Logistics Operations Specialist (1 year contract)

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Warsaw, Warszawa, Masovian
Entry level
Retail
The Role
The Logistics Operations Specialist will oversee the smooth transportation of products from suppliers to stores, manage daily operational issues, enhance efficiency through digital tools, ensure accurate information flow, and contribute to improved delivery performance.
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Company Description

At IKEA, we do things a little different. We think differently, act differently, and work differently as well. We like to break things, like rules and then make things happen. It’s all part of our vision - to create a better everyday life for the many. Maybe you can help us? 

At Supply Chain Operations we connect our customers with IKEA products in a simple, affordable and sustainable way. We lead, plan and execute ​the supply of IKEA ​products between ​suppliers and retailers​. We contribute to customer satisfaction through securing customer perceived availability, delivering lowest cost over time, leading towards sustainability and ensuring the right quality for all services. 

We are on a journey to strengthen our operations by establishing one IKEA Control Tower. The Control Tower will secure running logistics operations when our global stakeholders across the world need us. 

We are looking for Logistics Operations Specialists who will master the daily execution of planning, delivering seamless omnichannel experience for IKEA customers.

Job Description

Your job will be to oversee and make sure that our products are transported smoothly from the supplier to the stores. You'll work with the people and companies that are part of IKEA's supply chain both inside and outside the company. 

  • You'll be the go-to person for any daily issues that come up, whether it's dealing with suppliers, delivery companies, or stores. 
  • You are able to build strong relationships and engage stakeholders for securing common goals. 
  • Keep looking for ways to make our work more efficient by using more digital tools and automating what we can. 
  • You'll make sure all the information in our systems is right so that we can see where our products are and understand why there are any delays or problems and you will take lead to alert stakeholders when there's incorrect or missing information that affects product delivery. 
  • Finally, you'll help develop new ways of working and report how well our deliveries are doing.

Qualifications

We need a dedicated colleague with a strong supply chain mindset who has a true passion for the speed of daily operations in our Control Tower and working together with stakeholders across Inter IKEA. As a person you are resilient by having the capability to define and make priorities based on business needs and you have a holistic view on IKEA value chain. 

  • You have good knowledge in logistics and end-to-end goods flow or relevant working experience in the industry 
  • You are eager to operate in a fast moving and problem-solving environment 
  • You have a desire to constantly improve business performance and become better. 
  • You have high commitment to business goals by delivering results and a make it happen attitude. You always strives to reach goals with a high level of energy and motivation. 
  • You are analytical, structured and organized. 
  • You are proactive, and fact-based decisionmaker with the ability to escalate when and if needed 
  • Good knowledge in ITM is additional advantage 
  • You speak fluent English and preferably other foreign language. 

Additional Information

Working Hours: This position brings you the possibility to work globally and connect with suppliers around the world! This also means that the position will be operation day- evening- night time and over weekends in shifts.

Sounds interesting? 

Submit your application as soon as possible however not later than 21.11.2024. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated. 

The Company
Zuid-Holland
80,051 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1943

What We Do

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment.

The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Our value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with our customers.

The IKEA retail business is operated through a franchise system. Today, 12 different groups of companies market and sell the IKEA product range under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V.

Any jobs published on this page are offered by different companies operating under the IKEA Trademark.

IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943.

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