深圳招聘

About the job

In IKEA Purchasing, we are organised in categories based on the material and function of the product. A Category is a group of articles sharing same materials, production techniques, and/or supplier base. Each category is led by a Category Manager and it consists of number of Business Development teams based around the world (being close to our suppliers) and global functional specialists (e.g., Engineering and Quality Leader). The assignment for the category is to lead Purchasing based on a common agenda created in one common business plan. To take full advantage of IKEA economies of scale and competence we develop and execute sourcing strategies and thus meet the supply markets/industries in categories.

About the assignment

Supply Planner will be responsible for a variety of responsibilities as below:

- Secure operational capacities by ensuring high quality of capacity data from suppliers and by working continuously towards exceptions together with Need Planner and Supplier in a proactive manner.

- Contribute to tactical capacity planning based on supplier performance on agreed capacity

- Update and secure correct business set-up information in all relevant systems. Furthermore work with systems and reports, to proactively detect and act on possible deviations from goal.

- Prepare suppliers for best replenishment and delivery solutions by continuously maintaining & developing supplier delivery performance and sender lead-times.

- Contribute to identifying best logistical offer, furthermore implement, maintain and review by having customer and total cost in mind.

- Actively contribute in the planning and execution of the best set-up for range changes at supplier, constraints periods and activities.

- Continuously follow-up, analyse and take action to improve supplier delivery performance and ensure goods are shipped in time from suppliers.

- Secure correct availability information from supplier to IKEA Retail in such quality that it can be for the benefit of customers.

- Develop and maintain suppliers’ logistic competence towards becoming responsible on their own performance through: working closely with suppliers, running Supplier Development Projects and providing them relevant trainings & working methods.

- Contribute to supplier development by taking a lead from logistic perspective and engage relevant competence in IKEA and at Supplier to assess supplier logistics capability and running supplier development projects.

About you

We are looking for the people with knowledge of supplier capabilities, material, production flow, capacity planning. You have the ability to take the leadership to ensure supplier has goods ready in time and in full in order to fulfil customers’ need at lowest possible landed cost. You are able to translate the Category Plan into logistics solutions and always keep Total IKEA and Total Cost Development in mind.

The IKEA brand is one of the most successful home furnishing brands in the world. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people.

You see things a little differently. So do we. We believe that what you values are more important than what your CV says. We offer positions that will challenge your skills and let you grow. Come see things a little differently with us.

IKEA is the world's leading home furnishings retailer with 123,000 coworkers and annual sales surpassing 21.5 billion euro. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do it by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low, that as many people as possible can afford them. Our task in IKEA TRADING is to reduce product & logistic cost, improve quality, and develop factory conditions, and to assure that the products we develop and purchase are available in our 267 stores and 34 franchisees worldwide - so that all 590 million IKEA store visitors a year can buy them!

As one of IKEA Trading Service Offices, we do this in co-operation with our Head Office in Sweden and other 30 Trading Service Offices around the world. Currently we are looking for talents who wish to grow, both as individuals and in professional roles, so that, together, we can work towards creating a better everyday life for our customers and ourselves.