Logistic operation manager

IKEA; Luik; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

IKEA in Belgium seeks a Service Fulfilment Operations Manager to lead the end-to-end fulfilment network and drive operational excellence in a multichannel environment. You will direct daily operations, coordinate with partners, and ensure affordable, high-quality service to customers across touchpoints.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and strategic development with a focus on cost efficiency and long-term profitability in a dynamic retail setting.

Qualifications

• University degree (Economics, Logistics, Supply Chain Management) or proven performance in logistics/commercial/supply chain management.
• 4–6 years in a management position (distribution, retail, logistics or similar).
• Proven leadership in a large organization delivering business results and people development.
• Retail/home furnishing/supply chain/customer service experience and interest.
• Experience in a matrix organization with collaboration and influence.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal).

Responsabilités

• Accountable for high performing daily operations and an efficient distribution network in market.
• Ensure service fulfilment excellence including Last Mile, Furniture Assembly, and Kitchen Installations.
• Develop existing service partners and coordinate with Strategic Sourcing for growth.
• Secure capacity and resources in the market's fulfilment network to provide a seamless shopping experience.
• Drive cost development, efficiency, and long-term profitability within Service Fulfilment.
• Implement Customer Fulfilment sustainability agenda in the market.

Connaissances

Leadership

People development

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

Project leadership

Influence in matrix organizations

Coaching

Formation

University degree in Economics, Logistics, or Supply Chain Management

Description du poste

WHO YOU ARE

• University degree (Economics, Logistics, Supply Chain Management) or proven performance in logistics/commercial/supply chain management
• 4-6 years working experience in a management position (preferable in distribution, retail, logistics or similar)
• Proven successful leadership in a big organization, delivering both business result and people development
• Retail/home furnishing/supply chain/customer service experience and interest
• Experience of working as a management team member with proven ability to make a difference by positively influencing the business directly as well as through good collaboration
• Knowledge of labor laws and third-party relations (unions, external service providers etc.)
• Experience in securing the implementation of mid-term and long-term strategies and plans and set/follow up goals
• Proven ability to influence in a matrix organization
• Successfully lead projects or processes on country/market/national level
• Good coaching and/or mentor, advisory and facilitation skills, conflict management skills and problem-solving experience
• Fluent in English written and verbal

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Customer Fulfilment (CFF) is a fundamental part in making IKEA multichannel retailing in reality. To support IKEA in achieving business objectives, CFF acts as a fully integrated, process-oriented organisation with an end-to-end approach to develop our business and deliver results across functions together with our partners.

We are focusing on providing seamless shopping experience with great quality in all touchpoints for the many people. Service Fulfilment function will contribute to this objective by:

• Taking a lead and overall responsibility for operational excellence, performance and development of the fulfilment of affordable core services, resulting in a relevant, effective and sustainable service offer to perform with excellence today, tomorrow and over time, with the customer needs in focus
• Securing service execution according to set KPIs to create a great customer experience and growth
• Striving for high performance at lowest cost and long-term profitability acting in a responsible way and thereby create great customer experience
• Leading and developing people Lead, steer, plan, support, coach and follow up the operations and development of the whole service fulfilment organization within the market with a customer-centric and collaborative approach in focus. Create the right prerequisites in organization to enable the growth agenda and secure the Group and market Customer Fulfilment agenda is translated in to the Service Fulfilment organization.

As a Service Fulfilment Operations Manager, you will be:

• Accountable for high performing daily operations and an efficient distribution network connected to service fulfilment on the market including planning, execution and follow up of operations, negotiations, IWAY and legal compliance with a focus on quality and a customer-centric, mind-set in all touchpoints for the lowest possible cost to enable competitiveness of IKEA in a multichannel environment and support long-term growth and profitability.
• Accountable for excellence in operations and quality under the scope of Service Fulfilment (including Last Mile, Furniture Assembly, and Kitchen Installations) in the market to exceed customer expectations, provide a seamless shopping experience and a great quality in meeting with the customer.
• Accountable for short-term, mid-term and long-term development of existing service partners and that all internal and external service partners have the knowledge to perform their tasks to represent IKEA well and provide an excellent quality in the meeting with the customer. Long-term partner development to happen in close collaboration with the Strategic Sourcing function.
• Accountable for ensuring short and mid-term capacities and resources in the market's service fulfilment network to provide seamless shopping experience with great quality for the many people.
• Accountable for the agreed cost development of the Service Fulfilment function based on contribution to the establishment of the cost goal on the market.
• Accountable for securing efficiency and for implementation improvements in the total market service fulfilment network (including internal and external service providers) in cooperation with relevant stakeholders (e.g. Group Operations, Group and Market Fulfilment Development and Network, Retail, Inter IKEA Purchasing and Logistics) throughout the organisation to reach excellence in execution and exceed customer expectations.
• Accountable for the implementation of the Customer Fulfilment sustainability agenda for Service Fulfilment including internal and external service providers in the market.

TOGETHER AS A TEAM

We're the team behind the scenes that make the IKEA products available to the many people. As a diverse mix of co-workers we use our supply process expertise to balance range and space capacity with forecasting and ordering to provide customers with high availability while minimizing costs. If you've wonder who's responsible for finding effective and efficient ways of picking up the products for our customers, that's us. We're passionate about working together to improve the customer experience at IKEA!