Supply Insights Leader

DescriptionAbout the job

As a Supply Insights Leader, you will lead the supply insights assignment, ensuring the we have the right capabilities needed that to enable the relevant insights for driving business with impact. You will also ensure that the supply strategy is based on strong insights and trends from the outside world including the industry, supplier base, materials, consumer insights and more having the IKEA Vision in mind. We also see that you will be a key contributor to build the Inter IKEA Insights agenda, ensuring that what we do generates meaningful impact and efficiency for total IKEA.
So what more can we say about the assignment?

As a Supply Insights Leader, you are responsible for securing reliable, high-quality, impactful and efficient delivery of insights encouraged by best practices and relevant experimentation, while stopping non-value-adding activities. You will partner up with key business leaders in Supply to enable an outside-in culture and data-driven decision-making in key business topics like the supply strategy, material agenda, sustainability agenda, pricing and affordability topics and supply innovation projects.
You will also:
Be the main contact person for insights impacting the supply strategy and for the Supply management
Work with product owners within the insights team and in other areas of supply to set the right ambition and strategy for their products, leading to impactful insight solutions at a low cost

Qualifications

Does this sound interesting and do you want to be part of the journey?

To be successful in this role we believe that you are a person that have a curiosity in the world around, finding patterns and to dig deep and by that find the right data through methodologies and insights products. We also believe that you have the ability to provide provocative and impactful consumer-centric business recommendations and guidance to Supply as an organisation. This we believe that you do by defining and prioritise business questions that reflect business priorities and needs.
You also have:
Strong comprehension of the relevant tools and methodologies for supply chain and pricing insights.
Solid understanding of supply chain and strategic work
Ability to be an action-oriented leader, who is customer focused, business focused, and values driven.
Ability to nurture a collaborative environment by involving, acknowledging, and caring for others, always putting the “we” before “me”.
Passion and find inspiration in making good things even better

Additional Information

This role is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in Pratteln, Switzerland or Älmhult, Sweden.
If you have any questions about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact Elin Niklasson, Strategic Planning Manager at elin.niklasson@inter.ikea.com or Haben Debessay, Assistant to Supply Manager at haben.debessay2@inter.ikea.com. We are looking forward to your application! Please submit both your CV and motivational letter in English by 6th October 2023. We are reviewing applications as they come through so don’t wait to apply!