About the assignment
Business Developer will be responsible for a variety of responsibilities as below:
- Overall responsible for supplier performance and relationship
- Responsible for building professional and long term relationship through IKEA way of doing business, based on a shared business model, trust and transparency
- Professionally challenge suppliers to constantly improve all aspects of supplier performance according to supplier action plan
- Pro-actively work and act on deviations to Sourcing Assignment
- Lower total cost at supplier level through optimizing value chain
- Partner with suppliers to continuously increase the competitiveness through new purchasing possibilities such as
- Be an IKEA ambassador of IKEA values and do business with Fact-based Business Leadership
-Good knowledge of IKEA Strategic Landscape, especially IKEA Purchasing Strategy
-Good understanding of IKEA Business model and IKEA Business model for growth
-Deep understanding of relevant Category Plans
-Good understanding of how your everyday work adds customer value by delivering to Democratic Design
-Deep knowledge of industry and market specific conditions and macro econonomics trends
-Deep knowledge of supplier capabilities and material, service and production
-Good knowledge of IKEA Business Year cycle and Governance structure
-Understanding of IKEA Group Code of Conduct and IKEA Business Ethic
-Preferred Category Area Wood experience
This position will be based in Nantong. The selection process will take place continuously, so please send in your application in English as soon as possible.
Please note that we don’t accept application through email. All applications must be submitted through Smart Recruiters system. If you are interested in this position please apply for by 25th July 2024.