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Who you are
Are you passionate about driving results, building strong relationships, and ensuring a seamless procurement process? We're looking for a dedicated Operational Purchaser who thrives on collaboration and delivering quality while staying true to IKEA's values.As our Operational Purchaser, you'll bring:
• Attention to detail: A strong focus on thoroughness and quality in completing tasks
• Analytical skills: Ability to examine data, determine cause and effect, and draw meaningful conclusions
• Results orientation: A drive to meet and exceed desired outcomes
• Strong collaboration skills: Building alliances and working effectively with your team, internal stakeholders, and external suppliers
• Excellent communication skills: Delivering clear, straightforward messages to different audiences
• Deep knowledge of procurement tools: Expertise in operational procurement IT systems
• Process understanding: In-depth knowledge of the "order to goods received" and "invoice to pay" processes within the Procurement Wheel
• Organizational insight: Good understanding of Ingka store operations and indirect procurement strategies and ways of working
• Relationship building: A commitment to sustainable collaboration and co-creation
• Market knowledge: Familiarity with the supplier base and market relevant to your area of focus
• Proficiency in English: Fluent in both written and spoken English
Your responsibilities
As Operational Purchaser you will play a crucial role in securing seamless procurement processes and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders. Your role will involve communicating with suppliers about our new procurement system, setting up and managing content within the system, simplifying purchasing processes, and ensuring data accuracy and cleanliness.Your responsibilities will include:
• Ensuring all purchase orders are placed by requesters through SAP Ariba by providing ongoing training and keeping them informed about the latest ways of working.
• Training and coaching users on creating Goods Receipt and Service Entry Sheets in SAP Ariba, enabling suppliers to perform PO-Flip, secure 3-way match, and automate invoice handling.
• Driving compliance with KPIs, such as PO Compliance, Invoice Match Rate, and Pay on Time, for units within your area of responsibility.
• Ensuring suppliers are fully equipped to trade via SAP Ariba with Ingka by managing contact details, access, and smooth operations. Investigating invoices to support a smooth payment flow.
• Proactively maintaining and improving catalogue content in SAP Ariba to enhance the ordering process for requesters and streamline invoicing for suppliers.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for operational procurement matters, facilitating communication between requesters, suppliers, and GBO.
• Building a strong network with requesters in your geographical area by proactively reaching out and fostering trustful relationships.
Our team within IKEA
We don't want to brag, but in our team we're born negotiators. Together we source the world for suppliers for everything from raw materials for products to ink for the printer. Our mission is to maximise what suppliers can provide at the lowest possible prices while assuring safe and sustainable sourcing at all times. Most importantly: we build mutually beneficial partnerships for the long term. There's nothing better than a great deal where everyone wins!We're offering a temporary, full-time position for one year.
We strongly encourage and warmly welcome applications of people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences because we believe that diversity in IKEA Belgium makes us stronger.
We are looking forward to getting to know you soon!