Market Planner_Temporary assignment

“The word impossible has been deleted from our dictionary and must remain so” -- Ingvar Kamprad    

You see things a little differently. So do we. We believe in discovering and developing the talent in each of us. We offer positions that challenge your skills and inspire you to grow. Come see things a little differently with us.

We onboard our suppliers as partners with whom we create long-term relationships. We want them to grow with us, become more efficient and achieve lower prices.

The Market Planner is the link between IKEA Components and the Buyers mainly for planning and logistics tasks. The Market Planner ensures that the agreed business setups are followed, updated and improved to secure the highest level of product availability for IKEA's customers with the lowest total Supply Chain cost. Market Planner works in close co-operation with Market Developer and Market Operator as well as with our Purchasing teams and the Buyers in Supply.  

About the assignment

• Responsible to collect and analyze forecasts from Buyers within the respective business area. 

• Actively communicate with Buyers - handling forecast & deviations. 
• Plan and execute the HFS (Home Furnishing Supplier) need with internal stakeholders (mainly Demand Planner and Need Planner).

• Actively support Market Developer and continuously improve our offer.
• Support start-up process of new articles as well as plan phase out process (scrap, UTG).
• Contribute to business development activities with HFS.

To be able to succeed in the role you should have relevant supply and demand competence, but your personality and mindset is at least as important as your previous experience. 

We believe you are enthusiastic, driven, structured and determined and act as a role model for the IKEA values. You are self-going and dare to take decisions. You have excellent communication skills and the ability to build trustful relationships. You will network with people both internally and externally.

We believe that you also are great at: 

• Working in a team 

• Having strong analytic skills and systems skills (quick learner and precise in systems) 

• Structuring and organizing your daily work, but as well flexible when there is a need to meet demands of our Buyers. 
• Good speaking, reading and writing skills in English.
• Capability to deal with multiple tasks under time pressure.
• Ability to act pro-actively and be able to find new solutions.

Furthermore, we see that you have:

• Economic and Financial knowledge

• Good knowledge of logistics and distribution methods

• Basic market knowledge (competitors, prices, etc.)

We believe that you are a person who take the lead and drive your area of responsibility and interacting with people comes very natural to you. You are self-reliant and motivated to be a part of the development of IKEA and like to work efficiently and with continuous improvements. 
 

For us in IKEA, the most important thing is that you share our values. As a person you value modesty and have strong willpower. You also can create togetherness and enthusiasm around you.

Your continuous desire to learn and develop, coupled with a flexible, hands-on, and proactive approach to your work, as well as a strong drive to achieve results, makes you an ideal candidate for this role.

People within IKEA value a culture of humbleness and open-mindedness. We don't have a rigid hierarchy system and encourage everyone to talk to anyone, and we don't have a dress code. We are characterized by enjoying long discussions and a relaxed, natural order with a great deal of personal responsibility. We want people proactive, engaged, internally motivated for results and eager to learn.

Sounds interesting?

If you are also passionate about home furnishing and if you want to be part of creating a better everyday life to the many customers and do it with a great team, this could be the right challenge for you. We are looking forward to getting to know you soon!

Please submit your application as soon as possible but not later than August 31st, 2024, to [email protected].

Please remember that this is a temporary assignment/maternity replacement and note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate.