Flow Replenishment Developer - Supply Chain Operations

Hej! We are IKEA! 

One brand, a full value chain, and many, many people – that’s us in a nutshell. 

Spread all over the world, we have a passion for home furnishing and an inspiring shared vision: to create a better everyday life for the many people.  We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. 

The Inter IKEA Group is a part of Inter IKEA Systems B.V., owner of the IKEA Concept and worldwide IKEA franchisor. 

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. 

IKEA Purchasing Services (US) Inc. in King of Prussia, PA is part of our Supply Area Americas region which also has an office in Mexico City, Mexico and Curitiba, Brazil, and is a subsidiary of the Inter IKEA Group. 

Supply Chain Operations (SCO) organisation with its 840 co-workers connects our customers with IKEA products in a simple, affordable, and sustainable way. We deliver excellent transport and logistic solutions today, tomorrow and over time by optimising replenishment solutions, defining physical goods flow capacity needs, balancing operational goods flow by aligning stakeholders, sourcing and developing transport & logistic capacities, by managing the goods flow & leading and securing supply quality.

We contribute to customer satisfaction through securing customer perceived availability, delivering lowest cost over time, leading towards sustainability and ensuring the right quality for all services.

We are now looking for a Flow Replenishment Developer located in King of Prussia! The purpose of the job is to reach availability goals at the lowest total supply cost through processes and year cycle which secure the end-to-end goods flow. You are responsible for the replenishment set-up to existing and new selling units, working with relevant stakeholders to identify and solve supply chain constraints, contributing to process and competence development.

You will be member of a global team where sharing and learning together is a very important part of developing the business. You will have the possibility to establish and widen your personal network. You can grow your experience as well as gaining a broader knowledge of IKEA supply chain.

Your main assignments will be to:

• Flow optimization and Continuous Improvement: Define the replenishment setup for both sending and receiving units within your area of responsibility to ensure an end-to-end goods flow at the lowest possible supply chain cost. Collaborate closely with all relevant stakeholders to maintain and continuously enhance replenishment solutions, adapting to changing requirements and circumstances in the supply chain (e.g., customs regulations, supplier matrix changes, etc.). Identify and resolve constraints to further develop the replenishment setup, leveraging scenario modeling and proactive interactions with key stakeholders to reduce logistics costs and improve efficiency.
• Planning: provide input to the mid-term planning and wholesaler pricing processes with the replenishment set-up you have defined.
• Project management: lead the replenishment stream of expansion (new markets) and network change projects with the goal of securing availability by the opening date.
• Process development: contribute to development of concepts, working methods and appropriate tools in close collaboration with Planning Performance Development (PPD) and Supply Chain Development (SCD).
• Competence development: secure the training and implementation for global working methods within Supply Operations for our key processes, systems and reports (e.g. Define Optimal Replenishment Solution, Mid-Term Planning, Wholesaler Pricing, and Expansion).
• Stakeholder management: Take the lead in the interaction and alignment with all relevant supply chain stakeholders on global level for optimization of replenishment flows as precondition for an optimal logistical operational performance and total cost development
• Forums: secure Supply Chain Planning representation in projects and forums with an impact on Supply Chain Planning. Proactively search for improvement potentials in cooperation with relevant stakeholders. Working together to reach common goals with clear expectations, needs and preconditions with total cost in mind.

To be successful in this role we believe that you have:

• A university degree in logistics, economics, business administration or relevant working experience
• Good knowledge of functions within Supply Chain and how they contribute to the process.
• Project management experience
• Experience in implementation and education of decided concepts, working methods and tools
• Good knowledge of Supply Chain Management and Logistics as well as relevant tools and working methods 
• Good communication skills and the ability to build trustful relationships
• Good knowledge in building & evaluating fact-based business cases
• Good computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• You are fluent in English, both written and spoken

Does this sound like you? Yes? Then, why not apply?

At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us!  

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.   

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