Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager, Global Service Business Fulfilment, Malmö

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About you
To be successful in this role, you have been developing and implementing long term plans. You have a sharp commercial sense for lower cost across the value chain. You are capable of working in fast changing environment and you have experience in enabling change. You are excellent at building trusting relationship both internally and externally. You reach out to stakeholders for building the road forward, together.

About the job
Service Business Fulfilment in IKEA is responsible for fulfilment of the Service Business Offer to our customers. Globally over 250 people work in this business with approximately 25 working in the global team and rest in the markets. Fulfilment is focused from two dimensions, sourcing and operations.

Sourcing is responsible for development of sourcing capability, identification and development of service providers, purchasing of the service products in order to secure a relevant service offer, establishment of good and sustainable partnerships and mapping the market to be able to secure the future growth. Operations secures the development, implementation and surveillance of processes that are needed to enable smooth, efficient and customer focused Service Business operations. Service Business Fulfilment works very closely with Retail stakeholders globally and in the market.

About the assignment
Business Development Manager is a key role in the fulfilment process, securing the capacity with right capability to meet our customer needs and expectations.

In your role as Business Development Manager, You:

Develop the Global Purchase Process
Steer the implementation and compliance of Global Purchase Process
Have commercial accountability for purchasing results for lower cost
Contribute to the development of Global Sourcing Roadmap
Work very closely with the Retailer and Sourcing teams in the markets
Responsible for the Contract Development and Anchor with Retail markets
Steer the Purchase Activities Globally through the Steering Groups
Secure customer needs in a legally compliant contract package

You work across the value chain with stakeholders, both internal and external. A customer centric approach is definitely an enabler.

The selection process will take place continuously, so please send in your application as soon as possible. We look forward to receiving your application.

The position is located at Malmö.

For further information please contact Deputy Service Business Fulfilment Manager Rajiv Sinha, Tel.: +46 729779265. For questions about the recruitment process, feel free to contact Recruitment Specialist Pernilla Cederlund at Pernilla.cederlund@ikea.com.

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