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Company Description
You see things a little different. So do we. We believe people are at their best when life and work are in healthy balance. Come see things differently with us.
Our belonging
In Purchasing Development, our assignment goes hand and hand with the IKEA Business Idea. The Idea was created 75 years ago, with the goal to produce the ‘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. Affordability, accessibility, sustainability and quality are our main priorities. We develop and execute sourcing strategies and thus meet the supply markets/industries in 6 different categories. We are a true global organisation with 1300 co-workers placed in 27 different locations, close to the suppliers and the market. The business development teams work close together with both Suppliers and Product Development.
Who we are in Category Area Indirect Procurement
Indirect Procurement organisation (Category Area Indirect Procurement) is part of Purchasing Development and has received the task to operate across the Inter IKEA Group companies, between all three core businesses (Franchise / Supply /Range). Our ambition is to secure the best possible prerequisites for Inter IKEA Group to handle the new world, at the same time fulfilling the future needs of partnership and supplier innovations within Digital, Professional Services, Facility Management and Machinery & Equipment.
Category description
The Category Digital has ~400 suppliers delivering business critical products, software and services to support the management and development of Inter IKEA in the fields of:
Digital Marketing & Content
Infrastructure, Cloud and Security
Data and Analytics
Internet Of Things, Engineering, Automation
Application Development & Maintenance
The sites we supply, as well as our supplier base, has an international scope with the point of gravity in Europe. The category area as well as the category is in a transformation. At this moment we are in a build-up phase, so for you who thrive in a position where less is already decided, where you will have a high influence in both what to do and how to do it together going forward, this is a great job for you.
Job Description
In accordance with the business plan, the Business Developer develops and implements-common action plans together with team members and internal stakeholders. This role delivers excellent performance in running operations and in building professional long-term business development. The Business Developer identifies and acts on new purchasing possibilities in order to secure an optimal sourcing set-up. Due to the fact Category Digital is in build up phase this role requires a more senior background to be able to navigate in unknown and be a valuable contributor in finding new ways of working together with the management and business partners.
More specifically, your responsibilities will include:
Building professional long-term relationships with suppliers established on fact-based business leadership, by acting fair, honest, professional & challenging.
Building strong relations with internal stakeholders across Inter IKEA.
Proactively working together with stakeholders and suppliers to identify and take the appropriate action on deviations, but also recognizing and anticipating on opportunities, future needs and developments.
Running sourcing activities and projects, such as tenders and contract re/negotiations.
Inducing and leading improvement activities, such as supplier development and purchase development process, by creating and implementing action plans together with stakeholders and suppliers.
Contributing in the development of ways of working and source to pay process for indirect procurement.
Qualifications
We are looking for 3 Business Developers with the same assignment.
To shine and be successful, we wish that you:
Have strong eagerness to develop into the future IKEA digital change enabler.
Have analytical skills and can process and analyse data, are strong in stakeholder management, collaboration, can build relationships easily and quickly.
Are business minded, have a drive of doing business, looking for and act on opportunities and deviations.
Are able to establish and lead cross functional project teams and business teams, at the same time enjoying the teamwork.
Can connect to IKEA values.
Have relevant expertise knowledge in one of the following:
IT & Digital in the area of Application Development and Integration, dev ops and advanced engagement and commercial models.
IT & Digital in the area of Supply Chain solutions and services, e.g. demand planning, transport and warehouse management.
IT & Digital in the area of Customer Experience solutions, e.g. digital and content management, digital analytics.
or
Have extensive experience within procurement activities such as procurement strategy development, supplier & business development, tenders, negotiations, and process development.
Additional information
All these positions are permanent, based in Älmhult, an inspirational working environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö, and an IKEA shuttle bus running back and forth to Helsingborg two times a day.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Per Rollmark, Business Development Manager, per.rollmark1@inter.ikea.com. If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Zuzana Vackova, People and Culture Recruiter, Zuzana.vackova1@inter.ikea.com.
We look forward to receiving your application in English (CV and cover letter), at the latest by 11th March 2022!
Kontaktpersoner på detta företaget
Recruitment Specialist Marléne Sinclaire Ståhl
Recruitment Manager Maria Fogelström
Deputy EQR Development Manager Patric Smedberg
Deputy EQR Development Manager Johan Pettersson