Service Provider Operations Developer, temporary 12 months

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We are currentlylooking for a Service Provider Operations Developer (temporary 12 months)to join our team in Category Ocean & Air. The position will be located in Pratteln (Switzerland), and report to Service Provider Operations Development Manager for EMEA & Americas, located in Pratteln, Switzerland.

About the job
As a Service Provider Operations Developer in Category Ocean & Air you:

• develop and secure the operational set up within your assigned region (South Europe, North Africa, Middle East)
• workclosely with the IKEA transport areas and nominated ocean carriers
• establish a close working relationship with the nominated ocean carriers operating in the assigned region
• are responsible for the operations performance both from sending and receiving perspective
• secure the demands and manage the carrier capacity offered to IKEA
• support the corresponding system set-up to enable the booking of the ocean carriers for export and import to / from the assigned countries, securing correctness and maintaining the information in IKEA systems (SQL Database, LBD, CNS, ITM in the future).
• support the tender process with data about matrix, network as well as operational requirements.
• lead the tender nomination process and be responsible for the implementation activities in the assigned region to enable a smooth transition from the old to the new ocean year
• contribute to the business development with trade lane and local operations knowledge and improvement of cooperation with local and regional stakeholders of our transport service providers.

This position has a truly international dimension as you will have daily interaction with the other Service Provider Operations Developers in EU, Asia Pacific and Americas, other EuropeanSupply Chain Operations locationsand various other internal and external stakeholders.

About you
We are looking for you if you have/are:

• an operations expert in supply chain with a track record in leading/driving operational excellence
• a proven background in the area of ocean shipping and/or freight forwarding, customs background is a plus/ advantage
• a university degree, or an equivalent education, within Logistics, economics or business administration
• a minimum 5 years work experience in transport business or supply chain function.
• knowledge about Microsoft Office literacy (Excel, Access)
• fluent in English, both written and verbal, are a prerequisite.
• business & people minded
• self-motivated and have the ability to organize, structure and prioritize numerous tasks by yourself.

It comes natural for you to always act as an IKEA ambassador towards both external as well as internal stakeholders, and you perform business responsibilities based on value- and fact-based business approach. Your entrepreneurial spirit is strong and you have a natural way of seeing business opportunities and take action.

You have high aspirations, you show ambition and hunger to improve and do better. Your dedication and commitment together with true openness and curiosity to new things really do make things happen. Your networking capabilities are well developed and help you foster long-term and successful relationships with both external stakeholders and your close co-workers. However when needed you are also able to work with limited guidance and lead yourself into the unknown.

The assignment requires occasional travelling. We look forward to receiving your application online (CV and motivational letter in English)by12th of August 2022the latest. Due to long permit process we prefer candidates with valid Swiss work permit or EU/EFTA citizenship. We will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find theright candidate. For further information please contact the hiring managerMaik Lobstein, phone: +41 79 107 46 74. If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact the People & Culture Generalist Désirée Gerber +41 79 556 95 02.

Supply Chain Operations is a global organization in IKEA Supply. With our over 800 amazing and passionate colleagues in 20 locations around the world, we make sure that our customers can buy the IKEA products they desire and love. Together with our partners, we develop and deliver excellent transport and logistics solutions that are simple, affordable and sustainable.

In Category Area Transport we are responsible for procuring, develop and operating all transport capacities in the IKEA Supply Chain. Category Area Transport is a Category area with two categories – Category Land and Category Ocean & Air.

Do you think outside the box? So do we. Come see things a bit differently with us!