Supply Planner – Category Pigment On Board, Category Area Wood

Welcome to Category Area Wood, the home of five wood related categories. With about 300 co-workers and 200 suppliers across the world, we create a strong wood supply chain for more sustainable and affordable IKEA products for the many.

Wood is an essential material and important part of the IKEA heritage. We can proudly say that around 60% of our sales in IKEA are connected to wood-based products. In Category Area Wood, we procure and source wood-based articles that our many customers enjoy amongst which are iconic IKEA families such as BILLY, PAX, IVAR, KALLAX, POÄNG and our kitchen ranges. Our culture is entrepreneurial and based on trust. We have the space to lead, explore and learn from mistakes. Are you ready to be part of a journey towards affordable sustainability for our customers?

You will be based in Purchasing & Logistics Area North we are working with suppliers in northern Europe and have offices in Älmhult, Kaunas, Moscow and Dortmund.  The position will be placed in Älmhult!

A Supply Planner is the link between IKEA and its suppliers on all operational and logistic issues. The Supply Planner actively ensures that the agreed business setups are followed, updated and improved to secure the highest level of product availability for IKEA's customers with the lowest total Supply Chain cost. A Supply Planner within Category Pigment On Board, Category Area Wood works in close co-operation with the Business Developer and the Production/Product Engineer.

As a Supply Planner you will be responsible for a variety of responsibilities as below:

• Actively identifying best logistical offer, furthermore implement, maintain and review by having customer and total cost in mind.
• Secure operational capacities by ensuring high quality of capacity data from suppliers and by with Supplier in a proactive manner.
• Contribute to tactical capacity planning and business contingency plans based on supplier performance on agreed capacity
• Update and secure correct business set-up information in all relevant systems. Furthermore, work with systems and reports, to proactively detect and act on possible deviations from goal.
• Prepare suppliers for best replenishment and delivery solutions by continuously maintaining & developing supplier delivery performance and sender lead-times.
• Actively contribute in the planning and execution of the best set-up for range changes at supplier, constraints periods and activities.
• Continuously follow-up, analyse and take action to improve supplier delivery performance and ensure goods are shipped in time from suppliers. 
• Secure correct availability information from supplier to IKEA home furnishing suppliers in such quality that it can be for the benefit of customers.
• Develop and maintain suppliers’ logistic competence towards becoming responsible on their own performance through: working closely with suppliers, running Supplier Development Projects and providing them relevant trainings & working methods.
• Secure on time need forecast through working closely with IKEA home furnishing suppliers

Sounds interesting?

The position is in Älmhult, Sweden. 

Please submit your CV and cover letter in English before 15th of August 2021. Please note that due to summer holidays there might be a delay in answering your potential questions, but we will get back as soon as possible!

If you have any questions about the actual recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Specialist Ottilia Herremo for any questions about the role please contact Business Development Manager Didem Tüysüz Eng.

We look forward to receiving your application!