Supply Chain Planning & Inventory Manager

"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

Sydney (Tempe)

Employment type

Full Time Permanent co-worker

Department

Logistics & Supply Chain

Deadline

2026-10-19

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Candidate profile (title) Our team within IKEA

Candidate profile (text) - Default language At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.

We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a outstanding place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.

Key responsibilities (title) What you need to know

Key responsibilities (text) • Position is Permanent Full Time, 76hrs/fortnight.

- Location of role is IKEA Tempe, NSW.
- Internal job title at IKEA is Fulfilment Integration Manager. Reporting line is to the Fulfilment Manager.
- As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day and evening shifts. You also have the availability to work alternating weekend shifts (both Saturday and Sunday).




- As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates.

Team vision ( title) About this work area

Team vision (text) As Supply Chain Planning & Inventory Manager your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Leading, coaching, and developing a team while building robust relationships across Fulfilment Operations and the wider business.
- Creating an inclusive and supportive team culture that values collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance to achieve business goals and deliver outcomes.
- Partnering with commercial and fulfilment teams to deliver commercial activations, range changes, and operational forecasting that support customer and business outcomes.
- Securing and monitoring effective range management and stock accuracy through proactive planning, analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Proactively drive improvements to stock structure and inventory health to enhance operational efficiency, availability, capacity, and cost effectiveness.
- Leading the adoption of fulfilment solutions and ensure maximum system effectiveness, operational efficiency, and cost consciousness.
- Coordinating and supporting the implementation of local, national, and global fulfilment initiatives in partnership with key stakeholders.
- Fostering capability development across the store and championing continuous improvement initiatives that enhance end-to-end fulfilment operations.

Let's connect Who you are

Let´s connect As Supply Chain Planning & Inventory Manager, you are:

- A collaborative,



people- centred leader who has a passion for coaching and developing others with the ability to build capability, foster collaboration and empower your team to achieve shared goals. Leadership experience is essential.
- Equipped with sound knowledge and experience with forecasting, range management, inventory management, and sales and inventory planning.
- Comfortable using data and performance insights to guide planning and business decisions.
- Well versed in developing and implementing business strategies, aligning people and priorities to achieve shared goals and results.
- Able to connect, influence, engage, and align diverse stakeholders to successfully deliver business priorities and initiatives.
- Passionate about continuous improvement, with the ability to translate insights into practical solutions that enhance customer and business outcomes.
- Experienced working in an omnichannel retail, fulfilment, logistics, supply chain, or inventory planning environment.

Local section (title) We need people like you

Local section (text) At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!

Why you will love us

From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.

At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.

Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.

What we all have in common

- Living our values
- Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
- A passion for home furnishing
- Performing & delivering while learning & developing
- Having fun!

📌 Supply Chain Planning & Inventory Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Ikea
📍 Sydney