Sales and Supply Support Specialist

IKEA Alsulaiman; Manama; On-site; BHD 14,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA Alsulaiman invites applications for a replenishment planning role to help create a better everyday life for the many people in Bahrain. The role focuses on improving product availability by aligning supply with commercial needs and coordinating with stores and partners.

You will monitor replenishment parameters, coach stores, and support in-stock strategies to ensure smooth operations and optimal customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Support the country and store commercial team with planning and execution of global and country activities by providing availability information, in-delivery planning and follow up on goals to ensure activity commitments are fulfilled.
• Safeguard availability through monitoring replenishment parameters for new products (NEWS), running and discontinued articles and support the selling units with coaching and education.
• Monitor shortages and coach the selling units with their working routines and support with order creation and together with supply partners improve the replenishment set up.
• Support selling units with the build-up of needed stock prior to peak sales periods and the assessment of supply constraints in order to ensure full availability for customers.
• Ensure a timely and efficient replenishment for new or rebuilding stores in co-operation with supply chain partners.
• Support the retail logistics capacity and flow planner in analysing the potential for changing optimal replenishment solutions for high-volume articles, including the execution of a smooth switch.
• Distribute remaining stock of discontinued articles to the selling units while keeping in mind the commercial and logistical implications.
• Live the IKEA values and nurture a strong and thriving IKEA culture that inspires colleagues to reach extraordinary achievements in the store.

Job description

Come help us create a better everyday life for the many people. That's the IKEA vision. We do that by offering a wide range of home furnishings with good design and function at prices so low that many people will be able to afford them.

Purpose:

Create and constantly improve excellence in availability. Use retail expertise to achieve agreed availability goals. Synchronise supply with commercial needs for the best possible customer perceived availability at the lowest possible total cost.

Secure the preconditions for effective ordering and replenishment in the stores.

Accountabilities:

• Support the country and store commercial team with planning and execution of global and country activities by providing availability information, in-delivery planning and follow up on goals to ensure activity commitments are fulfilled.
• Safeguard availability through monitoring replenishment parameters for new products (NEWS), running and discontinued articles and support the selling units with coaching and education.
• Monitor shortages and coach the selling units with their working routines and support with order creation and together with supply partners improve the replenishment set up.
• Support selling units with the build-up of needed stock prior to peak sales periods and the assessment of supply constraints in order to ensure full availability for customers.
• Ensure a timely and efficient replenishment for new or rebuilding stores in co-operation with supply chain partners.
• Support the retail logistics capacity and flow planner in analysing the potential for changing optimal replenishment solutions for high-volume articles, including the execution of a smooth switch.
• Distribute remaining stock of discontinued articles to the selling units while keeping in mind the commercial and logistical implications.
• Live the IKEA values and nurture a strong and thriving IKEA culture that inspires colleagues to reach extraordinary achievements in the store.