Business Developer

The IKEA brand is one of the most successful home furnishing brands in the world. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. 

You see things a little differently. So do we. We believe that what you values are more important than what your CV says. We offer positions that will challenge your skills and let you grow. Come see things a little differently with us. Welcome to carbon steel team 

About you

We are looking for people with knowledge and experience in the field of purchasing, you have capability to lead and develop business, your eagerness to build trust and partnership to reach common goals is remarkable. You are highly interested in understanding the markets we are working in as well as the reality of production, you identify very much with our values and enjoy creating an environment where the IKEA values are a strong and living reality. 

About the job

In IKEA Purchasing, we are organized in categories based on the material and function of the product. A Category is a group of articles sharing same materials, production techniques, and/or supplier base. Each category is led by a Category Manager, and it consists of number of Business Development teams based around the world (being close to our suppliers) and global functional specialists (e.g., Engineering and Quality Leader).

The assignment for the category is to lead Purchasing based on a common agenda created in one common business plan. To take full advantage of IKEA economies of scale and competence we develop and execute sourcing strategies and thus meet the supply markets/industries in categories.

Business Developer will be responsible for a variety of responsibilities as below:

- Overall responsible for supplier performance and relationship 

- Responsible for building professional and long term relationship through IKEA way of doing business, based on a shared business model, trust and transparency 

- Professionally challenge suppliers to constantly improve all aspects of supplier performance according to supplier action plan 

- Lead SDP identification process to create and implement action plans together with suppliers which delivers to Category Plan 

- Pro-actively work together with HFBs to integrate opportunities and act on deviations to Sourcing Assignment 

- Lower total cost at supplier level through optimizing value chain 

- Partner with suppliers to continuously increase the competitiveness through new purchasing possibilities such as 

- Be an IKEA ambassador of IKEA values and do business with Fact-based Business Leadership 

-Responsibilities on products with mixed materials, like metal, plastic, etc.

-Good knowledge of IKEA Strategic Landscape, especially IKEA Purchasing Strategy

-Good understanding of IKEA Business model and IKEA Business model for growth

-Deep understanding of relevant Category Plans

-Good understanding of how your everyday work adds customer value by delivering to Democratic Design

-Deep knowledge of industry and market specific conditions and macroeconomics trends

-Deep knowledge of supplier capabilities and material, service and production

-Deep knowledge of Supplier Development Process (SDP); Knowledge of One Common Business Plan Process, IKEA Purchase Development Process (PDP), Develop Product Offer Process (DPOP)

-Good knowledge of IKEA Business Year cycle and Governance structure

-Deep knowledge of IKEA Purchasing Manual Good finance knowledge Strong negotiation skills

-Legal knowledge (understanding of purchase agreement package)

-Understanding of IKEA Group Code of Conduct and IKEA Business Ethic

-Preferred plastic or metal experience

-Good communication skills in English and Mandarin both written and verbal

The location of this position in Shenzhen. We are look forward to receiving your application in English. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously so do not delay, welcome with your application