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Supply Planner will be responsible for a variety of responsibilities. In IKEA Purchasing, we are organised in categories based on the material and function of the product. A Category is a group of articles sharing same materials, production techniques, and/or supplier base. Each category is led by a Category Manager and it consists of number of Business Development teams based around the world (being close to our suppliers) and global functional specialists (e.g., Engineering and Quality Leader). The assignment for the category is to lead Purchasing based on a common agenda created in one common business plan. To take full advantage of IKEA economies of scale and competence we develop and execute sourcing strategies and thus meet the supply markets/industries in categories.
Job Responsibility:
Secure operational capacities by ensuring high quality of capacity data from suppliers and by working continuously towards exceptions together with Need Planner and Supplier in a proactive manner
Contribute to tactical capacity planning based on supplier performance on agreed capacity
Update and secure correct business set-up information in all relevant systems
Work with systems and reports, to proactively detect and act on possible deviations from goal
Prepare suppliers for best replenishment and delivery solutions by continuously maintaining & developing supplier delivery performance and sender lead-times
Contribute to identifying best logistical offer, furthermore implement, maintain and review by having customer and total cost in mind
Actively contribute in the planning and execution of the best set-up for range changes at supplier, constraints periods and activities
Continuously follow-up, analyse and take action to improve supplier delivery performance and ensure goods are shipped in time from suppliers
Secure correct availability information from supplier to IKEA Retail in such quality that it can be for the benefit of customers
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
Requirements:
Knowledge of supplier capabilities, material, production flow, capacity planning
Ability to take the leadership to ensure supplier has goods ready in time and in full to fulfil customers’ need at lowest possible landed cost
Ability to translate the Category Plan into logistics solutions and always keep Total IKEA and Total Cost Development in mind