Purchasing Development Professional

5 days ago


Älmhults Kommun, Sweden Inter IKEA Systems B.V. Full time

Inter IKEA Systems B.V. Overview

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  • We are a global company that owns and operates IKEA stores.

Category Area Wood is responsible for supplying and developing materials and techniques for solid wood furniture. We work with suppliers to build professional and long-term relationships through the IKEA way of doing business. The goal is to ensure an optimal sourcing setup for our products, such as IVAR, HEJNE or TROFAST.

Key Responsibilities

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  • The Business Developer will lead the business team, develop and implement common action plans together with team members and internal stakeholders.
  • The role involves identifying new purchasing opportunities, constantly increasing supplier competitiveness, and lowering costs.
  • The Business Developer will evaluate and develop existing production capacities, cooperate in the product life cycle process, and negotiate with suppliers according to IKEA values and guidelines.
  • The role requires maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and colleagues, which may involve travel.

Requirements

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  • You should be a self-driven individual with an entrepreneurship mindset, enthusiastic about people and business development.
  • You should possess strong knowledge of materials, particularly in the wood industry, and have a passion for analyzing costs.
  • You should be able to transfer the bigger picture into concrete actions and learn fast.
  • You should demonstrate strong leadership by collaborating with team members on business development and supplier management.
  • You should use analytical skills necessary for working with numbers when negotiating prices or setting priorities for your work, which is usually high-paced and demanding.

What You'll Do

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  • You'll lead the business team and create a common agenda and plan for supplier development.
  • You'll work with suppliers to increase competitiveness and lower costs.
  • You'll evaluate and develop existing production capacities.
  • You'll cooperate in the product life cycle process.


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