Transport Planner - Supply Chain Operations

IKEA Purchasing and Logistics is the organization that forms a link between the factory floor and the products on IKEA store shelves. We work with 1600 Suppliers all over the world for home furnishing, transport, logistics and distribution services, components and food.
Supply Chain Operations (SCO) organisation with its 700 co-workers connects our customers with IKEA products in a simple, affordable and sustainable way. We deliver excellent transport and logistic solutions today, tomorrow and over time by optimising replenishment solutions, defining physical goods flow capacity needs, managing the goods flow, sourcing & developing transport & logistics capacities and leading & securing Supply Quality.
We contribute to customer satisfaction through securing customer perceived availability, delivering lowest cost over time, leading towards sustainability and ensuring the right quality for all services.
We are now looking for a new Transport Planner to join our team in Älmhult. (permanent contract)

As a Transport Planner, you will work in close cooperation with your team but also our carriers and other stakeholders in the Supply Chain to find the optimal transport solution.

Your focus will be to:
• Investigate and solve claim issues
• Secure total logistical operational performance from end-to-end perspective by booking optimal transport solutions under the consideration of IKEA supply chain stakeholder preconditions. 
• Monitor & Follow-up the shipments to secure availability for our customers and secure proactive communication with internal IKEA supply chain stakeholders and external Service Providers, in case of delayed and/or changed deliveries.
• Work in close cooperation with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. carriers, suppliers) to solve operational deviations and search for solutions to avoid them in the future
• Actively contributes to the development of the Delivery Operations process, system and the Global Working Methods within the Supply Chain.
If the above appeals to you, you might be the one we are looking for!
You will report to IKEA Supply manager, Susanne Waidzunas and will be based in Älmhult. 

Please send your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English as soon as possible and by 31st of May 2022 at the latest. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role under message to Hiring Manager. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Marie Sandman on +46 768545309
Please note this position is permanent and based in Älmhult, Sweden. Kindly apply before 31st May 2021.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Jurgita Kijauskiene at jurgita.kijauskiene@inter.ikea.com, any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Aivita.grockyte@inter.ikea.com

Please send your application in English and note that we do not accept applications by email.

Welcome with your application!