Flow Performance Developer

Supply Chain Operations (SCO) organisation with its 700 co-workers connects our customers with IKEA products in a simple, affordable and sustainable way. We deliver excellent transport and logistic solutions today, tomorrow and over time by optimising replenishment solutions, defining physical goods flow capacity needs, managing the goods flow, sourcing & developing transport & logistics capacities and leading & securing Supply Quality.

We contribute to customer satisfaction through securing customer perceived availability, delivering lowest cost over time, leading towards sustainability and ensuring the right quality for all services.

We are now looking for a Flow Performance Developer to secure excellence in total Supply Chain performance, and its further development, by developing a framework from end-to-end perspective to manage our goods flow in alignment with the overall process, securing compliance and competence development in close contact with Supply Chain Development Areas and our IKEA Supply chain stakeholders. You drive precision throughout our entire Supply Chain. We are a Competence Center responsible for competence development, knowledge sharing and trainings connected to the operational end-to-end goods flow.

You will work for Supply Operations and report to the Flow Performance Manager.

Your main assignments as Flow Performance Developer are to:
Develop a framework for overall logistical operational performance from end-to-end perspective as it is defined by respective set of KPIs and PIs. Challenge and develop Supply Operations Teams in sites & follow-up, identify the reasons for non-performance & improvement potentials and define
Stakeholder Management: Take the lead in the interaction and alignment with all relevant supply chain stakeholders on global level to secure optimal logistical operational performance as well as preconditions for optimal total cost development (e.g. automatization) throughout the entire supply chain
Play a key role in the continuous development of total logistical operational performance in close collaboration with IKEA supply chain stakeholders including solutions
Take leadership to prevent and handle flow-related operational deviations and drive precision throughout our entire Supply Chain. Evaluate improvement potentials in operational logistical performance to continuous decrease inefficiency in the supply chain; initiate and steer actions with all the stakeholders
Responsible for the development of internal working methods, new concepts and related tools in close collaboration with Supply Chain Development Areas (SCDA). Secure and follow-up the implementation of processes and internal working methods in all Supply Operations Teams. Responsible for the knowledge transfer and education packages. Take lead in the continuous improvement of Supply Chain Operational Handbooks
Participate in projects and forums with an impact on Supply Operations. Proactively search for improvement potentials in mutual cooperation to create one common basis, contribute to create understanding within supply chain regarding mutual expectations, needs and preconditions with total cost in mind
Secure with SCDA that existing and future solutions meet business need, contributing to defined KPI/PIs. Securing implementation of any developments in solutions in Supply Operations Teams. Execute user and business acceptance test and pilot according to the requirements.

Sounds interesting?

You will be located in Älmhult (Sweden).

Friday 27 March 2020 is the closing date to apply for this role. Please send your application – CV and motivation – in English and tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. We look forward to hearing from you! If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or the position please contact hiring manager Amela Crnkic Delic at +46 732321017.

Just so you know, we will be continuously reviewing applications and interviewing candidates and we will close the job ad once we've found the right candidate. 
You will be member of a team where sharing and learning together is a very important part of developing the business. You will have the possibility to establish and widen your personal networks. You can grow your experience as well as gaining a broader knowledge of IKEA supply chain.

We start this recruitment as part of unifying & strengthening IKEA Supply. Together we want to make IKEA Supply even stronger, so IKEA can be affordable, accessible and trusted by 3 billion people. Together we will take “IKEA Supply into the future”. 

Please note that this position is located in Älmhult.

 We look forward to receiving your application online by 29th of March 2020. For further information about the position, please contact Joakim Svensson, Supply Operations Manager, +46 73-232 11 01.