Purchaser (temporary)

"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 Haarlem
• Employment type Full Time Temporary
• Department Purchasing & Sourcing
• Deadline 2026-08-31

Candidate profile (title) Who you are Candidate profile (text) - Default language We are looking for you who has a deep understanding of the construction market and are familiar with different type of procurement strategies. You have a good understanding of the construction industry, significant background in facility management and project management experience. You have a strong desire to find ways to improve and develop our project investments. You have strong communication skills and you are an enabler by turning complex procurement solutions into new opportunities.

To be successful in your role we believe that:

• You have a university degree in Engineering, Business Administration or corresponding.
• You have Construction procurement related experience and excellent market knowledge
• You have excellent business knowledge and mindset and strong project management skills.
• You have deep knowledge of industry and market specific conditions as well as macro-economic trends.
• You apply fact-based approach and have experience of supplier management and development.
• You have good analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills
• You have good knowledge of data analytical tools incl. SAP procurement
• You are fluent in English and Dutch both written and verbal.
• You have experience with stakeholder management and excellent communication skills

You are a natural in building and maintaining good relationships with people and you have a strong business mindset and drive. Change and new ways of working motivate you to find new possibilities and better solutions. Experience from procurement projects and driving business on a country or regional level with multiple business partners are a pre-requisite for success in this role. To enjoy working with us you are open-minded, straightforward and share our IKEA values. Key responsibilities (title) A day in your life with us Key responsibilities (text) In this role, you contribute to the development and execution of category/market action plans by: Securing compliance of Group Procurement purchase process. Building long term partnerships and drive supplier performance. Working together with relevant business partner to identify business needs and opportunities.

Your Responsibilities:

• Take fully responsibility for following and securing the Group Procurement sourcing process end-to-end.
• Be responsible for building long term trustful partnerships with key suppliers and business partners.
• Secure compliance to Ingka Code of Conduct and IKEA way of doing business.
• Be responsible for supplier management and supplier performance by professionally challenge suppliers to constantly improve all aspects of their performance.
• Through proactive market monitoring give input about sourcing options, supplier market, market trends and contributing to the development of the category/sourcing plans.
• Communicates in a straightforward and inclusive manner. Listens actively to gain information, guide and support.
• Co-operates with members of your team and with other units to find and explore synergies, to seeks opportunities for improvement and to accomplish common goals.
• Demonstrates willingness and contributes to change by taking necessary actions and adapt to new circumstances
• Analyse business needs, identifying and reduce un-necessary costs, develop standards in cooperation with business partners.
• Continuously monitor industry development, supplier market dynamics and cost drivers in order to find new business opportunities and explore the innovation potential.

This is a temporary position where you will report directly to the Country Procurement Manager. Team vision ( title) Our team within IKEA Team vision (text) We are Ingka Procurement, part of Ingka Group. We bring IKEA into the lives of the many people in more than 30 countries around the world. As IKEA grows it will be increasingly important that we have a way of sourcing and supplying that is fit to grow with IKEA. Together with colleagues all over the world we work to identify and understand all kinds of needs related to IKEA operations. Together with our suppliers we meet those needs innovatively, cost-effectively and with sustainability built in from the start. We secure a high-performing supplier base that can contribute to and grow together with IKEA in the future. Our ambition is to develop meaningful and better procurement!

This is a temporary position is based in Haarlem, but you will work across countries and regions in a global Ingka network that opens for many possibilities. You will represent a strong brand with a big social and environmental responsibility, and you will be in the forefront to drive change. The team consists of trustworthy and innovative co-workers encouraged to give and take responsibility. When you grow IKEA grows! Let's connect Apply now! Let´s connect The selection process will take place on an ongoing basis and please note that we do not accept applications via email.

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!