Supply Planner - Talent Pool

Job description

Company description

The IKEA brand is one of the most successful home furnishing brands in the world. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people.

IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Our office operates in Istanbul as a part of Purchasing & Logistics Area South under IKEA Supply.

Job description

You see things a little differently. So do we. We believe in discovering and developing the talent in each of us. We offer positions that challenge your skills and inspire you to grow. Come see things a little differently with us.

Supply Planner is responsible for delivery planning for a defined group of product suppliers. The function acts as a bridge between IKEA and Supplier. Within the team Supply Planner has a common responsibility together with the Business Developer, Production Engineer, and Product Engineer for the fulfillment of the team's priorities and goals. His/her part of job is to ensure, that deliveries from suppliers to various receivers arrive according to pre-defined delivery plans, the systems are updated, and all involved parties have sufficient information about the delivery status. The job is related to finding creative solutions and optimization of logistical efficiency.

You will be developed through a number of learning activities across business micro teams into the role of Supply Planner, to be prepared to take on full responsibility for the selected suppliers, once the need arises.

Category Textile Furnishing / Synthetics & Assembly will be a hosting team for this role.

The role of the Supply Planner covers the following activities:

·  Continuous follow-up, analyze and actions to improve supplier delivery performance and ensures goods are shipped in time from suppliers.
·  Update and secure correct business set-up information in all relevant systems. Furthermore, work with systems and reports, to proactively detect and act on possible deviations from the goal.
·  Contribute to best logistical offer preparation, furthermore implementation, maintenance, and review, while having customer and total cost in mind.
·  Actively contribute to the planning and execution of the best set-up at supplier during range changes, supply constraint periods and activities.
·  Accountability for supplier annual logistical Action Plan preparation and execution.
·  Develop and maintain suppliers’ logistic competence towards becoming responsible on their own performance through: working closely with suppliers, running Supplier Development Projects and providing them relevant trainings & working methods. 
·  Contribute to supplier development by taking a lead from logistic perspective and engage relevant competence in IKEA and at Supplier to assess supplier logistics capability and running supplier development projects.
Qualification

·  2- 3 years experience in Supply Chain
·  University degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Business, or similar education
·  Proficiency in MS Excel, practical ability to conduct advanced numerical analysis based on raw data pulled from systems
·  Like to work with numbers and draw conclusions on data analysis.
·  Strong analytical skills
·  Strong communication skills, ensuring clarity in the direction, the frameworks and goals related to suppliers
·  Ability to prioritize goals/tasks; monitor and follow them up
·  Fluent in English
More Information

Sounds interesting?

If you are also passionate about home furnishing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible however not later than July 15th, 2022.

If you want to be part of creating a better everyday life to the many customers and do it with a great team, this could be the right challenge for you. We are looking forward to getting to know you soon!

Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate.