Market Planner, IKEA Components

Inter IKEA Group; Województwo mazowieckie; On-site; PLN 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global retail company is seeking a Market Planner for its Warsaw office. This role is crucial for ensuring product availability while managing supply chain costs. The ideal candidate will have relevant supply and demand experience, strong analytical skills, and fluent English. Responsibilities include forecasting, improving Buyer satisfaction, and collaborating with various teams. This permanent position requires some travel and a driving license.

Qualifications

• Relevant supply and demand competence.
• Excellent communication skills and relationship-building.
• Strong systems skills and quick learning.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze forecasts from Buyers.
• Ensure Buyers’ satisfaction.
• Support the process of new articles.

Skills

Teamwork

Analytic skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Logistics knowledge

Fluent English

Job description

Company Description

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people – our customers, co-workers and suppliers. To be able to work close to our Supply Partners all over the world, 7 Supply Areas (SA) are established. The SA assignment is, besides leading and securing the legal operations, all about identifying efficiencies and synergies to enable business growth and secure partnership between the different Supply Business Units.

IKEA Components is a part of the IKEA Group and has the world as its working field with approx. 1400 employees. Our task is to create optimal prerequisites for the Component Buyers purchase of fittings and components regarding quality, availability, price and environment. IKEA Components has established units in Sweden, Slovakia & China. In addition, we are also present at several Supply Area sites around the world.

Job Description

IKEA Components holds a unique position within the IKEA value chain. We develop, source, pack and supply components, materials and IKEA retail equipment products in areas where it benefits IKEA and the IKEA customer. To create a better everyday life for the many people, we integrate backwards in the IKEA value chain. We focus on creating price advantage through business development and economy of scale, as well as securing excellence within design, quality, availability and sustainability. In IKEA Components we have a clear wished position to together significantly increase the IKEA competitiveness to be the leader in life at home. We invite you to be part of our journey.

This is where you come in! We are now opening an amazing opportunity for you to join us, as Market Planner, in our Warsaw office.

The Market Planner is the link between IKEA Components and the Buyers on planning and logistic issues. The Market Planner ensures that the agreed business setups are followed, updated and improved to secure the highest level of product availability for IKEA's customers with the lowest total Supply Chain cost. A Market Planner works in close co-operation with the Market Developer and the Market Operator in IKEA Components as well as with our Purchasing teams and the Buyers in Supply.

Responsibilities

• Responsible to collect and analyse forecasts from Buyers within given business area,
• Responsible for Buyers satisfaction within given business area,
• Actively work with Buyers - handling forecast & deviations,
• Actively support Market Developer and continuously improve our offer,
• Support the process of new articles, as well as phase out of items,
• Being a natural back-up for related Market Developer when needed.

The job involves up to 15% of travelling per year and requires a driving license.

Qualifications

To be able to succeed in the role you should have relevant supply and demand competence, but your personality and mindset is at least as important as your previous experience.

We believe you are enthusiastic, driven, structured and determined, and act as a role model for the IKEA values. You are self-going and dare to take decisions. You have excellent communication skills and the ability to build trustful relationships. You will network with people both internally and externally.

We believe that you also are great at:

• Working in a team
• Solving problems and see the big picture
• Making use of analytic skills
• Having strong systems skills (quick learner and precise in systems)
• Structuring and organizing your daily work, but as well flexible when need to meet demands of our Buyers
• Fluently using English (verbally and written)
• Economic and Financial knowledge
• Good knowledge of logistics and distribution methods
• Basic components market knowledge (competitors, prices, etc.).

Additional Information

Please note it's a permanent contract. We will recruit continuously, so please send your application in English as soon as possible but latest by 17th October.