Job Description

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About the assignment

As a Business Developer/ Purchasing co-worker, you will be overall responsible for supplier performance and relationship management. Among other things, you are:

• Responsible for building professional and long-term relationships through the IKEA way of doing business, based on a shared business model, trust, and transparency.
• Professionally challenge suppliers to constantly improve all aspects of supplier performance according to the supplier action plan.
• Lead supplier development projects to create and implement action plans together with suppliers which delivers to Category Business Plan.
• Responsible for lowering the total cost at the supplier level through optimizing value chain.
• Partner with suppliers to continuously increase the competitiveness through new purchasing possibilities such as new technology, new material and/or production techniques.
• Lead the business agenda by involving and engaging competence needed such as logistics, quality, manufacturing, and sustainability.
• Secure compliance to IKEA Purchasing Manual and working methods.

Qualifications

About you

Establish and develop a high performing and diverse supplier base which will meet the needs of our business and customers. You have a high interest in understanding the markets we are working in, as well as the reality of production. Additionally, we believe you should have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or other relevant degree.
• Purchasing experience working with Total Cost and Value Chain Analysis.
• Experience in supplier development and project management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills. Able to adapt communication style to suit different audiences.
• Proven record of developing business plans and consistently meeting/exceeding results.
• Travel required (30-50%)

Additional Information

Does this sound like your next challenge? We look forward to receiving your motivation letter and application in English.

At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us!

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

Want to learn more about current opportunities? Come say Hej (hello in Swedish) here: https://about.ikea.com/en/work-with-us