Job Description

"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.


A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."

Location

Pune

Employment type

Full Time Permanent

Department

Logistics & Supply Chain

Deadline

2025-11-30

Mobility support

Domestic

What you'll need to have

You have a background in logistics, supply chain management, or equivalent relevant experience.

Minimum 2-4 years of leadership experience in distribution, retail, and logistics.


You have the ability to lead, inspire, and engage the team in a changing environment with a commercial focus, balancing operations, efficiency, and profitability.

You have analytical skills in understanding budget, cost, and key performance measurements used to plan, follow up, and steer the business and work on plans over several years.

Experience in applying tactical and operational thinking and implementing action plans, providing clear direction, and following up on goals.

Experience working with others, setting priorities, delegating responsibility, and giving open and honest feedback

Fluent in English, both written and verbal

What you need to know

Strong grasp of key performance metrics for planning, follow-up, and business steering

Deep understanding of unit operations and influencing factors

Skilled in adapting leadership styles to suit diverse situations and team needs

Solid knowledge of forecasting, range management, stock accuracy, and sales steering

Clear understanding of cross-functional collaboration and its impact on integration quality and customer experience

Proficient in supply chain methods and processes aligned with IKEA units and business partners

Expert in standard operating procedures and integration guidelines to ensure consistency and compliance

Agile mindset with ability to adapt workflows to varied sales scenarios

Well-versed in the IKEA Concept, Brand Identity, and Culture & Values

Together as a team

We're the team behind the scenes that make the IKEA products available to the many people. As a diverse mix of co-workers we use our supply process expertise to balance range and space capacity with forecasting and ordering to provide customers with high availability while minimizing costs. If you've wonder who's responsible for finding effective and efficient ways of picking up the products for our customers, that's us. We're passionate about working together to improve the customer experience at IKEA!

We are an equal opportunity employer:

At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.