Supply Chain Planning Support Specialist

At IKEA Components we develop, source, pack and supply components, materials and IKEA retail equipment products in areas where it benefits IKEA and the IKEA customer. Our business is global and employs 1400 people based globally. During the past year IKEA Components has grown, taking on new businesses and stretching even further across IKEAs value chain. To secure that we create as much IKEA benefits as possible we hope that you want to be a part of shaping the future of Supply Chain at IKEA Components!
In Supply Chain we take the lead to support compliance and performance in planning, as well as finding opportunity to optimize and automate planning agenda. We work with different stakeholders to achieve agreed availability at lowest possible cost.
We are now looking for a Supply Chain Planning Support Specialist. If you get energy from influencing, interacting and working together to deliver great business results, this is probably a very interesting assignment for you!
Job Description
As Supply Chain Planning Support Specialist you will:
Take lead and secure the central planning tasks across ranges in connection to centralized and common planning tasks.
Secure Implementation, Establishment and Compliance of agreed Ways of Working across the supply chain planning functions.
You are connecting Business with Solution and Process development.
Execute centralized planning tasks on behalf of the business.
Secure evaluation and implementation of new processes, working methods and solutions to contribute to operational excellence and best practice across functions.
Contribute to additional assignments within or across functions like projects, pre-studies, etc.
“Stay up to date” with the changing trends in business and solution.
Contribute to the competence development agenda by leading trainings and education.



As a person you have a passion for planning and leading in a global assignment. You get motivated by driving development of the business and do that together with others, to improve the total result. You get inspired by collaborating and using your communication skills. You like to develop and lead training sessions as well as you are building trustful relationships and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
You have proven experience and knowledge in:
Supply Chain Planning processes, tools and systems
Solving problems through creative mindset
Investigate problems and propose resolutions
Background/experience working with supply chain planning
Sharing knowledge, hosting workshops, promote best practice
Interest in the people and the challenges they have and to provide solutions

Additional benefit:
Network within the planning community
Participation in forums and competence networks
Able to prioritize and sense of urgency
Ability to work operational and tactical level
Mindset of helping people and business
Experience with Power BI and/or SQL or similar tools is merit.


In this recruitment we have a preferred candidate.