Ability to translate business requirements into BI solutions.
• Strong communication skills for working with planners, production managers, and IT teams.
• Presentation skills for communicating insights to stakeholders.
• Positive and supportive personality with a strong sense of team spirit.
• Takes initiative, recognizes, and acts on opportunities.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies or project management.

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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