Sales & Supply Support Specialist for Warehouse in Brovary

About you

You are passionate for logistics and working in a fast-paced and constantly changing retail environment. Your personal interests and hobbies include home furnishing, people’s life at home and the IKEA product range, and also the IKEA values truly reflect your personal values. You are enthusiastic about working with others in a team and enjoying taking personal initiative and exceeding goals. Your self-reliance contributes to a team effort to make the most efficient use of time available. You create movement so as to make everyday life a little easier for the many people.

About the job

The exciting position of the Store Sales &Supply Support Specialist (SSS Specialist) will be to:

• Create and constantly improve excellent availability, range management and forecasting at the lowest possible costs.
• Synchronise with commercial needs and activities for the best possible goods availability at the lowest total cost.
• Work with Sales &Supply Support Manager to support the commercial team and work as a communication link between the store and the country/regional Retail Supply Integration department.

Your tasks will include:

• Secure the highest possible goods availability in partnership with the commercial team and taking into account country-specific positioning campaigns, the commercial calendar and local store activities.
• Support the Warehouse Manager with the stock discrepancies analysis as part of the inventory management process.
• Produce necessary follow-ups for the commercial and management team regarding operational processes, including phasing in and out, overstock and concrete, activities and non-central shortages.
• Ensure personal development by requesting support from the Sales &Supply Support Manager to improve work competence.
• Live the IKEA values and nurture a strong and thriving IKEA culture that inspires colleagues to reach extraordinary achievements in the store.
• Work with the agreed global and local Key Performance Indicators, focusing particularly on achieving high goods availability at the lowest total cost.

Your profile

• Skilled in retail and/or logistics processes, tools and working methods.
• High analytical skills.
• Skilled in supporting an efficient and cost-effective commercial performance.
• Good numerical skills.
• Experience of problem-solving.
• Proven record of meeting goals and deadlines.
• Self-reliant and motivated with a proven ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• Show potential in applying tactical and operational thinking.
• Experienced in following action plans/working methods through guidance from managers. Ability to follow up on set goals.
• Ability to communicate confidently and clearly in English. Show the potential to influence in a matrix organisation.
• Ability to inspire and engage others.
• Ability to reflect and find value and ideas in collaborating with others.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced retail or logistics environment.
• Experience and interest in retailing and/or home furnishing.
• Desire to work for a values-driven company.

TOGETHER AS A TEAM

Getting this from here to there. Or ten thousand of these to all of those places. You thrive on the strategic and tactical challenge it takes to assure availability of IKEA products and range all around the world at the highest quality and lowest possible cost. Making sure customers can buy BILLY online in the morning and have it at home by the time they go to bed.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW

The workplace for this position will be within the warehouse, located in Brovary Ring Road area and accompanied with the new IKEA smart office, canteen, dressing room and other comfortable and cozy co-workers’ premises. Transportation will be provided for you to reach the warehouse easily and safely.

The IKEA Group is a leading home furnishing retailer. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for many people. We have 355 IKEA stores in 29 countries. Join us and discover exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us.

Join IKEA now and apply for the position online with the CV in English.