Supply Chain Planning Specialist

**Job ID**: 260673

**Date posted**: 03/10/2024

**Who you are**

You have:

- Result-driven mindset
- High organisational skills as well as ability to prioritise and work in a structured way
- Flexible approach and openness to change
- Change management skills are a must
- Collaborative approach and ability to build relationships across the organisation and having influence and personal impact by using strong communication skills
- Enthusiastic about teamwork and motivating people
- Moderate project management skills
- Ability to make things happen with flexibility, speed and simplicity
- Enjoy delivering improvements in a fastpaced and constantly changing omnichannel environment with a customer-centric approach
- End-to-end process orientation when acting and proposing solutions
- Experience in problem solving and improving processes and ways of working
- Passion about logistics and have the ability use your know-how to optimize processes with high quality understanding the financial impact and customer experience
- Good understanding of KPIs used for success measures in fulfilment unit
- Good knowledge of relevant IT systems solutions
- Able to connect in English and the local language of our unit (NL and/or FR) is a must

**Your responsibilities**

You will:

- Secure and maximize efficiency in unit operations by actively working with simplification of current processes and system solutions
- Guide all stakeholders through all continuous improvements & workmethod initiatives: planning, coordination & follow-up
- Compile development needs within and take part in the prioritization and decision making of improvements
- Be Lean methodology ambassador in the unit
- Organize Lean workshops & trainings for each target group
- Report Lean initiatives and improvements towards all stakeholders
- Measure, observe, assess standard work via an internal ‘audit’ program
- Contribute to different warehouse activities with inputs, ideas and expertise to maximize efficiency and optimize operation
- Lead and represent the fulfilment unit in cross functional/cross unit improvement activities
- Contribute to secure the agreed availability goals and correct stock structure for the unit.
- Securing an excellent commercial planning and execution by actively working together with commercial partners
- Enable efficient operations by supporting the supply integration process, co-operating with supply chain partners and securing correct replenishment of the unit

**About this work area**

We’re the team behind the scenes that make the IKEA products available to the many people. As a diverse mix of co-workers we use our supply process expertise to balance range and space capacity with forecasting and ordering to provide customers with high availability while minimizing costs. If you’ve wonder who’s responsible for finding effective and efficient ways of picking up the products for our customers, that’s us. We’re passionate about working together to improve the customer experience at IKEA

At IKEA, we like to give you the space to take control of your own development and growth. We believe in entrepreneurship and initiative and want to make it easy for you. In the first few weeks/months, you will be offered a 5-step development plan to get you started, with enough personal space to create the learning moments you need.

We offer this structure and a supportive network of colleagues who will make sure you feel comfortable in this situation and give you time to learn, make mistakes and develop.
In addition to a competitive remuneration, we offer:

- Eco-vouchers
- End-of-year bonus, holiday pay and sector premiums
- An additional allowance if you come by bike
- Private leasing of an electric bike, we are happy to give you a boost
- Comprehensive hospitalization insurance
- A private accidents insurance
- Pension savings
- A leave savings plan: choose how you want your late/early hours (before 7h and as of 19h) to be paid out: a supplement on your salary or in holiday hours
- We also offer extra-legal holidays, seniority holidays and for full-time colleagues 6 extra days off
- A canteen where you can eat delicious food at very democratic prices
- IKEA Tack Loyalty reward, an additional deposit into your retirement savings based on our global results and your loyalty to IKEA
- ONE IKEA Bonus: an additional bonus based on your shop's results
- IKEA Benefits at work: a portal offer you great discount for well-known stores and brands
- IKEA staff discount 15% on all your purchases
- Team outings & staff parties, because togetherness is very important to us
- A nice extra in case of legal cohabitation/marriage/birth/retirements to celebrate these beautiful moments