Strategic Supplier Relations Lead — Enterprise Apps

Inter IKEA Group; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Inter IKEA Group is seeking a Supplier Relations Leader for Enterprise Applications & Business Platforms to shape strategic partnerships with major software providers and drive value across IKEA’s platforms. You will influence platform roadmaps, negotiate commercial terms and collaborate with Procurement, Digital and Finance to deliver business transformation.

You will manage executives, align supplier strategies with business priorities and ensure long-term value while navigating complex

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier relationship management, sourcing or commercial management.
• Experience with major enterprise software or SaaS suppliers.
• Knowledge of ERP, supply-chain, procurement or workforce platforms.
• Understanding of software licensing, subscriptions and commercial models.
• Experience supporting complex software negotiations and enterprise agreements.
• Ability to connect platform roadmaps with business transformation needs.
• Strong stakeholder management across Procurement, Digital and business functions.
• Experience operating across ambiguous and high-stakes tech landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Own relationships with strategic enterprise application and business-platform suppliers.
• Develop supplier strategies aligned with business priorities and platform roadmaps.
• Lead supplier governance, executive reviews and joint business planning.
• Drive supplier performance, development and long-term value creation.
• Support complex commercial negotiations, renewals and enterprise agreements.
• Challenge software licensing, subscription and consumption models.
• Connect supplier roadmaps with IKEA’s business, technology and transformation needs.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, simplification, consolidation and cost optimisation.
• Work closely with Procurement, Digital, Finance and business stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, commercial, operational and technology risks.
• Manage escalations and support business continuity when challenges arise.

Skills

Supplier relations

Sourcing

Procurement

Commercial management

ERP platforms

SaaS suppliers

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

Platform roadmaps

Strategic thinking

Risk management

Job description

Inter IKEA Group is seeking a Supplier Relations Leader for Enterprise Applications & Business Platforms to shape strategic partnerships with major software providers and drive value across IKEA’s platforms. You will influence platform roadmaps, negotiate commercial terms and collaborate with Procurement, Digital and Finance to deliver business transformation.

You will manage executives, align supplier strategies with business priorities and ensure long-term value while navigating complex