Co-operative Supply Planners

Co-operative Supply Planners, please!


At IKEA we all work together.Good ideas are put into practice and passed on, not hidden away in someone's drawer.We're looking for people who value openness and want to be part of a team - and who are prepared to give the job their very best!
Would you like to take initiatives and develop yourself?Then IKEA is waiting to hear from you!Right now we are recruiting several supply planners for IKEA of Sweden.

IKEA of Sweden, or IoS, is responsible for developing the IKEA range and making it available to stores and customers all over the world.Expressed in terms of IKEA's three main processes, IoS leads the processes Creating the Home Furnishings Offer and Supplying.IoS also takes part in the third main process, called Communicating & Selling, which is lead by Retail.

Within IoS, the supply planners are a key competence in ensuring customer success and contributing to the customers' satisfaction, through securing global availability of the range.

This availability must be secured for the complete lifecycle of the product from the sales start to the phasing out of the product, (cradle to grave!).
This means that every supply planner 'owns' the supply chain on a selected part of the range, and is acting and taking decisions to secure the availability.

Because several of our current supply planners have developed into other jobs within IKEA, we are now looking for candidates who are interested to work as a Supply Planner within one of the various Business Areas.


Assignment

As a supply planner, you have an important job within IKEA, but also a complex role with a wide scope, which demands different levels of competencies.Of course, IKEA offers an international working environment with challenging assignments in supply chain and a dedicated team providing coaching and support.

As the job works through the whole supply pipeline you will be in contact with a wide network: with our retailers, our suppliers, our distribution services and our trading organizations.

In summary then the supply planners' responsibilities include:
- securing global availability on their product ranges
- ensuring optimal stock levels (keeping the balance of supply and demand)
- maintaining the availability of a product through the products complete lifecycle
- maintaining good availability at the lowest possible supply chain cost

We are sure that you will find this opportunity both challenging and exciting.


Requirements

Competence and knowledge

.Broad knowledge and/or experience of the supplying process from/in different parts of the supply chain
.University degree, preferably in logistics, supply chain management or economics
.Analytic ability with an holistic perspective
.Good knowledge of English, verbal and written.


Capabilities/ motivation

.Ability to handle constant changes and to take on a lot of responsibility
.Good team worker
.Multi skilled, keeping track on many different things at the same time
.Assertiveness, skills to negotiate and handle conflicts
.Strong drive and problem solving ability
.Goal oriented/ Business driven
.Good communication and relating skills
.High energy in motivating and inspiring people
.Independent and able to take own initiatives and make own decisions
.Establishing and managing work in a structured way
.Creativity in problem solving

Questions?


You are welcome to apply before 07/05/03.