IKEA Sales Support Specialist

Ikano-Retail; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA Mexico City is seeking a Range Planner to administer the range for each selling unit in line with country strategy and Sales Leaders decisions, ensuring alignment with the agreed range.

You will support forecast alignment, monitor replenishment for NEWS products, and assist in setting up new selling units in PCM. You will contribute to a smooth range change planning process and live the IKEA values in daily work.

Qualifications

• I am able to prioritize and organize individual work duties, to make the most efficient use of the time available.
• I have a flexible approach to my daily tasks and can adapt to unpredictable situations when they arise. I am open to new ideas and changes in ways of working.
• I have good personal discipline and am committed to delivering according to expectations. I have good attention to detail in order to secure accuracy in all that I do.
• I am confident in approaching and talking to people and demonstrate a friendly manner when approached by colleagues.
• I am able to learn new things quickly and can apply in my daily work. When something is unclear, I ask questions in order to clarify my understanding.
• I capable of working independent and contribute as part of a team. I share my knowledge with others to help them grow and develop.

Responsibilities

• Administer the range for each selling unit in accordance with the country range strategy and Sales Leaders' decision.
• Align the offered range in each selling unit with the agreed range and initiate corrective actions in cooperation with the Sales Leaders if necessary.
• Support the Sales Leaders with forecast alignment by highlighting discrepancies between tactical and country/selling unit forecasts and follow-up on the changes.
• Safeguard availability through monitoring replenishment parameters for new products (NEWS).
• Work closely with PR&C Specialist to ensure the regulated NEWS products could sales start on time in the selling units.
• Support the establishment of new selling units with the set up in the PCM (Product Change Management) system.
• Provide range change planning information to the Sales Leaders and selling units in order to support a smooth range change planning process.
• Support range change implementation in the retail units by assisting the Sales Leaders in the creation of initial forecasts on news and kick start the discontinued process in preparation for discontinued split to selling units.
• Highlight and work closely with Sales Leaders on unexpected deviations of discontinued items to the selling units while taking into consideration all commercial implications and monitor the range change process and initiate necessary actions within the Commercial Team.
• Support the Sales Leaders in the range selection by providing a range frame based on the selling units’ capacity and with input from the Retail Flow and Capacity Specialist and according to global range dimensioning rules.
• Live the IKEA values and nurture a strong and living IKEA culture that values the diversity of customers and co-workers and inspires extraordinary achievements in the department. Through your everyday work, you contribute to a people and planet positive business, social connection and environmental impact.

Job description

The IKEA vision is 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 can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand – and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.
We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.
We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.

Job Description

• Administer the range for each selling unit in accordance with the country range strategyand the Sales Leaders decision.
• Align the offered range in each selling unit with the agreed range and initiating correctiveactions in co-operation with the Sales Leaders if necessary.
• Support the Sales Leaders with forecast alignment by highlighting discrepancies betweentactical and country/selling unit forecasts and follow-up on the changes.
• Safeguard availability through monitoring replenishment parameters for new products(NEWS)
• Work closely with PR&C Specialist to ensure the regulated NEWS products could sales starton time in the selling units.
• Support the establishment of new selling units with the set up in the PCM (Product ChangeManagement) system.
• Provide range change planning information to the Sales Leaders and selling units in orderto support a smooth range change planning process.
• Support range change implementation in the retail units by assisting the Sales Leaders inthe creation of initial forecasts on news and kick start the discontinued process inpreparation for discontinued split to selling units.
• Highlight and work closely with Sales Leaders on unexpected deviations of discontinueditems to the selling units while taking into consideration all commercial implications andmonitor the range change process and initiate necessary actions within the CommercialTeam.
• Support the Sales Leaders in the range selection by providing a range frame based on the selling units’ capacity and with input from the Retail Flow and Capacity Specialist and according to global range dimensioning rules.
• Live the IKEA values and nurture a strong and living IKEA culture that values the diversity of customers and co-workers and inspires extraordinary achievements in the department. Through your everyday work, you contribute to a people and planet positive business, social connection and environmental impact.

Qualifications

• I am able to prioritize and organize individual work duties, to make the most efficient use of the time available.
• I have a flexible approach to my daily tasks and can adapt to unpredictable situations when they arise. I am open to new ideas and changes in ways of working.
• I have good personal discipline and am committed to delivering according to expectations. I have good attention to detail in order to secure accuracy in all that I do.
• I am confident in approaching and talking to people and demonstrate a friendly manner when approached by colleagues.
• I am able to learn new things quickly and can apply in my daily work. When something is unclear, I ask questions in order to clarify my understanding.
• I capable of working independent and contribute as part of a team. I share my knowledge with others to help them grow and develop.