Trainee - Service Provider Operation Developer|Category Contract Logistics|Supply Chain Operations

About us

Supply Chain Operations is a global business unit within IKEA Supply and with its more than 800 co-workers it connects our customers with IKEA products in a simple, affordable, and sustainable way. We deliver excellent transport and logistic solutions today, tomorrow and over time by optimising replenishment solutions, managing the goods flow, sourcing and developing transport and logistics capacities and leading and securing supply quality.

Category Contract Logistics provides smart logistics solutions at lowest cost, fulfilling high service levels and quality demands, complying to safety and security requirements, with focus on sustainability, to continuously contribute to the IKEA vision and business idea, based on the need within the IKEA supply chain. This Category is responsible to source and operate outsourced logistics (warehouse) units, following the strategic, tactical, and operational scope. We work within one of the most dynamic areas of logistics, one in which innovation and technology advances force us to continuously get better.

To develop further our logistics business in South and South-East Asia, we are strengthening our team in Port Klang, Malaysia.

About the Assignment

Job specific key tasks and responsibilities:

• Service Provider's (SP) performance: Secure SP's operational performance in all aspects (as defined by relevant KPIs, in relation to capacity, precision, qualitative parameters, claims, safety, etc.); identify, monitor & implement relevant actions to improve the service performance continuously.
• Optimal capacity: Together with SP and supply chain stakeholders in SCO, secure optimal utilization of agreed/available transport or warehouse capacity vs. planned/needed capacity. Actively work with capacity forecast (MTP/STP: mid/ short term), identify SP's constraints due to peaks, volume fluctuations, etc., and, together with stakeholders in SCO find optimal solutions to securing needed capacity at lowest total cost.
• New set-ups: Implement new SP set-ups, operationally and from SP perspective, and in close cooperation with Supply Operations Developers and other relevant functions.
• Operations development: Contribute to development of working methods and other steering documents (e.g. Carrier Handbook, CP Handbook).
• Compliance: Monitor and secure execution of signed contracts and agreed terms and conditions. Perform compliance/spot checks at SP to verify compliance with given parameters, such as quality of equipment, safety, and security, etc. (Specific for Logistics Services: monitor the warehouse operations).
• Preconditions for production cost-out: Create link between SP's production planning and IKEA's operating frame, to find opportunities for optimization of SP's productions costs (from total cost perspective).

About you

• You have a university degree in logistics, economics, business administration or other relevant background.
• 1–2 years' experience in relevant working experience.
• Experience in leading inter-organisational working groups in your career.
• We are looking for a highly motivated and adaptable Trainee to join our team for a one-year SPOD assignment.
• This role is ideal for candidates who have strong communication in your professional interactions.
• Learning abilities and are eager to grow in a fast-paced supply chain environment

This 1-year fixed term assignment will be based at Inter IKEA Distribution Centre in Pulau Indah, Port Klang, Malaysia.

For further information about the assignment, please contact Stan,Ying Xia, e-mail: ying.xia@inter.ikea.com

For questions about the recruitment process feel free to contact Khuzz, email: muhammad.khuzaier@inter.ikea.com