Global Business Developer

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About the job

IKEA is a world leading home furnishing retailer, with over 350 stores in 46 countries and sourcing of products in 44 countries. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them.
IKEA Transport & Services, a key player in the complex IKEA Supply Chain, is responsible for direction, development and performance of IKEA transportation and services. The business is divided into three categories (Land, Ocean and Service Business) and is operated through Transport & Services Areas located around the world.
Global Business Developer, Ocean Transport
Global Transport & Services
Location: Pratteln
Category Ocean is one of three categories within IKEA Transport & Services Organization. The category is responsible to develop, plan, purchase, operate and follow up ocean transports from IKEA suppliers to IKEA Distribution Centers and Stores. Moreover the category secures capacity at the right time, with the right quality, and the right cost to continuously support the goal of having 100% satisfied customers.
As Global Business Developer you are a part of the global team and report to the Sourcing Manager. You are responsible for establishing strong business relationships with current and new service providers. You ensure that the development work and the daily performance secures a partnership that benefits IKEA in the long term. This includes setting clear goals and development plans, supporting both carrier and category development.
You work together with other functions in and outside of the Ocean Category, such as the category analysts, trade lane teams, business, operations, and sustainability developers. You should continuously look for opportunities to improve the IKEA transport network set-up, matching the service provider's offer with IKEA's needs today and tomorrow in regards to capacity and sales growth, sustainability development and operational efficiency.
Additionally, you contribute to the development of global sourcing procedures and methods. During tender projects you are responsible to ensure that the service providers successfully perform the tender at their best to ensure the best result through all steps from invitation, operational review, and RFQ to contract signing and together with operational colleagues, the implementation.
We are looking for you , who has a commercial and business development background in Supply Chain or Retail. You possess great business understanding and analytical skills. Experience from other parts or roles within Retail, Purchase or Logistics could be valuable as well as a good knowledge and understanding of the transport industry. You will work in an international environment and be interdependent on your global colleagues. It is therefore a must that you are a great team player and that you are fluent in written and spoken English. You have a University degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Logistics or Business Administration or relevant work experience.
As a person you are business and commercially minded in addition to being cost conscious as well as experienced in negotiating with business partners. You have strong drive, desire and motivation to improve and look for better solutions. You are self-motivated and have the ability to organize, structure, and prioritize numerous tasks. We believe that you have experience in project management and change processes. We place emphasis on your personal skills; to be successful in the role it is very important that your communication and social skills are excellent, and that you are solution-oriented. Most importantly, you also have the ability to create and develop business relations.
The location of this assignment is IKEA Supply AG, Pratteln (Basel) Switzerland. The role will require some travel throughout the year, so you must be willing to travel.
The selection process will take place continuously, so please send in your application as soon as possible. We look forward to receiving your application.
For further information please contact Jamie Shelton, Global Sourcing Manager, **********Please apply through IKEA Inside/job.

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Job ID

231344BR

Removal Date

19/02/2016