Goods Flow Team Leader

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 and Thailand - 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**:

- Influence and lead the goods flow co-workers within the assigned area of responsibility to secure the highest goods availability and an excellent customer experience while maintaining the lowest possible cost.
- Support the Good Flow Manager with identifying, recruiting, retaining and developing the many talents in the goods flow team to secure a diverse, competent team that can execute its assigned responsibilities with confidence and secure future succession.
- Contribute with relevant goods flow input and feedback to the store business plan and logistics action plan. Ensure that these actions are implemented in the inbound and outbound goods flow processes.
- Share knowledge of effective and efficient goods flow operations, within assigned area of responsibility, with colleagues and business partners to support their competence development and support of goods flow operations including understanding the principles of health and safety in goods flow processes.
- Support the Goods Flow Manager to secure an effective, qualitative and efficient goods flow operation within the assigned goods flow processes in order to guarantee an excellent customer shopping experience through quality of products, merchandising and stock accuracy.
- Work closely with the goods flow team to secure correct usage of short-term capacity of the store in order to maximize efficient logistics operations by considering space, equipment and people.
- Contribute to the tasks and goals of the IKEA value chain as stated in the Global Supply Chain Operational Handbook, local appendices and service agreement with transport service providers through correct execution of the assigned goods flow processes.

**Qualifications**:

- Passion for logistics and working in a fast paced, constantly changing retail environment.
- Working as part of my team and together we work towards common goals.
- Able to maintain a good work/life balance in my current role.
- Optimize sales location management together with commercial team.
- Know how goods flow supports product quality perception by our customers.
- Know how, together with the transport planner, to analyse and improve deliveries to my store
- Ability to lead based on performing and delivering through team/stakeholder engagement.

manage a high volume and agile retail environment, reaching the desired effect or results.
- Ability to deliver, making things happen with speed, simplicity and flexibility even in unpredictable situations.
- Ability to follow up and optimize operational performance while considering tactical plans.
- Ability to develop (support, coach and train) others to grow and, at the same time, secure my own development

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