Transport Business Developer

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Transport & Services Area North Europe Älmhult

In your assignment as Business Developer, you will be responsible to develop & negotiate agreements with external business partners to secure transport capacity and a positive service-, availability-, price- & cost-development within your geographical area of responsibility. You will also be ultimate responsible for all business discussions with a number of carriers.

Your main focus will be:
- Responsible for the total business with a number of service providers.
- Continuously develop the service providers to secure long term capacity needs and customer availability
- Responsible for minimizing the prices and contributing to lower cost for a number of service providers.
- Increase and secure the performance level, fulfilling the IKEA demands.
- Establish and secure the fulfillment of the transport agreement/contract
- Increase the share of low emission transport modes
- Business responsible for pre defined market(s)
- Secure co-operation with Supply Partners to optimize results
- Take the role as IKEA ambassador when communicating with external parties.

Is this the right challenge for you?
We are looking for you with experience from working with business development. Experience from other parts of the supply chain like Retail or Trading we see as very valuable as well as a good knowledge and understanding of the transport industry. You will work in an international environment and must be fluent in English, both spoken and written. You have a University degree in Logistics or Economics or equivalent work experience. We want you to be business minded and cost conscious and used to negotiating with clients. You have good knowledge of the Supply Chain.
We place emphasis on your personal skills; to be successful in the role it is very important that your communicating and social skills are excellent. You also have the ability to create and develop business relations.

In return IKEA offers you a challenging position with great development possibilities. You will work in an environment where your ideas are heard, where there is an opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal always is ?to create a better everyday life for the many people?. IKEA offers down-to-earth, straightforward people the possibility to grow, both as individuals and in their professional roles. You are also sharing our values and want to take responsibility for making these values a living reality in our everyday life.

We hope you like to contribute with your unique competence for IKEAs future!

If you have questions about the position please contact Henrik Tornerefelt +46 (0)702 21 08 89, henrik.tornerefelt@ikea.com
For questions about the recruitment process feel free to contact IKEA HR Service Centre 0476-58 75 00. Please apply through IKEA Inside/job

Welcome with your application!

IKEA Distribution Service North Europe is a part of IKEAs Supply Chain and is responsible for the distribution of the IKEA range to customers and stores in the UK, Northern and Eastern Europe.

Transport & Services North Europe is responsible for all IKEA transports starting in the UK,IE the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Poland, Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus to all IKEA destinations around the world.