Supplier Relations Leader: Cloud, Data & AI Platforms

IKEA; Delft; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IKEA is seeking a Supplier Relations Leader for Cloud, Infrastructure, Data & AI Platforms. You will own strategic relationships with major technology suppliers (e.g., Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Databricks) and translate technology priorities into stronger partnerships and value creation.

The role sits at the intersection of commercial strategy and technology platforms, shaping supplier strategies, executive governance and renewal negotiations to optimise the cost base and platform capabilities.

Formación

• Experience in supplier relationship management, sourcing, procurement or technology commercial management.
• Experience managing hyperscalers, cloud providers, infrastructure suppliers, data platforms or comparable strategic technology partners.
• Understanding of cloud economics, infrastructure and platform ecosystems.
• Knowledge of cloud consumption, enterprise commitments, licensing and commercial models.
• Experience supporting complex technology negotiations, renewals or strategic agreements.
• Understanding of cloud transformation, data platforms and AI-enabled ecosystems.
• Ability to connect supplier capabilities and roadmaps with enterprise technology priorities.
• Experience managing strategic or business-critical supplier relationships.
• Strong commercial understanding and negotiation capability.
• Experience driving supplier performance, innovation and joint value creation.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to engage credibly with architecture, engineering, platform and senior technology stakeholders.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, risk and complex business situations.

Responsabilidades

• Own strategic relationships with major cloud, infrastructure, data and AI platform suppliers.
• Develop supplier strategies aligned with IKEA’s technology and business priorities.
• Lead executive governance, strategic reviews and joint business planning.
• Drive supplier performance, development, innovation and long-term value creation.
• Support complex commercial negotiations, renewals and strategic agreements.
• Challenge supplier pricing, consumption, licensing and commitment models.
• Connect supplier roadmaps with IKEA’s cloud, infrastructure, data and AI strategies.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, platform simplification and improved commercial governance.
• Build IKEA’s internal knowledge and negotiation capability for major technology platforms.
• Work closely with Procurement, Technology & Platforms, architecture, engineering, data and other business stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, concentration, commercial, operational and technology risks.
• Manage escalations and support resilience and business continuity.

Conocimientos

Supplier relationship management

Sourcing & procurement

Technology commercial management

Negotiation capability

Stakeholder management

Cloud economics & licenses

Descripción del empleo

IKEA is seeking a Supplier Relations Leader for Cloud, Infrastructure, Data & AI Platforms. You will own strategic relationships with major technology suppliers (e.g., Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Databricks) and translate technology priorities into stronger partnerships and value creation.

The role sits at the intersection of commercial strategy and technology platforms, shaping supplier strategies, executive governance and renewal negotiations to optimise the cost base and platform capabilities.