Sourcing Analyst, IKEA

IKEA

Location:
India, Bangalore

Category:
Logistics

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

Sourcing Analyst position with IKEA focused on supply chain and logistics. Role involves data analysis, sourcing decisions, market intelligence, and fulfilling customer and organisational goals. Requires strong communication skills with English proficiency and expertise in tools like Microsoft Office applications.

Job Responsibility:

Focus on delivering results with the sense of urgency, achieving and exceeding operational goals and higher efficiency on daily tasks
Provide a subject matter expertise and advice to business leaders within sourcing processes that will contribute to the development of business and people
Implement, assess standards, guidelines and policies within the own area of expertise and contribute to their development and update
Superuser for CSO and other digital sourcing tools
Responsible for collection of data on and analysis of market performance, market supply/demand/capacity estimations, supply chain performance and customer feedback and proactively use the insights gained to contribute to sourcing decisions to improve customer experience
Responsible for facilitating fact based decisions by contributing with decision basis and recommendations, including cost calculations, cost development scenarios, risk analysis and scenario planning in all phases of the sourcing process
Responsible to model and analyse different sourcing scenarios and sourcing portfolio scenarios based on blended operating models for the market to find the optimal setup for given preconditions after securing input from all relevant stakeholders from both market and global level
Responsible for CSO and other digital sourcing tools as a super user including receiving and giving trainings as well as contribution to the development of the tools on a global level
Responsible for the follow up, evaluation and ongoing development initiatives connected to the blended model in the market and to secure that the intended processes, ways of working, tools and methodologies are used
Act on deviations and provide support (e.g. calculations, business cases, documentation) as necessary
Contribute to the development of tools, setting of processes and ways of working connected to data collection and analysis to enable the continuous development of a customer oriented, efficient and effective sourcing process on the market in strong collaboration with the group function
Responsible for keeping the total picture of market and industry intelligence for sourcing together and synchronised including capturing knowledge from within and outside of the company, prioritising and research projects and topics and securing that the research process is not duplicated
Responsible for administration of all contracts on the market
Contribute with both knowledge and expertise to optimal operational and multichannel development, related business- and process forums, sourcing activities as well as to all matrices, global and market initiatives and competence networks
Responsible for considering the parameters connected to the Customer Fulfilment sustainability agenda in the market and industry intelligence research process across all touchpoints

Requirements:

University degree (Logistics, Economics, Business Administration or related) or 1-2 years’ experience in the area of expertise
Retail/home furnishing/supply chain/customer service experience and interest
Confident and clear communication on English both written and verbal
Excellent computer skills and high proficiency on Microsoft Office
Proven analytical and numeric skills and ability to identify required actions
Good business understanding: understanding of key performance measurement used to plan, follow up and steer the business with a customer-centric approach
Excellent knowledge of the customer and co-worker needs, demands and expectations on the markets
Market and industry intelligence: applies market and industry knowledge to achieve organisational goals and objectives
understand market specifics when making decisions
Change management and leading in the unknown/exploring
Stakeholder management: knowledge of how to identify and involve relevant stakeholders in a project, process or question to make things happen
Supplier relationship management: strong knowledge of working with and developing external partners’ overtime
Strong knowledge on how to develop service provider relationships
Create and execute long-term development roadmaps
Financial competence and understanding of the financial impact on total network
Knowledge of relevant IT solution landscapes associated with sourcing and service fulfilment
Inspired by the IKEA vision, values and culture
Customer orientation and centricity: see the customer first and consider the impact on the customer when taking decisions
Eagerness and desire to understand the IKEA business and customer needs and influence improvement of the business with focus on customer satisfaction
Applying strategic, tactical and operational approach for analysing business opportunities from customer/market perspective and inspired by challenging situations
Eagerness and self-drive to develop constantly and demonstrate a willingness to develop skills and effective ways of working to benefit IKEA and personal growth
Ability to act within the global framework in order to achieve local/market/organisation goals
Ability to respond to business and customer needs by providing creative solutions and developing implementation plans that deliver
Analytical capability to enable translation of business and customer needs into development initiatives

What we offer:

Equal opportunity workplace free of discrimination and harassment
Inclusive environment encouraging individualism
Growth and development opportunities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 25, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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