SCD - Need Planning Team Manager

SCD – Need Planning Team Manager
IKEA Supply – Supply Chain Development
Location: Älmhult, Sweden
IKEA Supply is part of IKEA Range & Supply and is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.
Supply Chain Development is going into the next phase of a great journey. By gathering the end-to-end supply chain development agenda into one organisation, embedding process and the development and management of digital solutions into the business, we create the best preconditions for meeting the future with the right competences and business capabilities. By this we will also create the preconditions to a world class supply chain that enable IKEA to efficiently respond to the ever-changing customer needs. The SCD function includes five areas; Sourcing, Design & Planning, Execution, Intralogistics & Market logistics. Additionally SCD has three assignments to lead and keep together the overarching development in the field of Technology in Supply, Packaging & Identification for total IKEA and the Development Networks to lead collaborative innovation approach around Logistics and Fulfilment. Three support functions will be key to support the whole organisation: BN & Portfolio mgmt., Communication and People & Culture. Our mission is to design & secure the preconditions for a world class supply chain, run and improve everyday solutions, keep together and optimise the development and innovation agenda.
Job Description
As a Need Planning Team Manager you will lead the need planning processes for Range & Supply by taking full responsibility for Service Level, Inventory Level and the stock structure in your assigned range.
As a Need Planning Team mgr you will, among other assignments also:
• Lead and / or contribute in additional assignments within or across the function
• Contributing to developing competences within the scope of responsibility: Identify needs and gaps and build competence plans to meet the short and long term business needs
• Lead initiatives together with Supply chain stakeholders in order to identify potential overstock / stock out situations and to act on deviations outside lead-time
• Take lead within Sales & Supply Planning and collaborate with all value chain partners in order to secure agreed service levels at lowest total cost
• Lead the team by example, coach and motivate co-workers.
Qualifications
You are a strong business person with a passion for supply chain planning and logistics and leading in a global assignment. You have an interest and willingness to learn how to apply automation in inventory management and we see that you are highly driven by development and constantly being on the way. You dare to think differently and you have an agile approach and adapt as we go. You are interested in digitalization and finding new ways of working and are highly motivated to do this by leading business through people and collaborate and interact with different stakeholders.
You have proven experience and knowledge in:
• Leading business through people by demonstrating leadership capabilities
• Delivering results through involving and engaging people
• IKEA supply chain and processes
• Sales Planning and Product development process
• Building trust and relationships and handle multiple stakeholders
We offer you a position in a fast paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of future opportunities!
Additional information
Please note that this position will be located in Älmhult, Sweden.
We welcome all applications. In the first selection process, we will consider candidates from current Supply Chain Development organisation. Submit your application, CV and letter of motivation, online via our recruitment system SmartRecruiters no later than 22nd of May 2020.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Henrik Tornerefelt at +46 702210889. About recruitment process, please contact Kristyna Brabcova at +46 733 427 586.
Looking forward receiving your application!