Central Fulfilment Goods Flow Manager

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.

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.

• Applications close Tuesday 9 September 2025. We encourage early applications as the role may be closed earlier than this date if the position is filled.

• The availability required for this role is 2pm – 10pm with some weekends required (both Saturday and Sunday).

• As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates.

About this work area

As Central Fulfilment Goods Flow Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and inspiring a large, diverse team to deliver safe, efficient, and accurate goods flow across the DC and CDC operations.

• Embedding a safety culture into all aspects of the goods flow operation.

• Developing and mentoring your group of team leaders, coordinators, and co-workers, actively planning succession to create a strong leadership pipeline.

• Securing the Goods Flow team's competence in processes, compliance with IKEA rules, guidelines, SOPs, and relevant laws and regulations within the goods flow operation.

• Securing staff and equipment planning to ensure operational activities meet goods availability requirements.

• Engaging with stakeholders across functions to support business growth and service excellence.

• To be considered for this role experience in the following is essential:

• A minimum of three years of leadership experience within a high-volume warehousing, logistics or fulfilment, or similar environment.

• Experience building a high performing team, leading performance, development, competence building, and securing succession.

Who you are

Proven experience leading large teams and developing leaders within a warehousing, logistics, fulfilment, or similar environment.

• A strong safety-first mindset with a track record of embedding safe practices into culture.

• An exceptional people leader with the proven ability to coach, inspire, challenge, and develop a high performing team.

• Experienced in leading from the front, while being able to step in to strategic planning for smooth and well-planned operations.

• Strong communication skills and ability to build effective relationships at all levels of the business.

• A forward thinker who works calmly under pressure, takes ownership of quick decisions and is an effective problem solver.

• Resilience, adaptability and a strong sense of accountability