Strategic Sourcing Leader: Shape Indirect Procurement

IKEA; Älmhult; On-site; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA is building a new Indirect Procurement organization and seeks 2 Sourcing Leaders. Locations include Älmhult, Sweden; Warsaw, Poland; and Delft, Netherlands.

You will head complex sourcing activities, drive supplier selections, and craft strong commercial agreements with a focus on cost, quality, sustainability and value. You will influence sourcing strategy, coach teams, explore digital sourcing tools, and collaborate with Legal, Finance and stakeholders to deliver value across the

Qualifications

• Strong experience in sourcing, procurement or category management.
• Experience from two or more indirect procurement segments (Machinery, Energy, Digital and/or Professional Services).
• Proven track record leading complex sourcing activities and negotiations.
• Good understanding of supplier markets, commercial agreements and cost drivers.
• Experience with senior stakeholders and balancing different business needs.
• Strong commercial and analytical thinking; ability to influence and clarify in complex situations.
• Curiosity and ability to collaborate across markets and spend types.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex RFx, supplier selections, negotiations and contracting.
• Turn business needs and segment direction into effective sourcing approaches.
• Work across different indirect procurement segments and supplier markets.
• Create competition and challenge established solutions when there is a better way.
• Work closely with stakeholders, Legal, Finance and other procurement colleagues.
• Balance cost, quality, sustainability, risk and business needs.
• Lead and support challenging supplier and commercial situations.
• Coach Sourcing Specialists and share your sourcing experience with others.
• Help develop common sourcing processes, tools and ways of working.
• Explore and apply e-auctions, digital sourcing, automation and autonomous sourcing where they add value.

Skills

Sourcing leadership

Procurement

Category management

Stakeholder management

Job description

IKEA is building a new Indirect Procurement organization and seeks 2 Sourcing Leaders. Locations include Älmhult, Sweden; Warsaw, Poland; and Delft, Netherlands.

You will head complex sourcing activities, drive supplier selections, and craft strong commercial agreements with a focus on cost, quality, sustainability and value. You will influence sourcing strategy, coach teams, explore digital sourcing tools, and collaborate with Legal, Finance and stakeholders to deliver value across the