Demand Planner

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. A big mission which requires people with big passion. Come join us in this journey and let’s make the world better together! 

Are you curious and passionate about contributing to the development of supply chain and people? Do you get energy from influencing, interacting, and working together with stakeholders to deliver great business results? 

If so, come and join us! 

Right now, we are looking for a new Demand Planner to join the Range Area (RA) Food Consumer PackagedGoods (CPG) Supply Chain team.

This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impression, as IKEA Food is on a journey to transform the food business at IKEA across the whole value chain. 

You get to lead a global assignment and contribute to the expanding IKEA Food business. You will have the trust and freedom to lead your assignment and organize your time. Your well-being is our priority.  

As a Demand Planner at RA CPG, you will use different insights to create a demand plan for the portfolio of products under your responsibility, leading to a forecast on an operational and tactical horizon. 

You will be part of exciting projects to develop our food range, as well as to develop our digital & process capabilities within the IKEA ecosystem. 

As main supply speaking partner with the Retail organisation, you will work closely with the Commercial colleagues at the Range Area and have direct contact with our Retail markets as well.  

You will contribute to building a smarter, slimmer, and more cost-effective supply chain, enabling availability for our customers at the lowest possible cost! 

To be successful in this role we believe that you: 

• Have 1-3 years of relevant experience from supply chain, ideally from retail 
• Have a university degree in business/finance/logistics or relevant experience 
• Have strong analytical skills with a problem solving approach 
• Can work with an end to end approach (supplier to customer), as well as dive into fine details when needed 
• Are a good Excel user and used to build reports 
• Can establish long-term relationships and collaborate across the functions in the value chain. 

You are motivated by problem solving, have good prioritization skills, a positive attitude, and you always look for ways to improve the business together with others. Since we are a truly international environment, you need to be fluent in English, both spoken and written. 

Does this sound like your next challenge? 

If yes, please submit your CV and your answers to the 2 questions below, in English, by the 9th November:

• At IKEA we work through our values, like togetherness, simplicity and always improving. Can you describe a time when you made a decision that showed one of these values?
• Can you describe how you would approach creating a demand plan when facing limited historical data or rapid changes in consumer behaviour? 

We look forward to receiving your application. 

(Please note that we will review applications and interview continuously and may close the position prior to the stated date) 

This role is based in our office in Älmhult and we work best together, so we do want you to spend the majority of your working week in the office

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Supply Chain Manager, Paula Serrano: paula.serrano@inter.ikea.com

For questions about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact People and Culture Recruiter, Carolina Reventberg: carolina.reventberg2@inter.ikea.com