Flow Planner

Flow Planner"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."LocationSydney (Marsden Park)Employment typeFull Time PermanentDepartmentLogistics & Supply ChainDeadline2024-05-22You already applied for this job.Candidate profile (title) Our team within IKEACandidate 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 great 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 knowKey responsibilities (text) What you need to know
Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

• 5 weeks' Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
• 15% Co-worker discount
• Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
• Co-worker uniform provided
• Free Co-worker parking
• Digital Entertainment membership (thousands of discounts for dining, fun activities, shopping and travel across Australia & New Zealand)
• Bonus programme (where eligible)
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional information:

• This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight.
• This role is based on-site at IKEA Distribution Centre, Marsden Park NSW.
• You must have the availability to work 6:00AM to 2:00PM or 2:00PM to 10:00PM, on weekdays and alternating weekend shifts (both Saturday and Sunday).
• As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for the final candidate including a National Police Check.

Team vision ( title) About this work areaTeam vision (text) As Flow Planner your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Execute Inbound and Outbound planning of customer orders, containers into and out of the Distribution Centre & Customer Distribution Centre, ensuring completion in good time and enabling the most efficient operations possible.
• Manage daily internal flows and resources promptly and ensure operational goals are met using the Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), to control and monitor flows, and production activity.
• Manage systematically the commencement and finalisation of inbound and outbound shipments/trips.
• Maintain compliance with chain of responsibility procedures.
• Continuously follow-up, analyse and takes action to improve article setup within Warehouse Management Systems.
• Ensure optimum picking locations are setup for required articles and meet Standard Operating Procedures compliance.
• Analyse range and review setup in order to increase picking efficiencies and reduce damages.
• Ensure pallet classifications align with storing strategy to secure maximum flexibility/adaptability for the storage process.
• Report performance results and statistics weekly and monthly, including commentaries and other admin tasks.

Let's connect Who you areLet´s connect As Flow Planner you are or have:

• Passionate about working in supply chain and understand how process execution links to providing a seamless experience for all including our customers.
• Passionate about data analysis and problem-solving, with a strong working knowledge of Excel and Power BI is required.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, you are able to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders, both internally and externally, as well share knowledge and influence others.
• Confident in working with large volumes of data, exceptional attention to detail and understand the importance of following process and meeting deadlines.
• Possess high organisational skills, the ability to work in a structured way and complete the work according to procedures and to quality standards in timely manner.
• Previous experience working with Warehouse Management Systems in inventory management and supply planning within a high stock keeping unit environment is preferred.

Local section (title) We need people like youLocal section (text) At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!Why you will love usFrom 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!