Supply Planner - Plastic Raw Material i Älmhult, Sweden

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Transport Area North Europe is part of IKEA Purchasing Services (Sweden) AB and is responsible for the steering, coordination, and development of IKEA transportation. This means creating and maintaining sustainable transport set-ups in close cooperation with external business partners as well as the internal actors in the IKEA Supply Chain.

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. Supply planning and Logistic leaders). 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.

As a Supply Planner you 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.
• Forecast and demand planning

We are looking for the people with knowledge of supplier capabilities, capacity & demand planning and production flow. You have the ability to take the leadership to ensure the 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. 

• Minimal 2-3 years of planning and supplier management field experience;
• Fluent oral English and good communicator;
• Proactive and solution oriented;
• Ability to navigate with multiple stakeholders;
• Well-organized in multiple task assigned within given time frame.
• Quick learner and good flexibility to adapt to change.
• Strong data analytical skills
• Excellent Microsoft office skills

Please noted this position based in Älmhult, Sweden. We look forward to receiving your application in English, before April 26th 2020. 

If you have questions about the role please contact hiring manager Jingfei Guo at +46 766190784. For questions about the actual recruitment process please contact People & Culture Recruiter Jakob Bergström at +46 70-147 48 90

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Co-workers within Purchasing Development lead an exciting life! The mission is to develop business with suppliers in order to deliver IKEA Home Furnishing and Food products to our stores located around the world. The goal is to meet the price, quality and quantity expectations of our customers. In our Purchasing & Logistic Area we are working with suppliers in northern Europe and have offices in Älmhult Sweden, Kaunas Lithuania, Dortmund Germany & Moscow Russia.