Procurement Manager, Ikano Retail

3 weeks ago


Petaling Jaya, Malaysia IKEA Full time

**Company description**
The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines - and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.

We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.

**Job description**:

- We all know that your home is more than a house. At IKEA, we also believe your work is more than a job._

**Team Introduction**

The global procurement team is responsible to frame and establish organization wide policies and procedures, leading high value sourcing assignments, and strengthening procurement operations and compliance in 5 counties including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines & Mexico. Our mission is to enhance organization competitive edge by facilitating “visible, controllable and deliverable” procurement practices and solutions.

**In the Job**

**Primary assignment: (70%)**
- You will be managing or supervising high-value sourcing and commercial activities for sub-indirect categories such as facility management, marketing, travel, and other external consultancies.
- You will be implementing and giving trainings on procurement guidelines and practices to drive business with higher efficiency and lower costs.
- You will be providing operational and advisory support to business functions on most efficient and effective way for their procurement activities.
- You will be supporting implementation of procure to pay system and processes, to streamline requisition and payment cycle.

**Additional assignment (30%)**
- You will be coordinating with business functions and facilitating action plans to strengthen IKEA’s supplier code of conduct (IWAY), ensuring suppliers' adherence to ethical, social, and environmental compliance in their business operations.

**Qualification** Your profile**
- You have an indirect procurement background and familiar with daily activities of sourcing manager.
- You have strong commercial negotiation skills and ability to monitor important industry and market insights.
- You understand procurement systems and able to drive process improvements.
- You have ability to manage variable workloads and prioritize tasks.
- You are fluent in English and proficient in Microsoft office suite.
- Prior experience or exposure to IKEA sourcing and social compliance will get an added advantage.

**More Information**
- This position is based in Kuala Lumpur (IKEA Damansara Store) and offers a rare opportunity to be part of growing IKEA organization.
- You will get a chance to push boundaries and influence our direction, all as part of a caring and open environment where we live our values, work hard, have fun and operate with togetherness.



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