Lediga jobb IKEA of Sweden i Älmhult

Future opportunities for Need Planners, IKEA Supply
We are looking for candidates who would like to continue their IKEA journey & become Need Planners in the near future. Are you ready to join us?
Why to join our group of Need Planners at IKEA Supply?
You will get a great responsibility to take over an assignment on a global level, balancing the customer need against supplier capacities as the core. You will have the possibility to strengthen your stakeholder management skills even more, since there are many different communication channels and in a very multinational environment, which can be a challenge many times but at the same time, you can learn a lot. On top of all, we will welcome you in a friendly environment, where we support each other, we are team players and we love to achieve our goals together!
To succeed & shine in this role, we wish that you:
•   have solid experience from supply chain, preferably from leading assignments on a global level
•   have a passion for planning, and leading assignments in logistics
•   are a strong communicator – you communicate in a clear and structured way to get your message through, you are good at building relations with stakeholders
•   have strong analytical skills and a problem solving approach
•   are able to see the holistic perspective, from supplier to customer, as well as the capability to be in the fine details
•   are proactive in taking the lead and in motivating and inspiring others 
•   are driven by working towards fixed time frames and deadlines, driving assignments remote
•   have a problem solving attitude, and you can also multitask
•   you are proactive in taking the lead, and you are efficient in a fact paced and dynamic environment
•   you are a true team player, you have a desire to collaborate with others and you drive business through people
•   you have the ability to work both on a tactical & operational level 
•   you feel comfortable speaking & writing in English since the environment is truly international 
And what do we offer you in this assignment?
You will have a responsibility for the replenishment solution and inventory on a global level, where you will also have a coordination and mentorship role within IKEA supply chain. You will closely cooperate with the Range & Development team where all the new products are developed. You will also closely cooperate with Regional Supply teams in terms of inventories, and you will strongly contribute to IKEA low cost strategy within logistics. You will learn to deeply understand the business and the strategy, and you will also have a great opportunity to prepare yourself for leadership assignments within logistics in the future. 
Your daily tasks will include:
•   to lead your business, collaborating with all supply chain partners and lead discussions in order to secure availability at lowest total supply chain cost
•   global responsibility to review and balance the total need versus capacity in order to make an executable supply plan, and also from the tactical perspective to give inputs to Business Contingency Planning process
•   to proactively create, execute and follow up need plans on operational and tactical level, act on deviations if needed
•   responsibility to plan the need in the product change process and communicate it further to business stakeholders
•   to contribute to defining the optimal replenishment solution, together with the different stakeholders in the supply chain
•   responsibility, in collaboration with the category, to plan and execute matrix moves both from a sending and receiving perspective
•   accountability for the stock structure in all stock keeping units on regional level on an operational as well as tactical level
•   responsibility for setting the right safety stock levels in stock keeping units on regional level and leading initiatives together with Supply chain stakeholders in order to identify potential overstock 
•   to set the inventory plan (stock development) for each region 
•   keep the stakeholders informed and aligned, initiate corrective actions on performance
Sounds interesting? 
Please note that the purpose and our ambition in this process is to build a bank of potential candidates we can reach out to in the near future when vacancies available. 
For more information about the position or the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Kristyna Brabcova, Recruitment Specialist, at +46 733 427 586.
So, if you find this role a good match, we look forward receiving your application in English at the latest March 2nd 2020. Visa mindre

Company Description:
Your chance to, join BA Kitchen, Bathroom and Home Appliances at IKEA of Sweden in the role of Marketing & Communication Communicator!
We are on an exciting journey the years to come where we will strengthen the core of what we do in Range & Supply. One of these areas is Marketing & Communication where the focus is on the strategic development of the IKEA product and range marketing and communication, brand building communication as well as communication to the many people inside and outside of IKEA. It's about sharing what we do and why we do it to create engagement and build curiosity and trust for the IKEA brand. 


Job Description:
Right now we are looking for one temporary role for 6 months and one permanent.
As Marketing & Communication Communicator, you create and secure high quality communication content for our consumer facing touch points to make the buying process easy and smooth for our customers.


Your main responsibilities include:
•  Analyse and identify the need of product and range communication content, based on insights and customer needs, in order to decide what, when and how to communicate for all consumer-facing media and channels.
•  Secure the customer perspective from a range and product communication point of view in the product development process (DNP) when developing news, improves and running range.
•  Manage the execution of the communication production in the different media activation projects such as the IKEA Catalogue, Kitchen and Bathroom brochures. 
•  Approve, follow-up and secure that communication messages are fulfilled in the communication execution.
•  Proactively inform communication production suppliers about upcoming plans to secure the content readiness.
•  Work with product from communication perspective throughout the Product life cycle and the customer experience journey.
•  Contribute to the Marketing & Communication budget in the BA, as well as to the yearly Meeting The Customer plan on a tactical level.


Qualifications:
The Marketing & Communication Communicator is part of the Marketing & Communication function in BA Kitchen, Bathroom and Home Appliances and reports to the Product Communication Manager. In this role we believe that you:
•  Have an excellent ability to, built on insights and customer needs, develop a strong and commercial customer meeting through communication
•  Are guided by simplicity and always strive to exceed customer expectations by delivering high quality communication
•  Enjoy taking initiatives and to lead and drive product- and range communication content with a customer perspective
•  Have several years of experience working with communication, and the ability to apply a range and communication direction to product communication
•  Are detailed, structured and analytical end enjoy working cross functions and organisations.
You could have experience from working in IKEA Retail –preferable selling Kitchen, Bathroom or Home appliances or working with communication in Com In. 
You are a true ambassador of IKEA culture and values and you are fluent in English, both spoken and written!


Additional Information:
Preferred starting date is as soon as possible.
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Maria Ljunglööw, Product Communication Manager . 
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Rasika Carlsson, +46 709624434. 
Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. 


The last day to send your application is 24/2 2020! Visa mindre

IKEA Home Smart


IKEA Home smart was initiated as a project in 2012 with the ambition to enrich life at home by incorporating digital elements and technologies into products and solutions. Several launches within the smart home has followed since then and now IKEA has taken the strategic decision to invest even more in the home smart area by establishing IKEA Home smart as its own business unit within IKEA of Sweden.
By working together with all other departments within IKEA, the business unit of IKEA Home Smart will drive the digital transformation of the IKEA range, improving and transforming existing businesses and developing new businesses to bring more diverse smart products to the many people. We are just getting started, are you ready to join us?


About the job
As our IoT Architect you will lead the architectural activities in the area of Mobile App technology to secure creative, ready to implement solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations. Your main focus will be in the area of mobile applications where you will be involved in the design, development and maintenance activities for our apps. You will actively search information and knowledge contributing to technical development in these areas and share this with product development team members. The IoT Architect is responsible overall for defining, leading and making sure the technical development projects are carried through and delivered in time, including following up on the results. Delivery, leadership and working with people have a large focus in this role. You are able to setup new development processes if needed and you are also responsible to secure the right competence and resources from a technical perspective.


Qualifications
You probably have a University Degree in Engineering, experience in app development projects and working experience in a product development environment. You might have your background within computer sciences, computer engineering, software engineering or similar. You are probably familiar with one or several programming language like Java, Objective-C, Swift or Python, Android. You like to drive innovative projects with a problem solving approach built on curiosity and you have the courage to try new solutions and explore the unknown.
With your excellent communication skills you have the capability to build strong relations with both internal as external stakeholders. You are passionate about creating the best technical solutions for our customers at the right price with the right quality, beautiful in design and with focus on sustainability.
IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment and you will interact and work together with people from all around the world and therefore you need to be fluent in English.


We see that you have strong motivations in the following areas:
•   Passionate about creating a great user experience and innovations in the area of smart homes;
•   Energetic, driven and committed to deliver result in a high paced environment;
•   Solution oriented team player;
•   Experienced and motivated in working in a rapidly changing environment.
•   High entrepreneurial drive: Stretching boundaries, challenging what already exists, always striving to develop better products and solutions.


Strongly preferred competences and experiences:
•   Experience from the industry/market of Internet of Things;
•   Capability in developing products/solutions including software and electronics;
•   Knowledge in digital solutions and digital interfaces for consumer products;
•   Capability in agile development methods of products/solutions. Visa mindre

IKEA Home Smart
IKEA Home smart was initiated as a project in 2012 with the ambition to enrich life at home by incorporating digital elements and technologies into products and solutions. Several launches within the smart home has followed since then and now IKEA has taken the strategic decision to invest even more in the home smart area by establishing IKEA Home smart as its own business unit within IKEA of Sweden.
By working together with all other departments within IKEA, the business unit of IKEA Home Smart will drive the digital transformation of the IKEA range, improving and transforming existing businesses and developing new businesses to bring more diverse smart products to the many people. We are just getting started, are you ready to join us?
About the job
Having a good security is one of the most important things for IKEA Home smart and we are looking for a Digital Security Leader across multiple security domains that can help us build the future of IKEA Home smart. Our ethos is security and privacy by design. We expect security to be a built-in quality aspect, not a bolted-on property. As a Software Security Leader, you will work closely together with the architects and software engineers and focus on enabling IKEA to produce secure and high-quality software. You will support the secure software development of products and help to shape the future of IKEA Home smart. 
Qualifications
We believe that you are passionate to drive, explore and understand how things are built and how they break. Where theoretical knowledge helps you, it is backed up by practical skills learned and honed beyond what can be taught. You excel when confronted by an open-ended situation. You have powerful analytic capabilities as well as an ordered and structured approach to problem solving. You are pragmatic and ensure that we enable business to flourish, today and tomorrow.
We are looking for a person that has experience in multiple programming languages and frameworks and a good understanding of software security. You are required to have a good understanding in agile ways-of-working and be inspired by working in a product-oriented organization.
It is an advantage if you have experience in some of the below areas:
- Secure Software Development Lifecycle (Secure SDLC)
- Code Reviews
- Threat Modeling
- OWASP / BSIMM or similar “frameworks” for software security
- Static/Dynamic/Interactive Code and 3rd party analysis tools and processes
- Security in the Cloud
- DevSecOps
- Cloud native security frameworks and controls
- Hands-on experience of building large-scale, secure cloud-based solutions
- Embedded systems, IoT and Hardware based attacks


To be successful in the role, we expect that you have experience of the relevant security domains in combination with the capability to communicate this to stakeholders in a clear and concise way. We believe that you are used to managing highly confidential information and to act with a strict level of professional discretion.
With your excellent communication skills you have the capability to build strong relations with both internal as external stakeholders. You are passionate about creating the best technical solutions for our customers at the right price with the right quality, beautiful in design and with focus on sustainability.
IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment, with colleagues from all over the world. You therefore need to be fluent in English. 
We see that you have strong motivations in the following areas:
•  Passionate about creating a great user experience and innovations in the area of smart homes;
•  Energetic, driven and committed to deliver result in a high paced environment; 
•  Solution oriented team player;
•  Experienced and motivated in working in a rapidly changing environment.
•  High entrepreneurial drive: Stretching boundaries, challenging what already exists, always striving to develop better products and solutions.
Strongly preferred competences and experiences:
•  Experience from the industry/market of Internet of Things;
•  Capability in developing products/solutions including software and electronics;
•  Knowledge in digital solutions and digital interfaces for consumer products;
•  Capability in agile development methods of products/solutions; Visa mindre

Company Description
Our customers have been served food in IKEA stores since 1959. In 2017 we launched Category Area Food, as part of the pursuit of a world class food supply chain. We are currently putting in place the foundation, in terms of people and ways of working. Through consolidation of today’s supplier base of more than 1.100 suppliers of food to our stores, we secure an optimal sourcing, with a strong governance to secure good quality food and mitigate risks, including food fraud. 
Our wished position, is to setup a passionate and professional team, delivering high performance and robust business through a supplier base focused on safety, availability, cost, quality and sustainability. We strive to be relevant, attractive and trustworthy to become a preferred business partner.
You will be part of the Category Area Food Logistics team, which amongst Need Planner role includes Demand planners as well, located in Malmö. 
Please note that this position is temporary for a project until April 2021.
Job Description
As a Need Planner at IKEA Food your role is to secure availability of the food product range by collaborating effectively with all supply chain partners in order to reach the goal of the lowest possible supply chain cost. In the Need Planner role you have the opportunity to work on a global scene, through and with supply colleagues around the world to achieve common goals! You are globally responsible for balancing the outflow to stores against supplier capacities
This means that you create an executable supply plan for a given range and ensure that orders are planned and placed according to this. Your tasks include working actively with the system M3 to adapt logistics parameters and security stock to given prerequisites such as the forecasted outflow per Distribution Center (DC) and shelf life of product.
Furthermore, you plan goods flow in the product change process (both phasing in and out of products) in close cooperation with Demand planners and Supply planners among other stakeholders. 
Qualifications
Is this your next challenge? 
To be successful in this role we believe that you; 
•  Have a university degree in business/economics/logistics 
•  Have proven experience within supply, preferably in an international environment.
•  Have strong analytical skills with a problem solving approach
•  Have the ability to work with a holistic perspective, from supplier to retailer, as well as the capability to be in details
•  Have the ability to communicate in a clear, structured and honest way
•  Enjoy working towards fixed time frames in an operational context, but also capable of handling unforeseen situations which require quick action and communication
•  Lead by example and have the ability to bring out the best in other team members 
•  Previous experience with M3 (Movex) is a merit
Your personal qualities are of great importance to us. For this position we are looking for a person who enjoys analyzing data and find improvements by exploring system capabilities and evaluating different approaches with concerned stakeholders. Structuring, planning and working methodically come naturally to you and you constantly strive to achieve the set quality requirements and business goals. As a person, you are patient and appreciate working in an environment where routines and processes are important for securing operations. Proactive communication approach and ability to collaborate with different people are qualifications that are highly valued.
Since we are a truly international environment, you need to be fluent in English, both spoken and written. You will work in an environment where your ideas are heard, where there is opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal is “to create a better everyday life for the many people”.
Additional information
If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Need Planning Manager Maria Rosengren, +46 729951452. With questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Kristyna Brabcova at +46 733427586. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates.
We look forward to receiving your application in English, until 4th January 2020 at the latest!
IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduce 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products Visa mindre

Can you really reach out to the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the middle of nowhere? In Älmhult you can. IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA retail channels with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces 2,000 new products in the 424 IKEA stores and other multichannel touchpoints around the world. The total range is almost 10,000 products. So what happens in Älmhult definitely doesn't stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe.


We are now looking for a Business Area (BA) Communication Leader for BA Living room to lead and create effective communication both internally and externally.


Job Description
You will be a key contributor in creating an open and sharing climate, being a role model of the IKEA values and secure that our co-workers are informed, engaged and empowered in their daily work! You will be a part of the Marketing & Communication team and report to the Marketing & Communication Manager.
In this role you will lead the holistic communication within and from the BA that helps position the BA business within and beyond Range & Supply in order to strengthen the IKEA brand.
You lead the tactical internal communication to support the business and people agenda as well as leading the internal communication calendar and manage the internal communication structure and flow within the BA.
You manage the communication productions within the area of responsibility and you are the visual, verbal and written communication expert in the BA.
You are responsible for developing the communication competence in the BA and enable others to lead with communication and represent IKEA according to IKEA values and IKEA tone of voice.
You will work close to the BA Management team in strategic communication for the BA, and be a permanent invitee in the BA Management team.
You create a planned process for change management and communication together with People & Culture and the Marketing & Communication Manager and you contribute to the implementation of business strategies, priorities and processes through communication.
You execute the BA’s corporate communication agenda that is not directly connected to range.
You identify and prepare for reactive external communication to avoid brand risk, by being a partner and advisor to the Range & Supply Media relations team.



Qualifications
We believe that you have a proven successful track record in leading internal communication on a tactical level in a global environment. It is beneficial if you have a good understanding of IKEA business and the role of communication as integrated part of the business. You have an excellent ability to build trust and strong working relationships across a diverse group of people and you comfortably support and influence senior business leaders and colleagues with the business goals and co-workers in focus. You have a passion for the IKEA identity, core values and vision to secure the right presentation.
You are passionate about communication as a business enabler and tactical tool to lead business and people and to drive engagement and you are experienced in leading and managing change. You enjoy working in fast faced, global environment and with the ability of moving between the strategic, tactical and operational level in driving the communication agenda forward. You enjoy empowering others and share your competence so we constantly improve – to mentor or coach others in communication creation and delivery.


Additional information


Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. The last day to send your application is December 23rd, 2019. Visa mindre

Company description
Would you like to be part of creating a better everyday life for the many people? By developing affordable products and solutions for people all around the world? Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden and here the IKEA range is developed based on the Democratic Design process, and made available to stores and customers across the world.


Job description
We are looking for you who have deep insights into the needs and dreams of our customers in their life at home and know how to lead design process through an entrepreneurial approach. As a Product Design Developer at IKEA of Sweden you bring product ideas to life through attention to all dimensions of the IKEA Democratic Design process – form, function, sustainability, low price and quality.


As a Product Design Developer you will be part of engaging the full capabilities of the value chain to deliver democratic design products with unique IKEA identity and commerciality to create a better everyday life for the many people. You will work together with a multifunctional team of experts in innovation and design, engineering, sourcing, supply marketing and communication and sales. Together, you co-create the final home furnishing offer through a holistic and customer centric approach according to the IKEA Democratic Design principles and the IKEA identity.


As a Product Design Developer, you are responsible for:
Design development of better products delivering to all 5 dimensions of Democratic design being the specialist in form and function always starting with the price tag
Content of the product development project with both vision and action
Securing IKEA unique identity and Democratic Design in each and every product
Transforming knowledge in life at home to insights into actions on product level
Co-creating with development partners throughout total value chain
To when applicable use existing platforms, shared solutions, standard colors and materials to design for lowest price
To feed in to development of platforms, shared solutions, standard colors and materials
Identify and enable stories of the product design development to be used in communication
To contribute in creating a high performing project team
To contribute to creating the Range and Product plan

In order to be successful you need to work closely with your team members and be capable of visualizing ideas and concepts in a simple, clear and inspirational way to bring people on board in the product development process. You will work in close collaboration with other project teams within the business area.


Qualification
A Product Design Developer is someone who has a genuine interest in developing products; someone who has the ability to see things from a customer’s perspective and conceptualize things that don’t exist. In order to be successful in the job as a Product Design Developer, we expect you to have a university degree in a design discipline or product development or equivalent knowledge and several years of experience in working with product development.


A Product Design Developer is someone who is innovative, curious and likes to challenge the existing. Someone with the ability to work with conceptual ideas, who is able to turn these into final solutions and to lead the content of the project from start to end.


You are curious with an eye for design and get motivated by finding new ways of working. You are energetic, driven and determined, enjoy working closely with people, at a fast pace and have great communication skills.


More Information
If you have any questions regarding the position or recruitment process, please contact HR Generalist Charlotte Johansson 072-352 7946. Last day to send in your application is 8 December.


Warm welcome with your application! Visa mindre

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people – our customers, co-workers and suppliers. The Supply organisation within Range & Supply has approx. 2700 co-workers, in 22 countries and an exciting growth agenda to support meeting many more of the many!
Business Solutions Supply is a part of the new unit Supply Chain Development. We secure relevant solutions for IKEA Range & Supply – today and tomorrow. Our goal is to connect business and people with information technology.
Solution Architect within Solution Area Plan and Balance Sales & Supply in Business Solutions Supply
Do you want to play an important role in securing that our products are available to our customers exactly when and where they choose to buy them? Do you have the ability to influence and interact with strong stakeholders?
The assignment:
• Responsible for detailing IT functional and non-functional requirements for given business requirements in the business solution delivery process and project management (support with clarifying business requirements if needed)
• Secure that IT solutions fulfil the agreed functional and non-functional business requirements
• Secure, develop and review high-level design. Approve low-level design of the implementation of a business transformation with an IT component in order to support running business, provide guidance towards service improvements and service transition
• Govern that the design of the solutions conforms to the solution architecture and is efficient, meet business requirements and based on a holistic architecture
• Is responsible for securing the architecture vision and goals of the Purchasing area in the solution architecture and the system development process
• In a close dialog with stakeholders create and shape business and IT-related ideas into current state, future state and transition states to guide the detailed design and delivery of business solutions
• In close collaboration with IT architects lead solution activities within the domain, establish solution/infrastructure design on different levels in accordance to the domain architecture and provide technology advice.
Qualifications
Are you the right candidate?
• We believe you solid experience of IT development processes and of solution architecture concepts.
• We believe you are experienced in using models, methods and tools within analysis and design and have good knowledge of general IT frames e.g. standards, infrastructure and platforms, frameworks, development concepts and processes. Positive if you have experience from TOGAF framework.
• You have excellent analytical skills. You are able to see the big picture as well as the details and to structure information and derive conclusions and consequences out of them.
• You are able to interact with strong stakeholders – understand them and their needs as well as making them understand you.
• You are able to work in an environment where the pre-conditions may change from one day to another and where we need to deliver these changes with short notice in order not to risk breaking laws and agreements.
• You have experience from global implementation projects or larger solutions/platforms used in a global environment.
Additional information
About Business Solutions Supply
Solution Area PBSS is a part of Business Solutions Supply at Supply Chain Development.
Business Solutions Supply is a part of the new unit Supply Chain Development. We secure relevant solutions for IKEA Range & Supply – today and tomorrow. Our goal is to connect business and people with information technology
Your Next Challenge?
Does this sound like your next challenge? We look forward to receiving your application in English.
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Jonas Levin, [email protected] Visa mindre

Curious on the future of life at home for the many people? Come join us in exploring and creating it… 
User Experience Designer, IKEA Home Smart,
IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult 
Would you like to be a part of the exciting future of smart homes?
IKEA Home Smart, is a rapidly growing group with big ideas and a sharp focus on users. Our collective vision is to transform home furnishing with the help of meaningful technology that solves real problems for “the many people” – people with thin wallets and big dreams. We are powered by IKEA through an endless source of optimism and the unending curiosity about life at home. In our home base Älmhult, where the whole global IKEA range is developed, we are creating the next chapter in smart homes by developing solutions that make a better everyday life for the many people. Right now, we are looking for a User Experience Designer for IKEA Home Smart.
As a User Experience Designer at IKEA Home Smart, you will:
Define and control user interaction paradigms for IKEA Home smart products. 
Steer external agencies for project-based UX design assignments.
Drive insight-based decisions through data and evidence as well as empathy.
Support UX Leader in creating future UX Strategies.
Create aspirational concepts for future devices.
Use early prototyping as an everyday tool for perfecting experiences.
Connect the needs of design, engineering and business in a great balance.
Ensure a clear synergy between user behavior, technology, and IKEA needs.
Challenge existing solutions by driving meaningful innovation and creativity throughout the development.

Qualifications
To excel at this job, you must have experience of designing interactions for products/solutions that include software and digital interfaces for consumer products. You should be experienced and motivated in working in a rapidly changing environment. You must have deep passion and a deep interest about life at home and customer needs. You should ideally possess a good level of knowledge about modern digital and physical product development processes including Agile and Lean.
Needless to say, you are skilled in storytelling, user flows, wireframing and usability with a magical ability to make complicated technology friendly to the many people.
We believe you have a University-level education in the areas of;
Interaction Design
Industrial Design
Software Engineering
Psychology
Product Development

Ideally, you have the equivalent knowledge and experience in product development from global organizations together with leadership experience. Plus, a proven track record as a UX professional with minimum 5 years of experience as a designer working on innovative digital solutions.
In the UX Team, we would like to work with people that are passionate about creating innovative solutions and a great user experience in the area of the smart homes. This is a team that requires energetic team players who are driven and committed to delivering stellar results in a high paced environment. We have a high entrepreneurial drive. always stretching boundaries, challenging what already exists and always striving to develop better products and solutions. We are driven by our passion about user needs, sustainability and Inclusive Design. We love the diversity of human nature and we hope that you do, too.
Our corporate language is English, so you need to be fluent in English, both verbally and in writing. The position is placed in Älmhult and might require some long distance travelling.
Additional information
Please send us your application – CV, motivational letter & portfolio – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you are interested in this role, and why you would be a good fit for this role, you do that under message to hiring manager. Please note that we will review applications as they come through so do not delay, send in your application today.
GROWING TOGETHER IKEA of Sweden is a vibrant culture where ideas are heard, where there is opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal always is "to create a better everyday life for the many people". We give down-to-earth, straightforward people the possibility to grow, both as individuals and in their professional roles. We offer this position in a fast paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of challenges and development opportunities. Visa mindre

IKEA Home Smart
IKEA Home smart was initiated as a project in 2012 with the ambition to enrich life at home by incorporating digital elements and technologies into products and solutions. Several launches within the smart home has followed since then and now IKEA has taken the strategic decision to invest even more in the home smart area by establishing IKEA Home smart as its own business unit within IKEA of Sweden.
By working together with all other departments within IKEA, the business unit of IKEA Home Smart will drive the digital transformation of the IKEA range, improving and transforming existing businesses and developing new businesses to bring more diverse smart products to the many people. We are just getting started, are you ready to join us?
About the job
Having a good security is one of the most important things for IKEA Home smart and we are looking for a Software Security Leader across multiple security domains that can help us build the future of IKEA Home smart. Our ethos is security and privacy by design. We expect security to be a built-in quality aspect, not a bolted-on property. As a Software Security Leader, you will work closely together with the architects and software engineers and focus on enabling IKEA to produce secure and high-quality software. You will support the secure software development of products and help to shape the future of IKEA Home smart. 
Qualifications
We believe that you are passionate to drive, explore and understand how things are built and how they break. Where theoretical knowledge helps you, it is backed up by practical skills learned and honed beyond what can be taught. You excel when confronted by an open-ended situation. You have powerful analytic capabilities as well as an ordered and structured approach to problem solving. You are pragmatic and ensure that we enable business to flourish, today and tomorrow.
We are looking for a person that has experience in multiple programming languages and frameworks and a good understanding of software security. You are required to have a good understanding in agile ways-of-working and be inspired by working in a product-oriented organization.
It is an advantage if you have experience in some of the below areas:
- Secure Software Development Lifecycle (Secure SDLC)
- Code Reviews
- Threat Modeling
- OWASP / BSIMM or similar “frameworks” for software security
- Static/Dynamic/Interactive Code and 3rd party analysis tools and processes
- Security in the Cloud
- DevSecOps
- Cloud native security frameworks and controls
- Hands-on experience of building large-scale, secure cloud-based solutions
- Embedded systems, IoT and Hardware based attacks


To be successful in the role, we expect that you have experience of the relevant security domains in combination with the capability to communicate this to stakeholders in a clear and concise way. We believe that you are used to managing highly confidential information and to act with a strict level of professional discretion.
With your excellent communication skills you have the capability to build strong relations with both internal as external stakeholders. You are passionate about creating the best technical solutions for our customers at the right price with the right quality, beautiful in design and with focus on sustainability.
IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment, with colleagues from all over the world. You therefore need to be fluent in English. 
We see that you have strong motivations in the following areas:
•  Passionate about creating a great user experience and innovations in the area of smart homes;
•  Energetic, driven and committed to deliver result in a high paced environment; 
•  Solution oriented team player;
•  Experienced and motivated in working in a rapidly changing environment.
•  High entrepreneurial drive: Stretching boundaries, challenging what already exists, always striving to develop better products and solutions.
Strongly preferred competences and experiences:
•  Experience from the industry/market of Internet of Things;
•  Capability in developing products/solutions including software and electronics;
•  Knowledge in digital solutions and digital interfaces for consumer products;
•  Capability in agile development methods of products/solutions; Visa mindre

Company Description
Future opportunities for Need Planners, IKEA Supply
We are looking for candidates who would like to continue their IKEA journey & become Need Planners in the near future. Are you ready to join us?
Why to join our group of Need Planners at IKEA Supply?
You will get a great responsibility to take over an assignment on a global level, balancing the customer need against supplier capacities as the core. You will have the possibility to strengthen your stakeholder management skills even more, since there are many different communication channels and in a very multinational environment, which can be a challenge many times but at the same time, you can learn a lot. On top of all, we will welcome you in a friendly environment, where we support each other, we are team players and we love to achieve our goals together!
To succeed & shine in this role, we wish that you:
•   have solid experience from supply chain, preferably from leading assignments on a global level
•   have a passion for planning, and leading assignments in logistics
•   are a strong communicator – you communicate in a clear and structured way to get your message through, you are good at building relations with stakeholders
•   have strong analytical skills and a problem solving approach
•   are able to see the holistic perspective, from supplier to customer, as well as the capability to be in the fine details
•   are proactive in taking the lead and in motivating and inspiring others 
•   are driven by working towards fixed time frames and deadlines, driving assignments remote
•   have a problem solving attitude, and you can also multitask
•   you are proactive in taking the lead, and you are efficient in a fact paced and dynamic environment
•   you are a true team player, you have a desire to collaborate with others and you drive business through people
•   you have the ability to work both on a tactical & operational level 
•   you feel comfortable speaking & writing in English since the environment is truly international 
And what do we offer you in this assignment?
You will have a responsibility for the replenishment solution and inventory on a global level, where you will also have a coordination and mentorship role within IKEA supply chain. You will closely cooperate with the Range & Development team where all the new products are developed. You will also closely cooperate with Regional Supply teams in terms of inventories, and you will strongly contribute to IKEA low cost strategy within logistics. You will learn to deeply understand the business and the strategy, and you will also have a great opportunity to prepare yourself for leadership assignments within logistics in the future. 
Your daily tasks will include:
•   to lead your business, collaborating with all supply chain partners and lead discussions in order to secure availability at lowest total supply chain cost
•   global responsibility to review and balance the total need versus capacity in order to make an executable supply plan, and also from the tactical perspective to give inputs to Business Contingency Planning process
•   to proactively create, execute and follow up need plans on operational and tactical level, act on deviations if needed
•   responsibility to plan the need in the product change process and communicate it further to business stakeholders
•   to contribute to defining the optimal replenishment solution, together with the different stakeholders in the supply chain
•   responsibility, in collaboration with the category, to plan and execute matrix moves both from a sending and receiving perspective
•   accountability for the stock structure in all stock keeping units on regional level on an operational as well as tactical level
•   responsibility for setting the right safety stock levels in stock keeping units on regional level and leading initiatives together with Supply chain stakeholders in order to identify potential overstock 
•   to set the inventory plan (stock development) for each region 
•   keep the stakeholders informed and aligned, initiate corrective actions on performance
Sounds interesting? 
Please note that the purpose and our ambition in this process is to build a bank of potential candidates we can reach out to in the near future when vacancies available. 
So, if you find this role a good match, we look forward receiving your application in English at the latest November 8th. Visa mindre

Company Description
Can you really reach out to and influence the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the south of Sweden? In Älmhult, Sweden you can.


Throughout its 70 year history IKEA always had entrepreneurship and development at the core of its DNA. Through Range and Product Innovation IKEA is setting up for the next 70. With the task to capture the opportunities of a changing world, Range and Product Innovation explores 2030 and beyond. We are here to generate and nurture ideas and innovative solutions for the life at home, relevant for the many people.
We are curious, eager to step into the unknown and co-create across borders. We are here to collaborate and challenge known truths in a world of ideas and technology.


With the IKEA vision as a starting point, and without limitations to products, we focus on creating capabilities and solutions that are relevant in the life at home today and tomorrow. Care to join us?
Job Description
Right now we are looking for a Material & Innovation (M&I) Developer Bio-polymers within the Material and Innovation team. You will lead development projects of new materials & innovations, creating the foundation for an outstanding IKEA range. For us this means fulfilling all aspects of IKEA Democratic Design; meaning quality, function, form, affordability and sustainability.
The position reports to Material and Innovation Development Leader Polymers


IKEA has a clear material direction, and when it comes to plastics, by 2030 only recycled and renewable materials should exist in our plastic applications. We have already made an announcement that we will move away from virgin fossil based raw materials and will embrace circularity example being using our own packaging to make new products. We have also developed partnerships with different Value chain partners to get the renewable plastics starting with injection moulding applications.


In terms of the technology focus and biomass focus we cover from fermentation (bio technology route) to cracking to catalysis. The rationale being to understand which biomass is suitable for which technology to get the most optimal yield and hence lowest possible cost. The very essence of the IKEA vision is “better everyday life for the many people” and hence cost is and will be a driving factor going forward.


As a Material Developer Bio Polymers you will lead and be part of a transformation, not only for IKEA but also for the industry as such. The responsibility and mandate which comes with it is to lead the process for ideation & exploration till developing new materials and technologies till the point that they can be integrated into the normal product development process.
You will take the new bio materials through the material testing and validation phase along with research institutes we work with, product verification with the innovation suppliers that we have identified and support the capacity build up phase with your knowledge and capabilities that you develop while developing new materials and technologies.


You will also be responsible for:
- Based on IKEA directions and knowledge about life at home, market situation and competitors on the IKEA markets, identify, initiate and lead end to end material innovation projects within the Polymers area;
- Test and validate the new materials as well as ensure product verification;
- Secure that all necessary agreements are in place together with legal counsel and support in negotiations and initiate patent application processes together with the patent team;
- Support development of IKEA material strategies in terms of material & innovation objectives and goals.
Qualifications
The Material and Innovation Developer Polymers position is a position with great impact for our Direction and it needs certain qualities to be successful. Curiosity and an open-mind for new possibilities, always with an analytical and structured approach. Passion and capability to connect ideas going from a base chemical to a product application. An ability to lead resources, without formal authority, in order to reach common goals. The capability to build networks, sharing knowledge and coaching others. Strong skills as a communicator and influencer – someone capable of getting ideas and solutions understood by a broader audience.
This person is characterized as a problem solver with the business and customer in focus - making sure things happen. We love what we do and we seek people who love their work too and who share our values in their professional and everyday life.


In order to succeed in this role, you need to have deep insights and experience in Bio Polymers, both materials and processes. You will be well supported by other competences in the team with diverse backgrounds in the Bio based materials industry.


To be able to deliver in this role, you should have:
- Engineering degree (Master level) within Chemical / Polymers engineering or equivalent;
- At least 10 years of experience in industrial bio technology within plastic applications ex. plastics for injection moulding;
- Deep knowledge and successful track record in managing and executing material and technical development projects from applied research and innovation phase to a product application
- Deep knowledge and experience in the specific material and mass production techniques within the area, preferably in consumer goods sector/automotive industry
- Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders
Additional information
IKEA of Sweden is a vibrant culture where ideas are heard, where there is opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal always is “to create a better everyday life for the many people”. We give down-to-earth, straightforward people the possibility to grow, both as individuals and in their professional roles.


If you are interested in applying, please send us your CV and motivational letter in English latest 5th of November. We are looking forward to getting to know you! Visa mindre

Company DescriptionIKEA is about making things better. All the way from the factory floors to the homes of the many people. We have a passion for renewing and improving things. This is part of our DNA. But how do we know what’s better or what to improve? By unleashing the full potential of data about and around products. It is about taking quicker and better decisions with facts as a base - going from a reactive way of working to a more proactive and prescriptive way of working - enabling people to focus on value adding tasks.We need to start somewhere as change is happening fast. Machine learning and other advanced analytics tools have a learning curve, the more we practice, the better we get. It’s about exploiting opportunities where we have data now and exploring areas where more data can be captured and drive value and where we need to build new capabilities. We are now concentrating resources in a central function for building up capabilities and competence within advanced analytics.Come join us as our next Solution Owner within Advanced analytics!Job DescriptionWelcome to the opportunity of a lifetime – we have an opening in our advanced analytics team. Take part in enhancing our advanced analytics capabilities and setting up a process to support agile development. Think on-your-feet DevOps in a petabyte environment.The new platform is the sweet spot between the traditional data warehouse and our frontend visualisation tools, including QlikView and Qlik Sense. You will work in a highly collaborative team to devise solutions to real business problems, bringing your skills and ideas into every discussion.As a Solution Owner you will:• Be responsible for our advanced analytics platform.• Model, and develop code, scripts, and data pipelines that leverage structured and unstructured data.• Extract, transform, upload data to our advanced analytics platform.• Collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders.QualificationsWe believe our next colleague have vast experience in R and Python for advanced analytics as well as machine learning, data implementation projects on-premises, in the cloud and in hybrid setups. It’s likely that you’ve previously worked as a data engineer, data scientist, solution owner or similar.If you have worked with Teradata vantage/aster, spark, databricks or other modern open source tools for integration, data management, you have an advantage.Of course you share our values, not only by thought but also clearly mirrored in how you carry them out in your everyday life. To learn about what it means, please explore more here; https://en-global-jobs.about.ikea.com/lifeatikea.Additional informationIf you have questions regarding the position, please contact Solution Team Leader Advanced Analytics Niklas Skarstam, +46 723 527 378 or recruitment specialist Rasika Carlsson +46 70-962 44 34.Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate.Please send your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English by October 9th 2019. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you want to work at IKEA and why you would be a good fit for this role. Visa mindre

Company DescriptionIKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products.Job DescriptionCan you really reach out to and influence the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the south of Sweden? In Älmhult, you can! Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. It is also in Älmhult where we explore the future to create ideas and innovations for a better everyday life at home for the many people.IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduce 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products.We are currently looking for a Packaging Solution Engineer, are you our new colleague?About the jobThe task of the Packaging Solution Engineer is to develop, document and improve the optimal packaging solution for the whole IKEA value chain. This is done in close cooperation with product developers, engineers, suppliers and store co-workers to ensure that the solutions will work all the way from the supplier to the customer. The purpose of the packaging is to protect the product and sell it!As a Packaging Solution Engineer you will be responsible for:• Developing, optimizing and improving the packaging solution based on all aspects of Democratic Design and total value chain throughout the product lifecycle.• Securing that the packaging solution is meeting all packaging requirements.• Verifying the packaging solution to the technical packaging requirements during the development phase.• Technical packaging documentation, securing that the documentation is updated and at correct according to IKEA Documentation Guideline and standards.• Identifying packaging improvement potentials and give input to Action Plan.• Capturing learnings, sharing knowledge, and communicating in BA and Matrix dimension.QualificationsWe are looking for you who are passionate about creating the best packaging solution for the customer at the right price, with the right quality, with beautiful design and with a clear focus on sustainability. We believe that you who apply have an education within engineering as well as theoretical and practical background within packaging and its impact of the value chain - from raw material to the co-worker and customer perspective. You have knowledge in packaging construction in terms of drawing technique, technical solutions and design for manufacturing. Furthermore, you have knowledge in packaging requirements and global packaging test methods and standards.For this positions we highly value great communication skills and the ability to lead yourself to make things happen. To be successful in this role you also need to have both analytical and creative skills and the ability to transfer knowledge, concepts and ideas into packaging solutions.Additional informationPlease send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you want to work at IKEA of Sweden and why you would be a good fit for this role. We will review applications continuously and therefore may close the advert sooner than stated.This is a permanent role based in Älmhult. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö and an IKEA shuttle bus back and forth to Helsingborg three times a day. Visa mindre

Are you passionate about Home Smart designing, IoT development and data analytics? If aspire to build digital solutions on cloud, are a problem solver and looking for an opportunity to transform business requirements into digital products, look no further!This is an opportunity to join the IKEA Home Smart System Development Team and help drive visible, recognizable change as am IoT Architect, you will have the opportunity to lead and create the global IKEA Home Smart digital/IoT Architecture.Job DescriptionThe IoT Architect works throughout engagements both within the product/system development teams directly and across functions including business development, creative/design, strategy, across IKEA of Sweden. This position offers the unique opportunity to design, develop and apply your cutting-edge knowledge of application/solution designing and development related methods and tools to create results and insights that will accelerate the transformation of our business model.Key Responsibilities- Close collaboration with various business partners, eco-partners, vendors and fellow architects to provide a holistic platform architecture;- Must be well versed with different approaches to application and solution architectures and should be able to architect an “easy-to-deploy” scalable solution; - Lead the overall architecture implementation effort by designing robust solution and enhance business value to end customers; - Drive overall context, explore and evaluate process from technical point for Digital Solutions, will be responsible for providing end to end integrated solution; - Defining and documenting the structure for Home Smart Platform and components, their inter-relationships, and the principles/guidelines governing their design and evolution over time; - Coordinate all design and service creation activities within Digital Programs; - Develops together with Development leader, Digital solutions strategies for assigned areas with a medium term 2-3 year sight line; - Act as the technical expert voice of Home Technology and Platforms to the Home Smart team helping them understand the key technical considerations of their solution;- Can communicate a clear PoV regarding their approach to architecture design and deliverables;- Working together with the technical IT security team and product development teams to ensure that appropriate security measures are implemented in all of product and feature development.QualificationsFor this role we see that you have:University level Education (MSc, MEng); Engineering or a Masters in Computer Science or related field. 7+ years of experience in complex architectures, designing and building scalable applications in an international environment. Industry experience developing and delivering highly available, highly scalable solutions.A strong understanding of the complete (end to end) technology stack and information model.Strong experience of API design standards, patterns, best-practices and development.Expertise of Architecting, Designing and Implementing Distributed solutions and good to have exposure of - data platform, Machine Learning & Deep Learning. Exposure to S/W Designing and Development using cloud services (AWS).Experience with Agile Project Management and agile methodologies and knowledge of DevOps.; a good team player, balanced with the autonomy and motivation to produce individually. Data science specific; Python coding, Data Visualization, Machine Learning.Additional informationIKEA offers an exciting and empowering working environment in a global marketplace. And as the world’s leader at life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us. At IKEA we believe that when you as an individual grow - IKEA grows!This assignment is based in Älmhult, an inspirational working environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world. Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö, and an IKEA shuttle bus run back and forth to Helsingborg two times a day. Visa mindre

As one of three core business within Inter IKEA Group, Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA retail channels with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces 2,000 new products in the over 400 IKEA stores and other multichannel touchpoints around the world with the turnover close to 40 BEUR. The total range is almost 10,000 products.Job DescriptionAre you an experienced and passionate leader with a strong supply chain understanding and a belief in what effective planning can do for IKEA? Do you like to work in partnerships across different IKEA units and Business Areas to reach common goals where the demand planning agenda is a key enabler for future business success? Do you want to be part of a diverse, energetic team - leading across dynamic, changing and developing business environment? Then this just might be the right opportunity for you!The world around us is changing. Embracing the full opportunities of multichannel retailing puts new demands on IKEA to develop and implement new planning solutions. Within Range & Supply we see an efficient and effective demand planning as a game-changing opportunity to achieve the right accuracy in planning at the right cost in our supply chain.As Demand Planning manager you will, among other tasks:•   Lead demand planning and a team of demand planners to achieve the right accuracy to agreed cost of planning.•   Be responsible to drive competence development towards a data driven and automated demand planning. •   Be accountable for demand planning accuracy (net and gross)•   Lead the team by example, coaching and motivating the co-workers. •   Be responsible for driving the competence agenda: Identify needs and gaps, building strong competence plans together with the co-workers to meet the short and long term business needs•   Contribute to development by appointing subject matter experts to the development and implementation of working methods and systems within the supplying process.•   Be responsible to secure and improve the handover from product development process (creating the offer) to Supplying process, in order to secure excellence in operations.QualificationsAs a person, you have a strong passion to guide the organisation into the future, having a strong drive in the field of planning. You have leadership skills to lead business and people in a global assignment. You have the drive to develop your co-workers and yourself to deliver excellent results. You strive to obtain a good collaboration and interaction with a big number of various stakeholders cross Business Areas. Moreover, you have a desire to find new ways and make them happen through engaging and motivating people. You go the extra mile and find new solutions to enable IKEAs journey to become a true Multichannel Retailer. To succeed in this role, we believe you have:•   High interest to take leadership to build the next generation demand planning function for IKEA•   Knowledge or willingness to learn how to apply advanced analytics for demand planning•   Knowledge of agile mind-set and ways of working•   A passion for planning and leading in a global assignment•  Strong leadership experience •   A academic degree within supply, economic, engineering or corresponding knowledge •   Knowledge of IKEA Business Area strategy & range•   Strong knowledge and understanding of supply chain and processes•   Knowledge of Sales Planning and Product development process•   The desire and capability to be a great communicator and by this build trust and relationships to handle multiple stakeholders in a global environment. •   Fluency in English.Additional informationSounds interesting?Please submit your application as soon as possible. We will be evaluating the applications continuously, but please apply no later than August 28th. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Kristyna Brabcova at +46733427586.Looking forward to receiving your application in English! Visa mindre

Company DescriptionCan you really reach out to the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the middle of forest? In Älmhult, Sweden, you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA Range & Supply that has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA retail channels with home furnishing solutions available for the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces around 2,000 new products around the world and the total range is almost 10,000. So what happens in Älmhult definitely doesn't stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe.Marketing & Communication is a new function in our Business Areas and leads and ensures that the marketing and communication delivers to strategies and business plans, throughout the entire lifecycle to reach IKEA positioning, brand and growth.As Marketing & Communication Communicator, you create and secure high quality communication content for our consumer facing touch points to make the buying process easy and smooth for our customers.The Business Area where you will work is BA Dining, Outdoor&Secondary; Storage and Workspaces, a new Business Area founded since 1st January 2019, for a better everyday life for the many people around table & chairs, inside and outside.This role is temporary till Aug 31st, 2020.Job DescriptionYour main responsibilities include:Analyse and identify the need of (product and range) communication content, based on insights and customer needs, in order to decide what, when and how to communicate for all consumer-facing media and channels.Secure the customer perspective from a range and product communication point of view in the product development process (DNP) when developing news, improves and running range.Manage the execution of the communication production in the different media activation projects.Approve, follow up and secure that communication messages are fulfilled in the communication execution.Proactively inform communication production suppliers about upcoming plans to secure the content readiness.Work with product from communication perspective throughout the Product life cycle and the customer experience journey.Contribute to the Marketing & Communication budget in the BA, as well as to the yearly Communication Plan on a tactical level.Contribute to the matrix by creating and co-leading the development of common ways of working, tools and methods (e.g. in IPIM), by having an open innovative mind-set.QualificationsWe are looking for you with passion for communication, business, branding! You are guided by simplicity and always strive to exceed customer expectations by delivering high quality communication. You have several years of experience working with communication, and the ability to apply a range and communication direction to product communication. You enjoy taking initiatives and to lead and drive product- and range communication content with a customer perspective. You are detailed, structured and analytical end enjoy working cross functions and organisations.Additional InformationPlease send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. The last day to send your application is Aug 31st 2019. Visa mindre

We are looking for a Product Requirement Engineer who, in the product development process, will be responsible to identify and create product requirements and to choose test methods for the product areas under his/her responsibility. You will also contribute to the creation of new and additional development tests needed for product validation that will contribute to better and safer products with higher customer satisfaction. As Product Requirement Engineer you will work closely to a product development team as the requirement specialist responsible to set and document the relevant product requirements as well as to have a close dialogue with the purchasing organization and suppliers to secure successful implementation. You need to have good insight into IKEA specifications and test methods and keep updated on changes in legislation and other external requirements that may influence the product areas under your responsibility. You will work with documentation for new product developments and well as with improvements to the running range.QualificationsYou probably have a University Degree in Engineering and relevant experience from working in a product development environment in the IoT industry, as well as knowledge of certification and testing at 3rd party test laboratories. You also know how to apply agile development methods and you are experienced and motivated to work in a rapidly changing environment. You have excellent communication skills and a high entrepreneurial driver; stretching the boundaries, challenging what already exists, always striving to develop better products and solutions. You are passionate about creating a great user experience and innovations in the area of smart homes and are skilled in requirement management and verification planning. Experience from working with test and verification is a requirement as well as the ability to understand, translate and apply technical requirements in the product development. IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment, with colleagues from all over the world. You therefore need to be fluent in English. Visa mindre

As People & Culture function we want to be relevant and to truly contribute and add value to the business development in a fast changing and challenging world, by attracting, recruiting and developing people who love to fulfill our vision, by enabling a foundation for a great people experience and by enabling people to lead based on our culture and values.Job DescriptionRight now we are looking for a Business Navigation Leader who will lead the development of People Analytics in Range & Supply. As well as the overall Business and Finance Navigation responsibility for the People & Culture function. You will be expected to create insights and analytics from; internally generated people analytics, market research and external benchmarks, in order to accelerate business development and innovation.  You will be part of Range & Supply’s People & Culture Management team, acting as a decision maker, role model and ambassador for the People & Culture Community.About the assignmentAs a Business Navigation Leader you will be responsible for developing processes and tools, both digital and traditional, for people analytics, and setting structures in place for ensuring visibility, follow-up and cost performance of initiatives. You will lead the portfolio management for the function People & Culture priority projects as part of the total Range & Supply portfolio, for example generated from Range & Supply People Plan. Setting governance structure in place, in accordance to the overall Range & Supply principles, as well as creating overview on ways of working and creating alignment and efficiency. You will also have responsibility for developing and leading a performance framework for People & Culture that will ensure balanced performance management towards set goals, pro-active project portfolio steering, early deviations detection and corrective actions. Furthermore you will be responsible for:Communicating results and goal achievements in a clear and inspiring way, making analysis available and actionable, and thereby raising overall business understanding in the unitFinancial planning, adherence to power of authority structure and common chart of accounts and accurate accounting, budgeting and resource planning in the unit together with the managersCo-lead organizational development and resource planning and forecasting in the unitQualificationsYou have always been curious and inquisitive about the world around you and why and how things are connected. With an ability to look at the details and at the same time aggregate and sum them up into the big picture, and back again. We believe you are an analytical and methodical person who are able to see the patterns and understand the reality connected to vast amount of data. You are also then able to communicate the insights this gives in a clear, simple and inspiring way. You have also always been interested in people and what drives them and how that then can be translated into performance and how that can be steered through performance management.Furthermore we believe you have/are:A good knowledge of IKEAs Business steering and navigation processes, such as budget process, accounting, finance and navigation processesYou have a proven track record of process and organizational development as well as project and portfolio managementKnowledge and interest in Advanced Analytics, digital tools and solutions needed to create most powerful insights for people analyticsAdditional informationPlease send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you are interested in this role, and why you would be a good fit for this role, you do that under message to Hiring Manager. Please note that we will review applications as they come through so do not delay, send in your application today! You should know that we will not process any candidates during the summer vacation. The process will start up again in mid August.We welcome all applications. In the first selection process, we consider candidates from IKEA of Sweden, IKEA Food Services and IKEA Communications, including Creative Hub and Global Marketing from INGKA.For questions regarding the role and the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact, AnnaMaria Edring +46 723527178. Visa mindre

Can you really reach out to the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the middle of forest? In Älmhult, Sweden, you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA Range & Supply that has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA retail channels with home furnishing solutions available for the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces around 2,000 new products around the world and the total range is almost 10,000. So what happens in Älmhult definitely doesn't stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe.Job DescriptionAre you a result oriented and passionate person with a talent in making complex things move? Do you possess a brave can-do attitude, striving for simplicity and are constantly on the way? Are you a strong believer that people makes the difference? If so, here it is. Your chance to take on the challenge as People & Culture Leader in one of the most influential small town in the world! Are you the one we are looking for? We want someone with the ability in strategic thinking and dares to be different in challenges, staying relevant to the many people, today and tomorrow. Someone who enjoys the business as well as developing people to grow. Someone with an eagerness to take on big development steps in competences. Someone who likes to be in the forefront of technologies, ideas and new ways!As People & Culture Leader you are responsible for bringing people and business together to create that little extra magic. In this role you will actively contribute to the growth by leading teams and by working together with all businesses, matrices and support functions. We believe that you will:develop and take the lead in the people journey that IKEA is on to together with leaders and co-workers. The base for this journey are IKEA culture and values strengthened with that special can-do spirit!lead the PEOPLE agenda and ensure that the PEOPLE plan is ingrained as the everyday business work with leaders to contribute to performance, with focus on leadership and by securing the HR processesinfluence and motivate leaders to continuously develop leadership capabilities focus on creating an environment and a spirit where we empower people, nourish creative and curious minds, learn from our mistakes and we always do smart solutions with cost consciousness in focus  ensure that your unit is known as a fantastic community to work within be a great example of the IKEA values within and outside IKEAtogether with Communication leader drive and support changeTo be successful in this role, we believe that you want to make a difference. You believe in the power of people. You explore and love to think in new ways. You spark interest and curiosity in others. You have a strong drive and are constantly on your way. You are led by and lead through the IKEA culture and values. You have a strong belief in both people and teams’ potential and their ability to grow and develop. You are both strategic, tactical and operational in our approach. You get things done! You also have a:extensive experience of management and leadership experience as well as working with complex problem analysis and solutions in large organisationsdocumented experience to work on a strategic business agenda: adding value to business strategies and having the ability to lead global People & Culture assignmentsability to translate business needs in HR solutionsability to be a natural leader and skilled in change managementexperience in creating and implementing strategic plans and following up goalsbusiness understanding and proven ability to have made a difference by positively influencing the business directlyability to identify need for and drive change within the organisationexcellent communication skills and ability to build trustful relationsSounds Interesting?This is a permanent position based in Älmhult, an inspirational working environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world. The role requires some travelling from time to time to meet and build relations with our different business teams. Visa mindre

Marketing & Communication is a new function in our Business Areas and leads and ensures that the marketing and communication delivers to strategies and business plans, throughout the entire lifecycle to reach IKEA positioning, brand and growth.As Marketing & Communication Technical Specialist, you create and secure high quality technical communication content for all consumer facing touch points to make the buying process easy and smooth for our customers.Your main responsibilities include:To work with product from a communication perspective throughout the Product life cycle and the customer experience journey, in connection with technical communication.To analyse and identify the need of technical communication content, based on insights and customer needs, for e.g. in/on package, 3D-models, planners, measurements, care instructions, technical and legal texts – connected to the set processes.To secure the customer perspective in technical communication when developing news, improves and running range in the product development process (DNP process).To secure, create and follow-up technical communication content, through set process with Range & Product Engineering.To proactively inform communication production suppliers about upcoming plans to secure the technical content readiness.Are you our new Marketing & Communication Technical specialist?We are looking for you with passion for communication, business, branding! You are guided by simplicity and you always strive to exceed customer expectations by delivering high quality technical communication.You have several years of experience working with communication, with the ability to turn complex technical information into customer friendly and simple documentation. You enjoy taking initiatives and lead and drive product and range communication content with customer perspective.You love working with details and analyse them and you bring structure into things. Visa mindre

Curious on the future of life at home for the many people? Come join us in exploring and creating it… User Experience Researcher, IKEA Home Smart,IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult Would you like to be a part of the exciting future of smart homes?At IKEA Home Smart, is a rapidly growing group with big ideas and a sharp focus on users. Our collective vision is to transform home furnishing with the help of meaningful technology that solves real problems for “the many people” – people with thin wallets and big dreams. We are powered by IKEA through an endless source of optimism and the unending curiosity about life at home. In our home base Älmhult, where the whole global IKEA range is developed, we are creating the next chapter in smart homes by designing solutions that make a better everyday life for the many people. Right now, we are looking for a User Experience Researcher for IKEA Home Smart.As a UX Designer at IKEA Home Smart, you will:Design, arrange and steer user research and testing activities.Define and filter the right user insights for the development of range. Drive insight-based decisions through data and evidence as well as empathy.Include necessary stakeholders and manage timelines.Steer external agencies for user-centric activities like probes, workshops.Drive insight-based decisions through data and evidence as well as empathy.Support UX Leader create future UX Strategies.Use early prototyping as an everyday tool for perfecting experiences.Ensure a clear synergy between user behavior, technology, and IKEA needs.Champion a user-centric process and works with stakeholders to keep culture and processes up-to-date.Challenge existing solutions by driving meaningful innovation and creativity throughout the development. QualificationsTo excel at this job, you must have experience of research for the development of products/solutions that include software and digital interfaces for consumer products. You should be experienced and motivated in working in a rapidly changing environment. You must have deep passion and a deep interest about life at home and customer needs. You should ideally possess a good level of knowledge about modern digital and physical product development processes like Agile and Lean.Needless to say, you are skilled in research methods, storytelling, and usability with a magical ability to make complicated technology friendly to the many people. You communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.We believe you have a University-level education in the areas of;-   Psychology,-   Anthropology,-   Interaction Design,-   Industrial Design,-   Product Development,Ideally, you have the equivalent knowledge and experience in product development from global organizations together with leadership experience plus, a proven track record as a UX professional with minimum 5 years of experience as a researcher working on innovative digital solutions.As a UX Researcher, you are passionate about creating innovative solutions and a great user experience in the area of the smart homes. You are energetic, driven and committed to delivering results in a high paced environment. You are a solution-oriented team player. You have a high entrepreneurial drive; stretching boundaries, challenging what already exists and always striving to develop better products and solutions, driven by your passion about user needs, sustainability and Inclusive Design. We love the diversity of human nature and we hope that you do, too.Our corporate language is English, so you need to be fluent in English, both verbally and in writing. The position is placed in Älmhult and might require some long distance travelling.Additional informationSounds interesting? The position will be based in Älmhult.Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English no later than 8th July 2019. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you are interested in this role, and why you would be a good fit for this role. You do that under message to hiring manager. Please note that we will review applications as they come through so do not delay, send in your application today! Visa mindre

Curious on the future of life at home for the many people? Come join us in exploring and creating it… Visual Designer (User Interface), IKEA Home Smart,IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult Would you like to be a part of the exciting future of smart homes?IKEA Home Smart is a rapidly growing group with big ideas and a sharp focus on users. Our collective vision is to transform home furnishing with the help of meaningful technology that solves real problems for “the many people” – people with thin wallets and big dreams. We are powered by IKEA through an endless source of optimism and the unending curiosity about life at home. In our home base Älmhult, where the whole global IKEA range is developed, we are creating the next chapter in smart homes by developing solutions that make a better everyday life for the many people. Right now, we are looking for a Visual Designer for IKEA Home Smart.As a Visual Designer at IKEA Home Smart, you will:Design, define and control visual elements for IKEA Home smart User Interfaces (UIs). Compile and maintain a visual design library of UI elements.Secure a consistent IKEA feeling through iconography, typography, color, motion and layout.Facilitate insight-based decisions through data and evidence as well as empathy.Create aspirational content for future devices.Use early prototyping as an everyday tool for perfecting experiences.Connect the needs of design, engineering and business in a great balance.Ensure a clear synergy between user behavior, technology, and IKEA needs.QualificationsTo excel at this job, you must have experience of designing interfaces for products/solutions that include software and digital interfaces for consumer products. You should be experienced and motivated in working in a rapidly changing environment. You must have deep passion and a deep interest about life at home and customer needs. You should ideally possess a good level of knowledge about modern digital and physical product development processes including Agile and Lean.Needless to say, you are skilled in layout, typography, colors, motion and usability with a magical ability to make complicated technology friendly to the many people.We believe you have a University-level education in the areas of;Graphic design,Psychology,Interaction Design,Industrial Design,Product Development,AnimationIdeally, you have the equivalent knowledge and experience in product development from global organizations together with leadership experience. Plus, a proven track record as a UX professional.In the UX Team, we would like to work with people that are passionate about creating innovative solutions and a great user experience in the area of the smart homes. This is a team that requires energetic team players who are driven and committed to delivering stellar results in a high paced environment. We have a high entrepreneurial drive. always stretching boundaries, challenging what already exists and always striving to develop better products and solutions. We are driven by our passion about user needs, sustainability and Inclusive Design. We love the diversity of human nature and we hope that you do, too.Our corporate language is English, so you need to be fluent in English, both verbally and in writing. The position is placed in Älmhult and might require some long distance travelling. Additional informationPlease send us your application – CV, motivational letter & portfolio – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you are interested in this role, and why you would be a good fit for this role, you do that under message to hiring manager. Please note that we will review applications as they come through so do not delay, send in your application today, no later than 28th July 2019.GROWING TOGETHER IKEA of Sweden is a vibrant culture where ideas are heard, where there is opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal always is "to create a better everyday life for the many people". We give down-to-earth, straightforward people the possibility to grow, both as individuals and in their professional roles. We offer this position in a fast paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of challenges and development opportunities. Visa mindre

As Range Design Leader, you lead the development of preconditions for Home Furnishing Business to deliver a complete range offer that is creating Better Homes to the lowest price.You will secure the overall content, visualisation and communication of the One Range Design Plan, securing synergies to interdependent plans.You will facilitate continuous development of the overall plan, including any changes or deviations and follow up to secure optimal output and transparency.You have a deep appreciation of life at home, diverse customer needs, societal trends and movements. You have proven experience in transforming the knowledge into insights and actions.QualificationsYou have a deep appreciation of life at home, diverse customer needs, societal trends and movements. You have proven experience in transforming the knowledge into insights and actions.You have a deep appreciation of life at home, diverse customer needs, societal trends and movements. You have proven experience in transforming the knowledge into insights and actions.You are a highly skilled facilitator, experienced with facilitation of constructive conversations, balancing both the company and individual stakeholder’s needs. You are a skilled networker, and you enjoy setting-up and engaging your networks to get things done. You thrive in a complex and ever-changing landscape, and get energy from dynamic interactions with a diverse group of people, and have an ability to think creatively and problem solve along with a skill in creating pragmatic structures and simple ways of working. You are a self-motivated person who can interdependently lead a complex agenda with and through others.Additional informationPlease send us your application in English by June 24th, 2019.IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduce 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products. Visa mindre

Can you really reach out to the whole world, creating a better everyday life for the many people? In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. We are here to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. That is our promise, and we do this every day with great passion and energy.As BA (Business Area) Meeting the Customer Specialist you ensure that the sales related requirements for a successful meeting with the customer are incorporated within the development of a defined business for both NEWs and running range.Your main responsibilities include:• Lead the sales contribution into the development teams• Responsible to lead collaboration and market input to secure the Meeting the Customer requirements for the defined business• Responsible for competitive monitoring and the follow-up of pricing KPIs• Responsible to define the need and requirements for supporting tools in order to support the buying process• Responsible to identify the need for, range related services, after sales and spare parts• Responsible for the content of the Meeting the Customer components in the briefing and development of Sales components and Range presentation for the Home Furnishing Business• Contribute to the development of Range and product communication by identifying the need and setting the requirements for an easy buying and selling process• Responsible for Range and product knowledge content related to easy buying and selling to retail partners• Secure that the selling requirements of the IKEA retail system are met within defined range offerQualificationsAbout you• Good knowledge in the market and competitor landscape of the Home Furnishing Business that you are accountable for• High knowledge in Easy Buying and Selling areas and the year cycle• High knowledge in the retail environment and how the offer meets the customer• Good knowledge in conversion drivers in the different touchpoints in the Home Furnishing Business that you are accountable for• High understanding of the Customer experience map• High knowledge in relevant digital tools• Fluent in English, both spoken and writtenWelcome with your application! Please present your documents in English. Visa mindre

Do you want to win Engineering Challenges and developing a wonderful range of products to be available to our customers around the world? Do you have the passion to use the most advanced developing tools?Right now were looking for Mechanical Design Engineers to join us at IKEA of Sweden.As a Mechanical Design Engineer you will create, anchor and communicate common point of view for the technical agenda. You will take a stand in the important matters but you will be also willing to challenge known patterns. IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment, with colleagues from all over the world and you therefore need to be fluent in English both verbal and written.As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for:•   Develop the mechanical design of products in the field of different materials and functions in the business area range from concept sketch to final product.•   Develop and maintain the digital models on a detail level.•   Securing that all mechanical requirements (legal as functional) are covered by the product design.•   Order, manage and be the main contact with IKEA of Sweden prototype department.•   Evaluate construction with FEM analysis before testing on prototypes is performed.•   Finalize and maintain drawings with all relevant dimensions and tolerances.•   Establish a network within IKEA of Sweden and be active in user forums for the role Mechanical Design Engineer.QualificationsWe believe that you are highly committed and self-driven person. You have a university degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent. You will be an important cog in the technical team working with product development and product improvement of the running range. You have experience of working in product development in different kind of materials and production methods. Your will be experienced with very good competence related to 3D CAD engineering and a good understanding of FEM analysis and basic structural dimensioning. Knowledge of SolidWorks will be considered as an added advantage. You will be a very practical person that you could make things happen with your bare hands.Furthermore you have strong communication skills and the ability to create confidence and build relations and more you will be a problem solver. You are self-motivated and a goal - and delivery oriented person with a passion for Mechanical Design and Product Development.Please send us your application in English by June 23rd, 2019.IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduce 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products. Visa mindre

Can you really reach out to the whole world, creating a better everyday life for the many people? In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. We are here to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. That is our promise, and we do this every day with great passion and energy.Right now were looking for BA (Business Area) Sales Support to join us!Job DescriptionAs Sales Support, you will proactively lead the sales year cycle in the functional dimension, making sure that templates and tools are in place and all appropriate parts come together. You will be responsible to provide relevant and filtered data to secure an agile and proactive sales team.Also you will be responsible for capturing of business data and performing business analysis and make it available within the function, and the standardized way of handling data in the function for increased efficiency and quality.You will collaborate with Business Navigation team, working with scenario planning in different processes, as contributing to efficiencies within the Business Area by supporting with administrative tasks related to the Sales function.QualificationsWe believe that you have the capability to lead and drive through others. You have the ability to analyze, draw conclusions as well as the ability to understand how decisions and process impact the totality. You take initiative; having the courage to question and challenge.Furthermore you have strong communication skills and the ability to create confidence and build relations. You are self-motivated, team player and a goal- and delivery oriented person with a passion for details, sales and customers.IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment, with colleagues from all over the world and you therefore need to be fluent in English.Send us your application in English by June 11th. We are looking forward to hearing from you! Visa mindre

Can you really reach out to the whole world, creating a better everyday life for the many people? In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. We are here to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. That is our promise, and we do this every day with great passion and energy.Job Description• To identify the need for and outline technical concepts and solutions within a scoped project• To plan detailed engineering activities in a project• To deliver activities to agreed plans• To secure performance of a product regarding all technical aspects before execution• To verify the final technical solution based on customer needs and technical requirements• To deploy the latest technical developments connected to industry and categories• To execute engineering activities end to end independently• To lead engineering resources in larger product development activities• To contribute to a knowledge based development by communicating learnings from project executionQualificationsYou have a university degree in engineering and experience working in the technical product development process. You have a proven track record of successfully leading a team as well as interacting with different internal and external stakeholders to build a network. We believe that the person we look for have a good understanding of the challenges at stake in this role, drawn for participation in development projects which includes that she or he is mature enough to lead in the unknown.As a person you are energetic, driven and determined! You have an entrepreneurial spirit as well as great communication and convincing skills. You have the capability to build strong relations with all stakeholders as well as creating team dynamics with the people you are interacting with. You also need to have a holistic view on strategic business decisions and you are curious and eager to find new and better ways of doing things.Send us your application in English by June 11th. We are looking forward to hearing from you! Visa mindre

As our new IoT Architect you will lead the technical development activities in the area of embedded technology to secure creative ready to implement solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations. Your main focus will be in the area of connectivity where you will be involved in the embedded hardware and software development. You will actively search information and knowledge contributing to technical development in these areas and share this with product development team members. The Embedded System Architect is responsible overall for defining, leading and making sure the technical development projects are carried through and delivered in time, including following up on the results. Delivery, leadership and working with people have a large focus in this role. You are able to setup new development processes if needed and you are also responsible to secure the right competence and resources from a technical perspective. QualificationsYou probably have a University Degree in Engineering, experience in electronics and working experience in a product development environment. You might have your background within computer sciences, computer engineering, software engineering or similar. You are probably familiar with one or several programming language like C#, Python or Java. You like to drive innovative projects with a problem solving approach built on curiosity and you have the courage to try new solutions and explore the unknown.With your excellent communication skills you have the capability to build strong relations with both internal as external stakeholders. You are passionate about creating the best technical solutions for our customers at the right price with the right quality, beautiful in design and with focus on sustainability.IKEA of Sweden is a truly global environment and you will interact and work together with people from all around the world and therefore you need to be fluent in English.Additional informationIKEA offers an exciting and empowering working environment in a global marketplace. And as the world’s leader at life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us. At IKEA we believe that when you as an individual grow - IKEWe welcome all applications.In the first selection process,we consider candidates from IKEA of Sweden, IKEA Food Services and IKEA Communications, including Creative Hub and Global Marketing from INGKA.A grows! Visa mindre

Plan and Balance Sales & Supply (PBSS) PBSS is one of the IKEA way of working core processes in which we are developing existing and future ways of working with Sales-, Demand-, Need- and Capacity planning and how to balance those plans. The overall purpose with PBSS is to secure that we purchase what we have planned to sell, and that we sell what we have purchased. The PBSS process team is today located in Älmhult, Sweden and in Pratteln, Switzerland.We are looking for a RPA developer ready for a big challenge. As a RPA developer you will be supporting the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) agenda for the Plan and Balance Sales & Supply core process within IKEA Range & Supply, by execution of the decided RPA roadmap and as well actively contribute to the RPA strategy. This is a fairly new area for us so you will have good opportunities to influence both the roadmap and our way of working with RPA.  You will be part of the central RPA function and will be responsible for the delivery of a given process to be automated. You will design, develop, test and support the Robotics solutions and to ensure that the robots are stable and that the benefit realizations are met. For this to happen you will need to collaborate with both process leader/developers, solution area and relevant business functions. Furthermore it will be important to align the concept of RPA to all affected stakeholders, for a successful journey! You will spend much of your time supporting the organisations to understand the benefits of RPA and being a great ambassador, so you can help them achieve their business goals. RequirementsExperience with one or more RPA technologies (e.g. NICE, UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism)At least 2 years of professional experience in programming (including scripting /coding), and relational databases, and application developmentKnowledge and understanding of the IKEA processes and organisationsStrong knowledge and practical experience of development (gather, understand, prioritise, develop, implement)Proven analytical, organizational and change management skills, including education and training.Experience in agile working methodologyFluent in English, any other language is an assetAs a person you have the ability to take a global leadership across functions. You are dynamic, action oriented and self-motivated. You have a strong ability to handle complexity and you get things done. You question current ways of working and have the ability to establish relationships at all levels of the organizations. You can work with operational and tactical issues, while keeping focus on customer need.What we offerWe offer you a possibility to influence and be a significant contributor to the Robotic Process Automation journey in IKEA. To be a member of a highly motivated, competent and experienced process team in which we try to combine hard work with having fun together in our daily operations. Our competence development agenda, in combination with the “everyday university” you will meet in this role, provides great opportunities for your personal development. Visa mindre

Company DescriptionHere it is. Your chance to develop business and people in the most influential small town in the world.Can you really reach out to the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the middle of forest? In Älmhult, Sweden, you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA Range & Supply that has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA retail channels with home furnishing solutions available for the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces around 2,000 new products around the world and the total range is almost 10,000. So what happens in Älmhult definitely doesn't stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe.We have a new IKEA direction with many opportunities within our reach and we are taking next steps together to set ourselves up for success. Over the next few years, all of us need to be better than ever. We will strengthen the core of what we do in Range & Supply.This role is part of this transformation.Job DescriptionAre you an experienced and passionate Marketing or Communication manager with a talent in making complex things seem simple? Are you goal oriented with great marketing, communication and leadership skills coaching teams for extraordinary results? If so, here it is. Your chance to take on the exciting challenge as Marketing & Communication Manager in one of our Business Areas in one of the most influential small town in the world!Marketing & Communication (M&C) is a core capability at Range & Supply to ensure that the product range lives up to IKEA vision through range and product communication and range presentation as well as the positioning of IKEA brand. M&C ensures co-worker and stakeholder communication to build engagement and ambassadorship of business priorities and long term direction. M&C leads and ensures that the marketing and communication delivers to strategies and business plans, throughout the entire lifecycle to reach IKEA positioning, brand and growth objectives.In this role you will lead the Marketing & Communication agenda for a specific Business Area and Home Furnishing Businesses reporting to the Business Area Manager, part of the Business Area Management team, and leading a team of marketers and communicators. All with passion about product, range, home and stories behind our products. You will, together with the team, develop and be overall responsible for the deliveries to business plans, strengthening our brand and growth objectives through the entire product life cycle. In this role, you will be accountable for providing brand management, strategic leadership, team collaboration, functional excellence and formulate new value proposition for the specific businesses. You will be a key voice and visible brand ambassador where the impact of this leadership drives impact and business results.The position as BA Marketing & Communication manager in the Business Area is new. Hence, you have the unique opportunity to step into a role where you really take lead of creating a strong Marketing & Communication function in your Business Area together with colleagues in other Business Areas and Marketing & Communication matrix.In this role we believe that you willLead the overall M&C agenda for a specific BA as an integrated part of the value chain for outstanding co-worker, customer and stakeholder value and positioning, delivering to the objectives and goals.Lead the overall M&C plan and activities including budget, goals and objectives to amplify and set the pre-conditions for full impact of the offer and how we do business.Lead people and develop the business in a fast moving environment with excellent communication and networking skillsCreate direction, alignment and commitment across organisations in the IKEA Marketing & Communication fieldAbility to interpret, transform & execute strategies and insights into IKEA communication plan Excellent in facilitate decision making & coachingBe overall responsible for business and change communication with a 360 approach and a strategic partner to leadersStrong ability to contribute to overall performance and the development of the Business Area Management teamQualificationsYou have a constant curiosity in people, people’s lives and how better homes creates better lives.In order to be successful in this role you need to have a several years of track record developing and implementing marketing and/or communication strategies and plans in an international context and complex environment. We see that you preferably have an academic degree in Marketing, Communication or equivalent. You have a solid direct leadership experience and passion to develop business and people as well as a curiosity in developing the future of marketing & communication. You are a strong entrepreneur, skilled communicator and have the ability to simplify complexity in order to improve business performance. You are a true networker, who builds strong and trustworthy relationships and feel confident in managing and leading cross-functional teams.Additional informationSounds interesting? The position will be based in Älmhult, Sweden. The last day to send your application is May 4th.We look forward hearing from you! Visa mindre

The Sales Leader position is a business focused role in the centre of IKEAs product development. You will be part of the Range & Product team in one of our Business Areas and you will be responsible for leading the sales components into the planning of the HFB range portfolio to secure a relevant and commercial offer and the preconditions for a successful meeting between the home furnishing and the customer in all touch points. You will also be responsible for leading the creation of the HFB Tactical & Operational Sales plan including goals and movements, price and volume.

This role reports to the BA Sales Manager.

Your responsibilities will include:
• Responsible for performance, identifying and act on deviations (sales KPIs) of running business and development projects according to scope
• Set the priorities within the sales plan
• Secure that the outcome of the Range Dimensioning and Sales Plan collaboration process (on HFB level) deliver to the agreed Tactical sale plan
• Give input to resource planning for Sales specialist in the development teams
• Responsible for securing that all sales requirements on a product level are part of the project scope
• Secure that range principles are reflecting the market relevancy and growth plan contributing to create Range principles & Portfolio
• Responsible for expansion input to the Range portfolio and tactical Sales plan(new countries, new franchisees, new touch points etc)
• Responsible for the Price & Quality ladders & VBP principles within the HFB
• Responsible for all sales components of the Project brief (scopes) including cost to serve implication (services, packaging, assembly...)
• Responsible for securing that Market & competitive insights are incorporated into the Range portfolio and project scopes
• Manage the Meeting The Customer specialists in the development teams


About You
You as a person have an excellent capabilities to define a business focus, lead business and people together cross organization and you as a networker are able to build strong and trustful relationships across the organisation. You bring good understanding and practical use of strategic and tactical thinking, and the holistic ability to turn strategies into plans. You manage and achieve results in a position with high level of complexity with an ability to set prioritization for self and others.
What do you need to be successful in the role?
• High knowledge in business plan process, strategic landscape and IKEA ways of working within Sales
• High knowledge in the market and competitor landscape of the HFB:s that you are accountable for
• Good knowledge of sales Competence Areas and who does what in the sales process including of the retail environment
• Basic knowledge in how attract the consumer through marketing and communication efforts
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written is the prerequisite

Here it is. Your chance to develop business and together with people across the organisation to maximize sales and growth opportunities in the most influential small town in the world.
Can you really reach out to the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the middle of forest? In Älmhult, Sweden, you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA Range & Supply that has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA retail channels with home furnishing solutions available for the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces around 2,000 new products around the world and the total range is almost 10,000. So what happens in Älmhult definitely doesn't stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe. Visa mindre

Do you want be part of a strategic shift and transform IKEA towards a circular business? Circular IKEA is one of the roads forward to reach many more of the many people with smarter use of resources, by prolonging the life of products and materials, giving them more value within the limits of one planet.The first step on the circular journey is to prepare our range and supply for a circular business, meaning develop our product offer according to the nine design principles and develop our supply chain for using resources smarter, with more renewable, recycled materials and minimize waste. In parallel, we will explore the business opportunities that is ahead of us to better understand how we as IKEA can continue to grow and make business within the limits of one planet and staying relevant to the customer behavioural change of not wanting to be wasteful.Right now, we are looking for our next Project Leader to join us.About the jobThe Project Leader will take a lead role in coaching and supporting the project members and other stakeholders, and ensuring that performance is continuously reviewed. You will capture synergies across different categories and business areas, and share knowledge and best practices throughout the organization. Acting as an ambassador of IKEA values and being a role model for fact based business leadership will also be an important feature in this role. You will be reporting to the Circular Supply Chain Leader.About the assignmentThe Project Leader plays a key role in contributing to IKEA’s growth and sustainable competitiveness by supporting the Purchasing & Logistics category at IKEA of Sweden. The role is responsible for:• Leading and contributing to strategic business development projects for innovation, and contributing to IKEA’s long-term business performance• Ensuring that the projects are prepared, executed, handed over and closed in accordance with requirements using highly skilled project management structure• Taking a fact-based approach in the projects and be responsible for improvement recommendations, risk analysis and scenario planning• Leading and co-ordinating people from various business units to form a high performing project team, and managing communication, interfaces and dependencies within each assignment in an efficient way.QualificationsWe believe that you are a person with lots of positive energy, entrepreneurial drive, passion for business and people, mind-set to be always looking for better ways and you are committed to high standards in everything you do.To be successful in this role we see that you have several years of business background in purchasing, supply chain or other relevant management roles. You have a proven record of project management and leading business objectives. You have extensive experience in leading projects and teams in a complex international organization, and managing various stakeholders in global projects. Experience working with suppliers and understanding their capabilities, materials, manufacturing and logistics conditions are crucial, as well as having knowledge of Purchasing Development Process and Supplier Development Process.You have excellent communication and people skills combined with tact and diplomacy, and you have a strong ability to work closely- and build strong relationships- with senior leaders as well as to influence and challenge in a constructive and professional way, always with a positive twist.You have remarkable analytical and problem solving skills and you deliver results through involving and engaging people, who may be in remote locations, and you adapt your leadership approach to specific situations and individuals.We believe that you are passionate about being part of a business that is the leader in life at home, contributing to a better everyday life for the many people.Please submit your application in English, the latest April 20th. Visa mindre

About the assignment
• Development of IKEA Components’ IWAY Forestry working method for Nominated Packaging Suppliers (NPS’s);
• Development and implementation of an IWAY Forestry roll-out and maintenance plan in the organization for NPS’s;
• Overall responsibility for implementing, maintaining, controlling, improving and introducing all elements and requirements of the company’s FSC Chain-of-Custody Certification, including company’s FSC training program, securing internal audits, and the control of the promotional use of the FSC trademarks;
• Overall responsibility to secure implementation and development of MSS packaging agenda, including organizing packaging MSS reporting at relevant time intervals, supervising the verification and approval of information provided by NPSs and reporting of aggregated results.


About you
• University degree in Forestry is preferred.
• Ability to learn and work self-driven;
• Experienced and confident in working independent as well as work with and through others;
• Fluent English in spoken and written;
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in written;
• Proven records of auditing skills and experience;
• Experience working as an IWAY Sustainability Compliance Auditor or WS&F Specialist in IKEA is appreciated;
• Good understanding of relevant IKEA IT systems in particular Connect and SRDB;
• General knowledge about IKEAs supply chain and more in depth knowledge and experience from purchase operations;

IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global marketplace. And as the world’s leader at life a home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us. Please submit your application in English. Visa mindre