Planning Performance Developer

Company Description

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. A big mission which requires people with big passion. Come join us in this journey and let’s make the world better together! Are you curious and passionate about contributing to the development of supply chain and people? Do you get energy from influencing, interacting, and working together with stakeholders to deliver great business results?

If so, come and join us at IKEA Supply!

At Supply Chain Operations we connect our customers with IKEA products in a simple, affordable and sustainable way. We lead, plan and execute the supply of IKEA products between suppliers and retailers. 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.

Our Supply chain planning teams ensure accurate planning, so every journey is a success, and our products are available when and where customers need them. Supply Chain Planning Performance takes lead to support compliance and performance in planning, as well as finding opportunities to centralise and automate supply chain planning tasks. We work with different stakeholders throughout the supply chain to achieve agreed Service Level at lowest possible cost.

Job Description

We are now looking for a Planning Performance Developer to join our team. Do you have a passion for supply chain planning? Do you get energy from working together with others to identify improvement potentials and deliver great business results? Then this could be something for you!

As Planning Performance Developer you will:

• Take lead and secure communication flow from the central planning function in connection to centralized and common planning tasks
• Secure Implementation, establishment and compliance of agreed ways of working across the supply chain planning functions
• Be the link between the business and capability area for development of processes and solutions
• Business support to the SCP Community
• Depending on areas of responsibility, represent planning in business forums and competence networks
• Execute centralised planning tasks on behalf of the business
• Contribute to the development and implementation of new processes, working methods and solutions, for increased operational excellence and best practice across functions
• Contribute to additional assignments and projects within or across functions
• Secure alignment and a clear overview of the business needs within your areas of responsibility
• Contribute to the competence development agenda, by facilitating trainings and supporting the line organisation

Qualifications

As a person, you have a passion for planning and leading in a global assignment. You are motivated by driving development of the business and do that together with others, to improve the total result. You have strong stakeholder management skills, including building trustful relationships, communicating and collaborating with multiple stakeholders at once.

You have proven experience and knowledge in:

• Supply chain planning processes, tools and systems
• Problem solving through creative mindset
• Investigating problems and proposing resolutions
• Sharing knowledge, hosting workshops, promoting best practice
• Interest in the people and the challenges they have and to provide solutions
• Power BI and/or SQL competence
• Ability to navigate in a global context and able to make prioritisations where and when needed

Additional information

The position is based in Älmhult, Sweden.

Does this sound like you? The we look forward to your application! Please submit your CV and cover letter in English latest by latest by 1st November 2024.

Please note that we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis so send in your application soonest possible!