Country Construction Purchaser
IKEA
- Zaventem, Brabant Flamand
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- You have a university degree in Engineering, Business Administration or corresponding.
- You have Construction procurement related experience and excellent market knowledge
- You have excellent business knowledge and mindset and strong project management skills.
- You have deep knowledge of industry and market specific conditions as well as macro-economic trends.
- You apply fact-based approach and have experience of supplier management and development.
- You have good analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills
- You have good knowledge of data analytical tools incl. SAP procurement
- You are fluent in English, French and Dutch both written and verbal.
- Take fully responsibility for following and securing the Group Procurement sourcing process end-to-end.
- Be responsible for building long term trustful partnerships with key suppliers and business partners.
- Secure compliance to Ingka Code of Conduct and IKEA way of doing business.
- Be responsible for supplier management and supplier performance by professionally challenge suppliers to constantly improve all aspects of their performance.
- Through proactive market monitoring give input about sourcing options, supplier market, market trends and contributing to the development of the category/sourcing plans.
- Communicates in a straightforward and inclusive manner. Listens actively to gain information, guide and support.
- Co-operates with members of your team and with other units to find and explore synergies, to seeks opportunities for improvement and to accomplish common goals.
- Demonstrates willingness and contributes to change by taking necessary actions and adapt to new circumstances
- Analyse business needs, identifying and reduce un-necessary costs, develop standards in cooperation with business partners.
- Continuously monitor industry development, supplier market dynamics and cost drivers in order to find new business opportunities and explore the innovation potential.
Next to that, we offer you a competitive salary with extra-legal benefits like an extended insurance package, staff discount, our IKEA staff restaurant with delicious healthy food, eco-vouchers, an IKEA bonus based on the commercial results of our stores, a rewards for your loyalty to IKEA (TACK pension saving program) and much more!Why you will love usFrom the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.What we all have in common
- Living our values
- Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
- A passion for home furnishing
- Performing & delivering while learning & developing
- Having fun!