Supply Planner - Plastic Raw Material

IKEA offers well-designed, functional home furnishings at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. The role of the supply process is to buy, produce and distribute the IKEA range at the lowest total cost, making high quality available to the customer under good social and environmental conditions. 

As a Supply Planner you will be responsible for a variety of responsibilities as below: 
Secure operational capacities by ensuring high quality of capacity data from suppliers and by working continuously towards exceptions together with Need Planner and Supplier in a proactive manner. 
Contribute to tactical capacity planning 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. 
Contribute to identifying best logistical offer, furthermore implement, maintain and review by having customer and total cost in mind. 
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 Retail 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. 
Contribute to supplier development by taking a lead from logistic perspective and engage relevant competence in IKEA and at Supplier to assess supplier logistics capability and running supplier development projects. 
Forecast and demand planning 


The position is part time from 2021-11-01—2023-03-31 located in Älmhult, Sweden. Please note that we will interview continuously, so please send us your application online as soon as possible, but on September 9th  the latest.   
  
If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Jingfei Gou, Business Development Manager Plastic Raw Materials, jingfei.guo@inter.ikea.com  If you have questions about the actual recruitment process please contact Helena Sjölander People & Culture Generalist, helena.sjolander@inter.ikea.com    
  
IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global marketplace. And as the world leader in life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us. We look forward to receiving your application! (In English)