IKEA offers well-designed, functional home furnishings at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. The role of IKEA Purchasing & Logistics is to buy, produce and distribute the IKEA range at the lowest total cost, making high quality available to the customer under good social and environmental conditions. Purchasing & Logistics Area North (PLAN) is one of 8 Purchasing & Logistics Areas in the world, and our co-workers are based in Älmhult, Dortmund, Moscow and Kaunas. PLAN consists of several functions, such as Purchase Development, Supply Chain Operations and Supply Chain Development.

Your tasks will include:

• Setting and executing business strategy, goals and action plans for your purchasing team (Metal, Plastic, Float glass);
• Establishing long-term partnership with existing and potential suppliers;
• Taking full responsibility for KPI results of the business and work results of your purchasing team;
• Constantly monitoring the market and search for the  new opportunities for business/cost development;
• Ensuring that all products are purchased according to the Best Buy principal;
• Support IKEA of Sweden in the product life cycle process;
• Securing that materials, products and suppliers capabilities fulfil IKEA requirements;
• Pro-active work together with other teams/stakeholders to integrate opportunities;
• Constantly working on cost development, production costs optimization, product/production quality development and secure full availability for the customer;
• Implement Category strategy and goals on supplier level.

Your knowledge, skills and experience include:

• Experience in Purchasing at least 3 years;
• Production experience is a great plus;
• Leadership abilities, experience from a managerial position as a plus;
• Fluent English;
• Strong negotiation skills;
• Higher education (technical, economics, management or business as a plus);
• Capability to identify business opportunities and deliver results;
• Capability to create trust and relations, in order to build long-term partnership with the suppliers;
• Ability to make Risk Analysis and Scenario Planning;
• Readiness to travel within Russia and abroad (up to 50% of time);
• Legal knowledge is a great plus (understanding of purchase agreement package);

We offer you:

• To gain experience, which is really different from what you have done before;
• Challenging tasks;
• Possibilities for further professional, career and personal development;
• Supporting and experienced management, business environment and good working atmosphere;
• Office located in Khimki (Moscow region).

Interested? We are looking forward to seeing your CV in English!

Relocation package is not applicable.