Do you want to reach out to the whole world, creating a better everyday life for the many people?
In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA Range & Supply. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to customers all over the world. We are here to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. That is our promise, and we do this every day with great passion and energy. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduce 2,000 new products. The total range is almost 10,000 products.

With Category Textiles your home comes to life, bringing variety, vitality, inspiration, comfort, warmth, and expression to the entire home. Textiles are functional and beautiful, personal and universal: they are used across the home to create a better life at home

At IKEA we want to create a better everyday life for the many people and this is achieved by combining function, quality, design and value - always with sustainability in mind. This infuses everything we do when developing our products. When some see a throw, we see warmth, relaxation and a cozy night in. We like to think that textiles makes home a home.

You will be based in Älmhult, in an inspiring environment, based on creativity and innovation, which will give you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world.

About the assignment
We are on a continuous journey to become even more relevant to our customers, in all dimensions, building upon our proven strengths.
As Sourcing Development Manager you are responsible for the sourcing of all products within the Business Area according to the Home Furnishing Business Plan, as well as the category plans. You are driving a high performing and diverse supplier base which can meet the needs of our end customers and make us the preferred business partner for both existing and new IKEA suppliers. To make this happen you have a Sourcing Developer team securing sourcing activities and total supply chain perspective in the product development process as well as performance for running range. You are responsible for recruitment and competence development of Sourcing Developers, and you inspire and empower your co-workers to perform to the best of their abilities and continuously develop in their assignments.

As Sourcing Development Manager within Textiles you will be working in a fast paced and inspiring environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world in and outside IKEA.
You in your assignment as Sourcing Development Manager will be an important part in driving an intense material transformation agenda, implementing new to IKEA and new to the world of innovations and the textile industry. We want to lead the way to a more people, society and planet positive future.
The Sourcing Development Manager reports to the Supply Chain Manager in the Business Area.

We believe that you have a solid purchasing background with a proven track record and a good knowledge of the global market. As a base you have a university degree in Technology, Business administration or corresponding knowledge. Since you will take tactical as well as strategic decisions to steer the operations, a good knowledge of material, product cost and production is needed. Good negotiating and problem solving skills is also crucial. Based on the fact that you will be leading a team of experienced co-workers your ability to coach, give clear direction and feedback will be essential. You put people in the centre and have the mind-set that highly motivated co-workers are a factor for success and are able to create an environment of great energy, drive and enthusiasm.
You are a true team player as well as eager grow and learn, always developing. The people around you grow with you.

If you have any questions about the position please contact the recruiting manager Sainath Jayaraman +46 766190652.  With question regarding the recruitment process please contact Kristyna Brabcova at +46 733427586.

If you think this might be your next challenge we look forward receiving your application in English at the latest on March 12th 2018 !  Please note that we will be evaluating candidates continuously so don’t delay and send in your application already today!