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Country Replenishment & Inventory Leader

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  • Tempe, New South Wales, Australia
  • Logistics & Supply Chain

Job Description

  • Job ID: 370214

  • Date posted: 14/10/2026



    • Do you excel at securing the highest product availability for customers, wherever and whenever they shop, by balancing availability with cost optimisation? As a Country Replenishment & Inventory Leader for Australia & New Zealand, you'll be directly shaping availability and enhancing our seamless omnichannel shopping experience.

    Our team within IKEA

    At IKEA, our Customer Fulfilment (CFF) team brings omnichannel retailing to life. We work end-to-end to ensure products are available when and where customers need them, delivering a seamless shopping experience while balancing availability, quality, lead times, and costs.

    About this work area

    As one of our Country Replenishment & Inventory Leaders for IKEA Australia & New Zealand, you will lead replenishment and inventory performance across our fulfilment network. Working closely with commercial, supply chain, and fulfilment teams, you'll use data-driven insights to maximise product availability, optimise stock levels, and drive continuous improvement that benefits both customers and the business. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
    • Ensuring high omnichannel product availability by optimising replenishment processes, operational forecasting, and order management, while proactively managing supply disruptions and contributing to supply constraint planning.
    • Driving excellence in inventory management, focusing on stock accuracy, optimal stock structure, and efficient capacity utilisation.
    • Overseeing comprehensive range management, ensuring the agreed product assortment is available to customers across all touchpoints through meticulous administration and maintenance (new, seasonal, running, and discontinued articles).
    • Analysing and identifies commercial opportunities and constraints related to inventory and supply, supporting global and country initiatives with critical availability information, in-delivery planning, and follow-up.
    • Driving continuous development and innovation within inventory and supply chain practices, collaborating effectively with country key partners and INGKA Group functions.



    You are a strategic and collaborative leader who thrives in a dynamic omnichannel retail environment. With expertise in forecasting, replenishment, inventory management, and range administration, you use data and commercial insight to optimise product availability, stock health, capacity, and costs. You take ownership, navigate complexity with confidence, and proactively minimise risks to ensure customers can access the products they want, when they need them. Building strong partnerships across supply chain, commercial, and operational teams, you influence decisions and drive outcomes that enhance the customer experience and deliver business performance.

    To be considered for this role you will have:
    • Proven leadership experience, with a strong ability to influence, advise, and align diverse stakeholders to drive business outcomes, even without direct people management responsibility.
    • Deep expertise in replenishment, inventory management, forecasting, and supply planning within a retail, logistics, or supply chain environment.
    • Robust analytical capability, with experience translating data and customer insights into actions that improve availability, stock health, and business performance.
    • Experience with Power BI and an interest in leveraging AI-enabled tools to drive efficiency and innovation.
    • Practical experience with supply, demand planning, and forecasting systems and processes.
    • A customer-focused and commercially minded approach to balancing availability, stock levels, and costs.

    About the role

    Contract type: Permanent Full Time, 76hrs/fortnight.
    Reporting line: Country Replenishment & Inventory Manager.
    Role location: Location is IKEA Service Office, Tempe NSW with a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.
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