Business Development Leader in Market Logistics - SCD

IKEA Supply 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 Data & 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.

As a Business Development Leader, you will secure business objectives in connection to the IKEA Supply Strategy and Supply Chain Development Business Plan. You will contribute to optimization of the IKEA value chain, for a continuously improved customer experiences, through identifying business opportunities and assess business cases.

In your role as Business Development Leader you will, among other assignments:

• together with other functions, within and beyond Supply Chain Development, lead and drive strategic business development initiatives with a distinct end-to-end focus, be a key entry point for stakeholders
• be responsible for creating and presenting business cases and reports, ensuring fact-based analysis, and delivering decision (progression, suspension or rejection of the business case) & directional support to the relevant decision forums
• partner with stakeholders across the IKEA value chain representing the end-to-end logistics of IKEA to develop necessary analysis and documentation in a collaborative way. Identify the business benefits, impacts, consequences and risks.
• secure alignment of initiatives and ensure that the expected benefit is in line with the vision, business idea, direction and strategies of IKEA.
• lead and support, always seeking for new opportunities that can be implemented globally and will get us closer to realising the IKEA vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people.

You are a strong business person with proven leadership and relationship skills to balance the needs from stakeholders within and beyond IKEA Supply. You have relevant supply chain experience, from IKEA Retail and one other part of the IKEA value chain. Interdependently you can lead and deliver in projects/business cases, with timely deliverables and with high quality analysis and contribute with a holistic view, being customer centric and having the end-to-end in focus.

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 technology, digitalization and finding new ways of working and are highly motivated to do this by collaborating and interacting with different stakeholders. You have excellent listening skills and capability to express complex and/or complicated content in a receiver oriented and inspiring way. You show a positive attitude, are self-going, persistent and motivated by taking on challenges.

You have proven experience and knowledge in:

• IKEA Business model, concept, strategic landscape and IKEA Ways of working
• Inter IKEA franchisee business processes & IT Landscape
• Logistics industry and specific conditions and trends as creating opportunities and demands for IKEA
• Interdependently lead and deliver in projects/business cases
• Data analytics and insights on strategic, tactical and operational level
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

The position is based in Pratteln (Switzerland) and will require travelling. We offer you a position in a fast paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of future opportunities.

Sounds interesting?

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Doris.Martetschlaeger1@inter.ikea.com

This position is located in Pratteln, Switzerland. Please also note that we do only handle applications in English and no applications coming in by email. We look forward to receiving your application at the latest October 17th, 2021.

You might have some questions about the recruitment process, and we are more than happy to answer those! Feel free to connect with the People & Culture Leader Dan Gustafsson at dan.gustafsson@inter.ikea.com

Looking forward receiving your application!