Stephane Forcet

Group Chief Supply Chain Officer

Stephane Forcet joined Jumia in 2025 to lead the Supply Chain team and position it as a great contributor to Jumia's profitable growth. Stephane has 30 years of international retail experience in home furnishing business, DIY, sport equipment and fashion product categories, at global, continental and national levels, where he has had the opportunity to support supply chain teams in mature markets as well as in high-growth emerging markets. Out of those 30 years, Stephane spent 25 years working for the IKEA Group in China, Russia, Portugal, France and Sweden as Distribution Supply Chain Director and Omnichannel Transformation Director, developing a solid expertise in Sales & demand planning, warehouse & transportation operations, in-store logistics, Logistics services, digital and operational transformation project management. Stephane is French by origin, born in Paris but grew up in Nigeria and Gabon till the age of 17.