Demand Planner, 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 IKEAs 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.

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Demand Planner
IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult

At IKEA of Sweden (IOS), in Älmhult, we create the global product range and steer our global purchasing business based on our business idea to offer a wide range of well designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. The Demand Planner organization is looking for people with a get-it-done attitude, a desire to challenge established working methods, live the values daily, and a wish to be part of a fast-growing business.

Assignment
As a Demand Planner you act as the link between Commercial and Supply, turning in depth analysis of our sales history into an accurate forecast that is used to secure the availability of our products to our customers around the globe. In addition, being the Supply Organisation?s speaking partner with Commercial you turn global and national sales plans into product level forecasts. At IOS, we offer an environment with strong emphasis on your development and career aims based on shared knowledge, capabilities and motivation where our co-workers are recognized for their individual and team contribution.

Is this the challenge for you?
We are looking for co-workers with university degree with a minimum of 2-3 years planning experience, or any related role, ideally within retail industry, with fluency in both written and spoken English. You will need to have strong analytical skills and be a self-starter as well as have the ability to build rapport easily.
As a person you are energetic and motivated by taking on challenges. You have a positive attitude and you always look for better ways to find solutions. You also have the ability to simplify complex issues and come up with straight forward solutions

Apply via: https://jobs.brassring.com/2057/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=13900&siteid=5116&AReq=191778BR

We will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates. The ad will close on the 15th of September.

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