Sourcing Specialist, BA Food

Do you want to be part of our exiting journey?

Do you want to lead sourcing activities and engage in product development together with Product & Range teams? Are you challenge to take on the responsibility to develop and establish the role for Business Area Food where we haven’t had this role before? Do you see challenges in change management, leading in the unknown and navigate in a complex organisation?

At Business Area Food (BA Food) we are passionate food lovers that develop and provide delicious, desirable, healthy and sustainable food for the many people around the world. Food that is accessible and affordable for the many people. No doubt food matters to people and the planet and to the IKEA business. Our Food business is a strong contributor to the IKEA brand and business growth and we have the ambition to drive positive change in the food industry.
The journey ahead in Food is very exciting. Over the next years, we will continue to strengthen the core of what we do-developing food that is good for people and the planet.  We dare to challenge ourselves, living our values, every day and we embrace the future and face the opportunities to enable success.

Now we want to strengthen our Food team with someone who shares our passion for food and our values. We’re looking for a Sourcing Specialist, come and join our great team where we are working together, taking part and wanting to make a difference.

In the Business Area Food, Sourcing Specialist role, you will have a great opportunity to establish & develop high performing and diverse supplier base globally, cooperating with business teams across Supply the whole IKEA landscape and together contributing towards the business goals. Develop and implement processes and consolidate former information into the new processes. You will have a big responsibility to optimize our value chain that can make better products and service at lower total cost for the many people. 

Your daily tasks will include:
responsibility to secure supplier, supply chain and customer perspective through new products and improvements projects incl running range
leading material - ingrediency selection in the products development process, through own competence and through involving relevant competences 
securing input and preconditions from the Business Area to Category, in order for the Category to define optimal global sourcing set-up for new products and improvements on products 
responsibility to conclude business case based on optimal sourcing set-up
defining the optimal logistics set-up, considering both supplier and retail perspective based on assignment from Range & Product team, responsibility to lead deviation handling for running range 
secure phase-in and phase-out of articles
responsibility to lead and secure the supply chain perspective of the pricing process (Big run, tertial runs)
contributing to IKEA offer, sourcing assignments and Product Development Processes
secure input from BA functions and specialist input from the categories (gearbox)

We look forward to getting to know you when you feel you have what it takes.
Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role, you do that under message to Hiring Manager.
The last day to send your application is the 16th of October 2021. If you know you will apply, please send in the application a.s.a.p. to help speed up the process, it would be great if we can start meeting you as soon as possible.
Please note the position will be based in Malmö until September 2023 when we move to Älmhult

Curious to know more? Let´s connect!
If you have any questions regarding this the role or recruitment process, please contact P&C Leader Joanna Byczynska at joanna.byczynska@inter.ikea.com or Recruiter Marie Sandman on +46 768545309
We look forward to getting to know you when you feel you have what it takes.
Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role, you do that under message to Hiring Manager.
The last day to send your application is the 16th of October 2021. If you know you will apply, please send in the application a.s.a.p. to help speed up the process, it would be great if we can start meeting you as soon as possible.
Please note the position will be based in Malmö until September 2023 when we move to Älmhult

Curious to know more? Let´s connect!
If you have any questions regarding this the role or recruitment process, please contact P&C Leader Joanna Byczynska at joanna.byczynska@inter.ikea.com or Recruiter Marie Sandman on +46 768545309