Describe what makes your company great

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people – our customers, co-workers and suppliers. 

IKEA is on an exciting growth journey becoming more accessible to the many people. We are investing heavily to develop and digitalize IKEA into the future.

IKEA Supply Chain Development will support this journey by delivering expertise in business development while safeguarding running business. This way we empower our co-workers, customers and suppliers with the right processes, ways of working and digital solutions to optimize the customer experience and contribute to a growing IKEA.

Within Supply Chain Development Area Market Logistics, we are involved in several transformation initiatives and lead and coordinate all supply activities related to the successful establishment of the IKEA concept in new markets, across IKEA Supply.

About the job

The assignment includes:

• Take lead for the supply related activities as enabling a successful and timely entry to a new IKEA market
• Take lead and interact with relevant governance structure to prepare and secure relevant and timely decisions as relating to the IKEA expansion plan and IKEA expansion process
• Taking lead for supply related input to the IKEA expansion plan and IKEA expansion process
• Lead the sub-area team within SCD Area Market Logistics to attract, recruit and develop highly competent and inspired co-workers
• Secure successful cooperation with stakeholders in Inter IKEA Group and Retail
• Within assigned scope, take an active role to support and contribute the business and competence development in the SCD Area

About You

We are looking for a person with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the IKEA supply chain and related business processes.

More specifically, we wish that you have:

• Experience and positive track record of IKEA leadership, in formal and informal assignments
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the IKEA business model, concept, strategic landscape and IKEA Ways of working, through extensive work experience on tactical and operational level from different parts of the IKEA value chain
• In-depth knowledge of the IKEA Expansion Process and related ways of working
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the total IKEA value chain and dependencies to other core processes
• Experience in project management
• Fluent in English
• We offer you a challenging, exciting role in a team where Togetherness is the key element of your daily work.

The position will be based in Älmhult (Sweden).

Apply

We look forward to receiving your application in English. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. Please apply latest 20th of June 2022.

We look forward to receiving your application!