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So do we. We believe in discovering and developing the talent in each of us. We invest in your passions and encourage you to grow with them. Come and see things a little differently with us!\nIndirect Procurement organization is part of Purchasing Development and has the assignment to operate across the Inter IKEA Group companies, between all three core businesses. Our ambition is to secure the best possible prerequisites for Inter IKEA Group to handle the new world, at the same time fulfilling the future needs of partnership and supplier innovations within Digital, Professional Services, and Machinery & Equipment.\nAnd right now we are re-shaping how we work with Indirect Procurement!\nWe are building a new Indirect Procurement organisation with clearer ownership, stronger business integration and a dedicated Sourcing organisation bringing sourcing activities together.\nWe are looking for experienced Sourcing Leaders who want to help us build it.\n Lead the sourcing decisions that impact everyone in IKEA\nAs a Sourcing Leader, you will take the lead when sourcing gets complex.\nYou will lead important sourcing activities and negotiations across areas such as Machinery, Energy, Digital and Professional Services, working closely with stakeholders and procurement colleagues across IKEA.\nThis is a role for someone who enjoys the craft of sourcing: understanding the business need, challenging it when needed, understanding the supplier market, creating the right competitive setup and bringing the sourcing process all the way to a strong commercial agreement.\nAnd because we are building something new, you will have an opportunity to influence how we source, not only what we source.\nA day in your life with us\nYou will:\nLead complex RFx, supplier selections, negotiations and contracting.\nTurn business needs and segment direction into effective sourcing approaches.\nWork across different indirect procurement segments and supplier markets.\nCreate competition and challenge established solutions when there is a better way.\nWork closely with stakeholders, Legal, Finance and other procurement colleagues.\nBalance cost, quality, sustainability, risk and business needs.\nLead and support challenging supplier and commercial situations.\nCoach Sourcing Specialists and share your sourcing experience with others.\nHelp us develop common sourcing processes, tools and ways of working.\nExplore and apply e-auctions, digital sourcing, automation and autonomous sourcing where they add value.\nThe new organization brings sourcing activities together within Sourcing Operations, with supplier selections and contracts delivered through different sourcing approaches including RFx, spot buys and e-auctions.\n Who you are\nYou are an experienced sourcing professional who gets energy from solving difficult commercial challenges and getting things done.\nYou are curious, business-minded and comfortable working with different stakeholders, markets and types of spend. You know when to listen, when to challenge and when to move forward.\nYou have led significant sourcing initiatives, negotiated strategic agreements and know how to balance commercial outcomes with long-term business value.\nWe believe you bring:\nStrong experience in sourcing, procurement or category management.\nExperience from two or more indirect procurement segments, preferably across Machinery, Energy, Digital and/or Professional Services.\nA strong track record of leading complex sourcing activities and negotiations.\nGood understanding of supplier markets, commercial agreements and cost drivers.\nExperience working with senior stakeholders and balancing different business needs.\nStrong commercial and analytical thinking.\nThe ability to influence, collaborate and create clarity in complex situations.\nWe would be especially curious if you have also:\nHelped establish or transform a sourcing or procurement organisation.\nDeveloped sourcing processes, tools or ways of working.\nWorked hands-on with e-auctions or digital sourcing platforms.\nIntroduced automation or autonomous sourcing into procurement.\nHelped others grow their sourcing competence.\n We are looking for 2 Sourcing Leaders. The positions can be located in Älmhult, Sweden or Warsaw, Poland or Delft, Netherlands.\nWe always recruit based on values, competence, potential and diversity.\nPlease note that for these positions we do not offer relocation.\nWe look forward to receiving your application in English, at the latest November 17, 2026.\nIf you have questions about the role, please contact Hiring Manager Blanka Hladka at  and if you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Femina Karlsson at \nWe look forward to hearing from you!","description_format":"text","description_chars":4813,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Poland","iso":"PL","kind":"country"},{"name":"Sweden","iso":"SE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Furniture","Home Decor"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-03T11:26:28Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":15,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-03T19:11:14Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ikea-sourcing-leader-3","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ikea-sourcing-leader-3.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-03T19:11:14Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1191,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":690817},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=690817"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fikea-sourcing-leader-3"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fikea-sourcing-leader-3"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fikea-sourcing-leader-3"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ikea-sourcing-leader-3\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fikea-sourcing-leader-3"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3676798}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"ikea.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3676798},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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