Supply Chain Manager - Kvik A/S

Can you drive and develop a high-performance supply chain?

At Kvik the mission is clear: To sell Danish design kitchens, baths and wardrobes at surprisingly low prices.

Kvik has grown sales 74% the last 7 years by growing sales in current stores, opening new stores and new markets. Today Kvik can be found in 170+ stores in 13 markets - and a lot more stores will open this year.

Kvik wants to continue to grow at a high pace and we are in the process of a major modernization of our supply chain and production setup, including systems integrations with suppliers - for improving way of working and processes. We are therefore looking for an experienced Supply Chain Manager for Kvik in Vildbjerg, where you will have a strong and central role in the company, and with reference to the Production Director, you will have the overall responsibility for designing, developing and driving a high-performance and customer-oriented supply chain. In addition to the development and improvement of Kvik's supply chain, one of your primary tasks will be through leadership - to ensure motivation and well-being of your team. A team counting 9 employees within purchasing, planning and analysis.

A leader with a developing and proactive mindset
Together with the Production Director, you will drive the innovation and transformation of our Supply Chain towards a customer orientation - and optimize our stock coverage and lead-time through pull principles. You are visible in the organization and you are not afraid to take the lead and challenge the current state for the better. Your leadership style succeeds by motivation, engagement and empowerment. You are positive and understand how to collect, structure and analyze information - adapt to the market needs of tomorrow and setting new standards. You communicate in a direct manner and easily in both Danish and English. You thrive in a hectic and dynamic environment but still you grasp the importance of creating stability, structure and not least predictability to meet the market needs.

Your responsibilities include;

• Together with the Production Director to set a clear strategy and direction for SCM
• Responsible for overall planning, purchasing and analysis
• Continued optimization/improvement of planning and purchasing
• Ensure a balanced production via purchasing and planning to meet the future market needs
• Initiate and drive new/innovative ideas - supporting the best customer experience
• Assist in the search of new suppliers, as well as help ensure that companies comply with agreed SLA’s, in respect of OTIF

What does it take to be a part of Kvik?

• First of all, you are a skilled people manager with several years of management experience in supply chain
• You hold a relevant SCM-education at min. B.Sc.-level
• You work across the entire organization and you focus at customer experience in every order
• You are motivated by targets where your success is measured by the ability to secure a high order completion, a great customer experience and an efficient production plan
• You strive to become a vital partner of our production team and set the direction for further modernization of our processes from procurement and production to delivery
• Maybe you already have a good experience with LEAN principles
• You are analytical, tactical and operational at the same time
• You like to have an impact, to communicate and create great team-efforts

Kvik offers
An exciting leadership challenge that will help our organization achieve ambitious results:

• Great development opportunities in an international and successful organization
• Participation in a larger modernization of our supply chain, LEAN-implementation and Continuous Improvement

• Dynamic and attractive working environment - Great Place To Work (91% recommends Kvik as workplace)
• A multi-cultural organization and a team of several nationalities
• A working day together with skilled colleagues looking forward to welcoming you
• A challenging job in an ever-changing international environment
• Participation in and contribution to Kvik’s overall leadership team

The job is a full-time position and your working place will be at the headquarters of Kvik A/S in Vildbjerg.

Kvik A/S

Kvik A/S is a Danish manufacturer of kitchens, wardrobes and baths with headquarters in Vildbjerg, Jutland in Denmark. At Kvik, our mission is to sell Danish designer kitchens, bath and wardrobes at surprisingly low prices.

For more than 38 years Kvik has produced and delivered Danish design kitchens at surprisingly low prices. The philosophy of giving customers more than they expect has revolutionised the kitchen business with innovative design, fast delivery and surprisingly low prices and we keep challenging the business so we can continue offering great design solutions that everyone can afford.

This development is reflected in the growth Kvik has experienced, which in just two years has generated growth of more than 30%, and the ambition is to continue this significant growth in the future.

In addition to putting its impression on the Danish market, Kvik has developed into a major player in the international market in recent years through our franchise model and we operate today more than 170 stores in 13 different markets.

Kvik's global sales amount to about 1.5 billion DKK through franchised and owned stores. Today, there are more than 1,000 employees in Kvik, and with approx. 240 working from the headquarters in Denmark. Today Kvik is owned by the Ballingslöv Group, one of the leaders in the kitchen, wardrobes and baths category in Scandinavia and England. Ballingslöv Group is owned by Swedish Stena.

You can read more about Kvik at: www.kvik.dk