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Company Description
IKEA is on a constant journey to create a better everyday life for the many people by continuously reinvent us as we continue to grow and develop to meet and exceed our customers’ needs. We will transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people, data & technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing company in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question, and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us.
Supply Chain Development (SCD) is one of the business units at IKEA Supply and we are on an exciting journey! We are growing to meet our development agenda, thus, we are looking for Solution Architect within area of Supply Chain Planning Development within SCD.
Job Description
Do you have good communication skills, embrace change, highly adaptable, self-driven leader, capability to learn new skills and a team player?
While Solution Architect is your core competence, you will be given the opportunity to grow into a “multi-skilled Developer” where you will be assigned tasks based on business needs. Therefore, your responsibilities may varies depending on the match between your different competences and business needs. This gives you the ability to grow and learn in different domains and skills.
If this is what you have been seeking, continue reading and reflect in your application how you, with your experience, knowledge, motivation and capabilities will contribute and grow into a “multi-skilled Developer” working in an Agile environment.
As a Solution Architect you will mainly work with following:
Shape ideas – in close collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders – into concrete, robust and appropriate solution architectures (high level design) and transition roadmaps (for implementation) that achieve the business outcome for a fast-growing business (for running business and initiatives).
Secure that the solution architecture reflects customer and co-worker experience, time to market, sharing and collaboration, functional, technical, infrastructure, operational, security, financial, social and environmental considerations. Actively contribute to the resolution of conflicting requirements.
Secure that the transition roadmaps reflect the level of uncertainty of the future state. Balance the transformations of foundational building blocks with continues business value delivery.
Communicate the solution architectures and transition roadmaps to relevant internal and external stakeholders within and across organisation(s). Seek understanding and agreement to ensure aligned and consistent solution implementations across IKEA.
Ensure that the solution architecture and roadmaps comply with relevant policies, principles, rules and standards. Align with agreed IT landscape architectures, its vision and goals and transition roadmaps. Suggest changes when compliance hinders business value.
Ensure that the agreed solution architectures and transition roadmaps guide the scoping of business initiatives, the low-level design and govern the implementation of solutions.
Pro-actively identify and advise on opportunities to deliver better business result (e.g. related to technology trends and players, roadmaps, customer value, cost, benefits, impact, risks, dependencies).
Collaborate closely with IT suppliers, influence them with IKEA requirements and have a critical dialog about proposals to secure the best result for IKEA.
Participate in cross area design board to secure holistic architecture decisions, developing the architecture capability at IKEA and technology identification and selection.
Lead solution architecture activities within the assigned area e.g. the creation, revision and implementation of vision and goals, standards and reference solution architectures (reusable for the enterprise), handling of deviations and exceptions, ensuring architecture requirements for life cycle management of products and services, perform design reviews, provide guidance for service improvements and service transition.

Qualifications
We offer a challenging role in a constant changing and global environment, you will be able to drive and strongly influence the future in the assigned Digital Products. A background working with Supply Chain Modelling, Optimization, Simulation and Data Engineering will be an added advantage.
To be successful in this role you need to have:
Achieve long-term sustainable business result together with realizing short term opportunities; deliver better solutions for IKEA from idea to reality.
Desire to deeply understand information technology and its best implementation for IKEA.
Collaborate and communicate with IKEA people building trust and partnership and reach common goals.
Good understanding of the IKEA business model – strategies, roadmaps, priorities, processes, organisations, concepts, policies, IKEA IT landscapes
Extensive understanding of the assigned technical area and inter-dependencies both within and outside the organisation (the assigned commercial off-the-shelf solutions and/or IKEA build solutions, their functionality, build-in key concepts and structure, components or modules, and their implementation at IKEA)
Good understanding of digital technologies/trends, industry standards, application and infrastructure market, and digital practices with potential to benefit or impact IKEA.
Good understanding of IKEA enterprise architecture framework and modelling techniques.
Good knowledge about software and infrastructure development practices.

Additional information
Does this sound like your next challenge?
We look forward to receiving your application in English. 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. This position is based in Älmhult, Sweden
Apply as soon as possible but no later than 20 Sept. 2024.
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Recruiter Katie Pettersson, [email protected]. For more information about the position, please contact Hiring Manager Stephanie Soong, [email protected].
We look forward to receiving your application. Visa mindre

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people – our customers, co-workers, and suppliers.
Inter IKEA Group brings together three areas: Retail Concept, Range and Supply. Together we work constantly to improve the IKEA home furnishing offer and make it more accessible for the many people. You will be part of IKEA Supply and the Supply Chain Development organization. IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.
Supply Chain Development (SCD) is one of the business units at IKEA Supply and we are on an exciting journey! In Supply Chain Development we run and manage processes and solutions, securing excellence in operations as we are the home base to operational and expert functions, all providing preconditions for our integrated value chain. We develop the” supply the offer” processes and secure continuous improvements. Furthermore, we take the lead in keeping the business transformation on behalf of Supply together, by defining the prerequisites for the future IKEA operating model. And finally, we keep together the innovation and exploration agenda for ‘what’s next’ in the supply chain. All of this is done with a strong end-to-end approach with stakeholders from across the total IKEA eco system.
About Area Procurement Development
Procurement Development is part of Supply Chain Development. We manage and develop procurement management capabilities, processes and relate?d digital solutions. Our mission is to secure the total supplier lifecycle from beginning to end of cooperation. This comprises of all major activities such as supplier sourcing, category strategy development, supplier relationship management and deviation management.
Job Description
We are now looking for a highly motivated Solution Architect with an entrepreneurial spirit to join our Solution Architecture team, within Procurement Development area. You will be part of digital product team(s). This is a unique chance to be in the lead as we move towards a new foundation that will help us today and in the future. You will work closely with our digital product leaders, business analyst and team in your everyday work, and you will be a part of exciting initiatives by designing cost-efficient and reliable digital products keeping business priorities in the center.
The assignment as Solution Architect:
In collaboration with stakeholders, bring ideas or business needs into business value through solutions.
Understand the digital product leader’s overall application portfolio, business priorities, and success measures to design robust architectures and solutions.
Proactively identify and advise on opportunities to deliver better business result (e.g. related to technology trends and players, roadmaps, customer value, cost, benefits, impact, risks, dependencies).
Secure, develop and review high-level design to support running business and provide guidance towards service improvements and service transition.
Collaborate with other Solution Architects and Enterprise Architects ensuring that the product/platform adheres to the Technology Architecture.
Communicate the solution architectures and transition roadmaps to relevant internal and external stakeholders within and across organization(s).
Govern and seek understanding, agreement to ensure aligned and consistent solution implementations across IKEA.
Support and be part of projects, initiatives and take responsibility for securing IKEA’s architecture vision and goals.
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 solutions.

Qualifications
Are you the right candidate?
Are you someone who loves to provide simple solution to complex problems? Can you decode technical architectural diagram in a way that everyone in our team understand what, how and why? Do you like to share knowledge, learn every day and take pride in contributing to the team's success?
Do you want to play a key role in securing our products meet our architectural guidelines, fulfil business needs and are available when our user needs support Do you have an ability to influence and interact with strong stakeholders?
We believe that you have:
A solid programming and development background and understand the Software development processes and of solution architecture concepts.
Working experience on Web technology, Cloud platform and SaaS solutions.
Knowledge of data integration approaches like ODI, Kafka, MFT and API.
Practical experience working in Agile and DevOps.
A passion about technology; trends & constantly keep you updated in how new technology can be utilized to bring value in a modern enterprise system landscape.
Good understanding about system integrations and can discuss technical interfaces on the needed detail level.
Excellent analytical skills and apply a systematic approach to think through end-to-end solution architecture, encompassing all necessary solution components.
Strong stakeholders’ management skills.
Experience from global implementation projects or larger solutions/platforms.
Working experience on Supplier collaboration and/or supplier relationship management products or software would be an advantage.

Additional information
Are you interested in applying for this IKEA role?
This is full time permanent position based in Älmhult, Sweden. We look forward to receiving your application in English latest 26th of February.
For more information about the role, please contact Hiring Manager, Krishnan Mahadevan at Krishnan.mahadevan at [email protected]. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Specialist, Ellinor Asschier at [email protected] Visa mindre

Are you today leading a tech team but would like to take the next step in designing modern scalable software products for the many people in a creative environment? Or maybe you are an experienced developer that have a wish to take lead in designing the how? Or you have worked with architecture and looking for a new challenge? Then, you could be the one we are looking for.

In this role you will lead together with our tech delivery team and the technology area the design of our Create & Produce Digital Landscape. You will translate the business requirements to define modern, scalable, and high-performing technical solutions, drive the implementation of systems in the development life cycle and provide technical recommendations for our production systems and infrastructure.

You will be part of the Tech Delivery team within IMC Digital and you will report to the Digital Engineering Manager.

What you will do:

· Describe the current and future state of the IT landscape for the intended business change as well as the transition to reach the future state aligned with architectural principles and guidelines.

· Working with fellow architects to agree on common principles of architecture and shaping it up for the bigger organization

· Researching, designing, and implementing new software functionality, reviewing, and validating solutions based on existing and upcoming technologies.

· Participate and define needs from the architecture perspective in the creation of solution documentation in co-operation with process/business teams and IT vendors,

· Being the point of contact across product teams for topics like Single sign on, Integration designs, log management, documenting architecture using UML/Metamodeling/standards

Qualifications, what you will need:

You have a strong software development background and interest or experience from solution architecture.

You are interested in business and like to see how digital can enable people to achieve business results, working with stakeholders and their requirements, you are comfortable explaining technical information to people in a simple, easy-to understand way.

You have strong social and communication skills and are enthusiastic, driven, and structured. You are fluent in both spoken and written English and have the desire to work in a simple and effective way.

You will need:

· Working knowledge of Integration patterns to help design data flow across products

· Metamodeling experience to build architecture and document it (UML/Metamodeling).

· Experience with Single sign on, log management.

· Azure Cloud knowledge or similar (GCP/AWS). Preferably Azure.

· To accommodate changing preconditions with the focus on delivery for a solution

We look forward to receiving your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English latest 9th July 2023. Please note we do have a preferred candidate for this role. Visa mindre

Your most important contribution in this job will bet to put IKEA people at the centre of our enterprise software. For this we are looking for someone who enjoys a highly technical and hands-on work. Whore truly passionate about solving complex technical problems and have a methodical approach. You are patient person who get a lot of energy from working with and through other people.

About Workday Solution Management We are further strengthening our team responsible to lead (on behalf of Inter IKEA Group) the running support and further development of our People and HR Solutions: Workday. Workday is the foundation for efficient people processes , supported by high quality and real time data for faster and better decision making.

Our current scope is Personal Information, Staffing, Absence Management, Compensation and Time Tracking. This scope is supported today by internal team working with Operations and Development. Our DevOps team is currently supporting approx. 17 000 co-workers employed in 28 countries. In the summer we will an additional 9000 co-workers when Industry goes live in Poland.

Your assignment will be to provide support both within Workday Solution team but also to the business regarding Workday related topics and design. You will work closely with people & culture community based globally and project / solution team members. You will report to the Workday Solution Team manager.

About the job

This is a permanent position to support the running business and further development of Workday solution for the whole Inter IKEA Group.

We are seeking a Workday Integration Specialist to join our team. As a Workday Integration Specialist, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining integrations between Workday and other systems. You will work closely with our business and IT teams to ensure that our systems are integrated and functioning properly.

Some of the responsibilities will include:
Design, develop, and maintain integrations between Workday and other systems
Work with HR and IT teams to understand integration requirements and design solutions that meet those requirements
Develop and test integration solutions using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, and other integration tools
Monitor integrations to ensure data is flowing correctly and troubleshoot any issues that arise
Collaborate with other team members to ensure that integrations are aligned with the overall systems strategy and architecture.
Stay up-to-date with Workday integrations best practices and new features and functionality
Qualifications
3+ years of experience with Workday integrations development • Strong knowledge of Workday integration tools and technologies, including Workday Studio, EIB, and Core Connectors
Experience with REST and SOAP web services
Experience with HRIS systems and processes
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills 


A few more details for you the position is located in Älmhult.

7th July 2023 is the closing date to apply for this role. Please send your application – CV and motivation – in English and tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. We look forward to hearing from you! We do have a preferred candidate for this role.

At IKEA we believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats, the energy, belonging and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend most of our time in the IKEA workplace and with flexibility to work from home when relevant. Visa mindre

You see things a little differently. So do we. We believe in discovering and developing technology services that simplifies and digitalise people processes. Our global assignment gives global opportunities. Come see things a little differently with us.

About you

Are you an experienced leader with passion to serve and support People Business Operations with Digital Solutions.

As a person you are motivated by working in a high -pace organisation where you can deliver results together with your colleagues and when you can enable an excellent employee experience and support through technology.

In your role as solution owner, you will build trustful relationships across organisational levels through clear and simple communication, where your ability to communicate complex topics in a simple way will be key.

You have previously worked with cloud based global HR solutions, preferably ServiceNow HRSD, and have knowledge of HR processes.

You have skills to combine a long-term perspective with turning strategies into operational results and relevant actions for your team.

About the job

The team is responsible to lead (on behalf of Inter IKEA Group) the running support and further development of our People and HR Solutions: Workday and ServiceNow HR Service Delivery = My Support solution.

My Support creates digital workflows that help our organisation work smarter, faster & better during different phases of the employment cycle. Using Workday as the foundation and real time data.

The development of My Support (HRSD) will continue during the coming years. The Solution Owner will also continue to work with cross functional teams to find synergies with other ServiceNow capabilities used across Inter IKEA Group.

· As Solution Owner you will work with a team of 5-6 people, working with both running business support and new development requests.

· In close cooperation with technology and business partners across Inter IKEA Group (Group and Core Businesses) you will lead continues support and development of My Support.

· You will lead and practice the DevOps and agile culture where development and maintenance are handled by the same resources.

· Establish and implement common ways of working and collaborate with stakeholders within Inter IKEA Group, incl. governance and communication on different levels.

· Work with technology as a business tool and translate requirements into solutions, balancing user experience, business needs and digital constraints.

· Manage supplier of tools and consultants relevant for the assigned area HRSD (HR Service Delivery).

· Identify and capture business opportunities and deliver results with high sense of urgency when needed.

You will deliver results through involving and engaging people based globally with project / solution team members.
Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English.

Make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role.

Please send at the latest 6th of July 

This is a permanent position located in Älmhult, Sweden.

 

 
Position is in Älmhult (Sweden) and reports to the Digital Transformation Team Manager.

5th July is the closing date to apply for this role. Please send your application – CV and motivation – in English and tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. Please note that we have a preferred candidate.

At IKEA we believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats, the energy, belonging and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend most of our time in the IKEA workplace and with flexibility to work from home when relevant. Visa mindre

Are you today leading a tech team but would like to take the next step in designing modern scalable software products for the many people in a creative environment? Or maybe you are an experienced developer that have a wish to take lead in designing the how? Or you have worked with architecture and looking for a new challenge? Then, you could be the one we are looking for.

In this role you will lead together with our tech delivery team and the technology area the design of our Create & Produce Digital Landscape. You will translate the business requirements to define modern, scalable, and high-performing technical solutions, drive the implementation of systems in the development life cycle and provide technical recommendations for our production systems and infrastructure.

You will be part of the Tech Delivery team within IMC Digital and you will report to the Digital Engineering Manager.

What you will do:

· Describe the current and future state of the IT landscape for the intended business change as well as the transition to reach the future state aligned with architectural principles and guidelines.

· Working with fellow architects to agree on common principles of architecture and shaping it up for the bigger organization

· Researching, designing, and implementing new software functionality, reviewing, and validating solutions based on existing and upcoming technologies.

· Ensure that agreed IT landscape architectures and transition roadmaps guide the scoping of business initiatives as well as the detailed design and delivery of solutions.

· Participate and define needs from the architecture perspective in the creation of solution documentation in co-operation with process/business teams and IT vendors,

· Being the point of contact across product teams for topics like Single sign on, Integration designs, log management, documenting architecture using UML/Metamodeling/standards

Qualifications, what you will need:

We are searching for someone who is curious, structured, challenging, and fearless. You have a strong software development background and interest or experience from solution architecture.

You are interested in business and like to see how digital can enable people to achieve business results, working with stakeholders and their requirements, you are comfortable explaining technical information to people in a simple, easy-to understand way.

You can see the big picture as well as the details and to structure information and derive conclusions and consequences out of them. For you, quality is important.

You have strong social and communication skills and are enthusiastic, driven, and structured. You are fluent in both spoken and written English and have the desire to work in a simple and effective way.

You will need:

· Working knowledge of Integration patterns to help design data flow across products

· Metamodeling experience to build architecture and document it (UML/Metamodeling).

· Experience with Single sign on, log management.

· Azure Cloud knowledge or similar (GCP/AWS). Preferably Azure.

· To accommodate changing preconditions with the focus on delivery for a solution

We look forward to receiving your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English latest 6th July 2023. Please note we do have a preferred candidate for this role. Visa mindre

Solution Architect - PLM Integration Area
IKEA is on a journey to create a connected flow of product information across the value chain.?Building new structures will set the foundation for implementing the new identifiers and is a prerequisite to connect the value chain and enabling a simplified and cost- conscious way of working.?By using a?Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)?system IKEA is?enabling a collaborative and efficient product development process to support a product’s entire life-cycle and part centric way of working.
In the job you will:
Be responsible to define integration patterns and lead the integration discussions with downstream applications.
Be responsible for setting and securing a relevant Digital landscape, including transition roadmaps, in the area of integrations.
Create high level design for solutions and improvements.
Be responsible for spotting technology and technology players to be explored supporting the development of the Digital landscape
Be responsible for creating, maintaining, further develop and bridging the gap to implementation of framework & guiding solution architecture principles
Be a strong part in the collaboration with business and Digital stakeholders to improve architecture with learnings from the implementation.
Proactively identify and advise on opportunities of technical solutions to deliver better business result
Act as Mentor, Governor, Educator and Innovator when it comes to architecture
Perform digital tool, system and infrastructure design reviews to support running business, provide guidance towards service improvements.
From time to time, actively participate in the ongoing development executed by existing development teams.
Support Network of Expertise

Qualifications
To be successful in this role you’ll have:
Expertise on PLM - Bill of material (BOM), Part centric way of working.
Work experience in Windchill PLM tool and PLM Integrations (inbound and outbound), OSLC / REST API etc.
Experience in coordinating work between different development teams in connection to integrations. Supporting development teams with communication, prioritization and planning.
Experience in leading, coordinating testing solutions and integrations end to end.
Experience from relevant job: enterprise architecture, solution architecture or software engineering
Architecture modelling expertise and a solid understanding of the underlying business capabilities / processes, applications, and technology
Good knowledge of the relevant IKEA business processes and strategies and knowledge of the IKEA franchise system, IKEA vision, and IKEA culture and values.
Experience in agile way of working and Software Development Life-Cycle (SDLC)
Analytical skills and an eye for detail
Planning and organizational skills
Effective communicator – able to present content and gain buy-in
Business change experience in a digital / data driven transformation
Enjoy developing IKEA by building relationships, partnerships and networks. Always being an ambassador for IKEA culture and values.
Passionate about enabling ‘a better everyday life’ through technology and digital innovation.

Company Description
IKEA of Sweden, or IoS, is responsible for developing the IKEA range and making it available to stores and customers all over the world. IoS is leading business development at IKEA and the core IKEA matrices Range, Supplying, Technical and Commercial. At IKEA of Sweden, you will work in a company with endless opportunities to develop in different operational areas and countries.
Range & Product Development is a part of IKEA of Sweden. The Product Engineering & Requirement team where the Business Analyst will belong to secures relevant solutions for IKEA Range & Supply – today and tomorrow. Our goal is to connect business and people with information technology.
The future is near, join us and make it perfect?
Additional information
Submit your application as soon as possible however not later than the 21st of October. 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. Visa mindre

At Business Area (BA) IKEA Home smart you will join an amazing group of talented, passionate people with an entrepreneurial?mindset?who are set on democratizing the smart?home.?We?develop?smart products to enable a smarter life at home for people all over the world. We are curious and passionate about creating solutions that solve real-life problems and help people realize their dreams.
Currently, we are looking for an IT architect to help us shape tomorrow's architect of home smart automation.
You will be part of a team that establishes and drives a common software development platform in a hybrid cloud model.
You will provide direction and architecture expertise for how we evolve the way we develop and deliver software from a people, process, and technology perspective.
You will play a central role in applying enterprise principles and translating them into an actionable item that moves our technology stack to a place where our development teams can thrive:
Define, create and drive the requirements, architecture, and design for a common software development platform to support a microservice architecture in a hybrid cloud model.
Drive the software development lifecycle roadmap and the tactical aspects of people, processes, and technology
Provide support, expertise, and guidance to the consumers and developers that utilize our development services.
Ensure the security aspect of common application development services in order to protect and secure the IKEAs brand

To be successful in this role you need to:
Have solid leadership experience and a strong belief in the IKEA leadership approach
Be curious, eager to find better ways, and committed to removing manual work whenever possible.
Be comfortable moving between architect, developer, tester and requirements perspectives.
Be knowledgeable in software development and IT service management, where cloud native, micro service architectures and software lifecycle management is a natural part of your daily agenda.
You actively acquire new knowledge, skills and champions new methods, with an always up to date understanding of what good looks like.
Be passionate about working together with others

Additional information
Does this sound like something you would love to be part of? Please apply through the link with your CV and letter of motivation – in English. Please contact [email protected] for more information about the recruitment process. We will take interviews continuously
About IKEA
At IKEA, we do things a little different. We think, differently. Act, differently. And work differently as well. We like to break things. Like rules. And then make things. Like music-playing lamps. And beds disguised as sofas. Even plantballs that help us look after our planet. It’s all part of our vision - to create a better everyday life for the many. And it’s been keeping our co-workers going for over 75 years. By 2030, we hope to help millions more look forward to going home.
IKEA of Sweden, or IoS, is responsible for developing the IKEA range and making it available to stores and customers all over the world. IoS is based in Älmhult – the heart of IKEA and the center of IKEA range development.
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You will lead the design and translate the business requirements of modern, scalable, and high-performing technical solutions, drive the implementation in the system development life cycle, providing technical recommendations for our production systems and infrastructure.
The assignment includes:
Describe the current and future state of the IT landscape for the intended business change as well as the transition to reach the future state.
Ensure that the architecture and roadmaps comply with relevant policies, principles, rules, and standards. Suggest revisions when compliance does not create business value.
Researching, designing, and implementing new software functionality, review and validate solutions based on existing and upcoming technologies.
Pro-actively identify and advise on opportunities to deliver better business result (e.g. related to technology trends and players, portfolio, roadmaps, customer value, cost, benefits, alternatives, impact, risks, dependencies, readiness, gaps). Spot technology and technology players which shall be explored to deliver customer and co-worker value faster, without compromising on service availability.
Participate actively in the creation of solution documentation in co-operation with process/business teams and IT vendors, as well as the creation of the 'learning offer' for the solution including training materials and delivery of training.



Qualifications
IMC is rapidly moving into a digital future and we need you to support us on this journey. We need someone who is curious, structured, challenging and fearless. You have a software development background and documented experience from solution architecture.
Do you have what we are looking for?
You are interested in business and like to see how IT can enable people to achieve business results. You feel comfortable to explain technical information to people in a simple and easy-to understand way.
You can interact with strong stakeholders confidently – understand them and their needs as well as making them understand you.
You have excellent analytical skills. You can see the big picture as well as the details and to structure information and derive conclusions and consequences out of them. For you, quality is important.
Are experienced in using models, methods and tools within analysis and design and have solid knowledge of general IT frames e.g. standards, infrastructure and platforms, frameworks, development concepts and processes. If you know or even work with IKEA IT landscape, it will be a bonus.
Can 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 regulations.
You have strong social and communication skills and are enthusiastic, driven and structured.
You are fluent in both spoken and written English and have the desire to work in a simple, effective and understandable way.
Company Description
What if you could inspire to make everyday life just a little bit better?
The answer is simple: You can. This is what motivates us at IKEA. We're constantly searching to find new ways to be better. We use insights from real life at home all over the world, learning about the needs and dreams of people. We use our home furnishing knowledge to help inspire people with ideas and solutions that will help them live the life they want.
At IKEA Marketing & Communication (IMC) , we're people-centric, have a passion for making great stuff, and we aim to be the best communication partner for the whole of IKEA. We work closely and together with our colleagues across IKEA, creating state-of-the-art communication at the lowest price. Located in Älmhult, Sweden, we're a melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Because in order to make things better for the many, we want to involve people from all parts of the world. Nonetheless, we never forget our Swedish heritage that forms the backbone of who we are today.
We're on the lookout for passionate doers, idea makers, creative thinkers – people who want to find answers to everyday problems in people's lives, for society and the planet. Do you also believe in celebrating the everyday life? Do you want to be part of making it happen from idea to paper or pixel? Then keep on reading
Additional information
IMC is 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. This is a place where you can focus on doing what you love. There are no dress codes or closed offices. No day is ever the same. All ideas are welcome. Everyone tries to pitch in when needed, and failures are seen as a way of learning. When you enter our building, we want you to feel that you can inspire billions of people all over the world.
Sounds interesting?
We look forward to receiving your application in English latest 13th of October 2022. 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.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Nichole Syjueco via [email protected]
We look forward to receiving your application, in English. This position is placed in Älmhult, Sweden. Visa mindre

Job Description
We are now looking to strengthen our team in south Sweden with Business Analyst to work with continues support and development of Workday.
Next to the core business assignment, IKEA of Sweden is also responsible to lead (on behalf of Inter IKEA Group) the running support and further development of our People and HR Solutions: Workday and ServiceNow HR Service Delivery.
Workday is the foundation for efficient People and Culture processes, supported by high quality and real time data for faster and better decision making. ServiceNow HR module creates digital workflows that help our organization work smarter, faster & better during different phases of the employment cycle.
These solutions are supported today by internal team working with Operations and Development. Our DevOps team is currently supporting approx. 11 000 co-workers employed in 27 countries. The roll-out will continue to additional 10 000 co-workers during the coming year.
You will work closely with people & culture colleagues based globally and project / solution team members. You will report to the Solution manager at Core Business Range.
This is a permanent position to support the running business and further development of P&C experience solutions for the whole Inter IKEA Group. The position is located in Älmhult (Sweden).
Some of the responsibilities will include:
Being the technical owner of specific functions within Workday (preferably for Time and Absence)
Running daily support management for your functions in Workday
Translating business requirements into technical solutions; all the way from identifying a solution to configuration and implementation.
Together with the colleagues in a solution team, clarify and develop functional design securing Workday global design to cover any additional country specific requirements while securing global design principles
Act as expert support on HR Tech related incidents & requests
Testing of change requests with Business stakeholders making sure that business requirements are met
As part of solution team co-ordinate testing activities between involved stakeholders
Collaborate closely with relevant internal and external stakeholders to improve solution design (cross solution landscape) with learnings from the implementation and industry practices
Lead design changes to secure holistic architecture cross domains and solutions.
Keeping up to date with tech trends and innovations

Qualifications
We believe you are driven, efficient and structured tech/solution specialist. You have previously worked with cloud based global HR solutions, preferably Workday and/or Servicenow HR, and have knowledge of HR processes.
As a person you are motivated by working in a high -pace organization where you can deliver results together with your colleagues and when you can enable an excellent employee experience and support through technology.
It would be a great advantage if you have 3-5 years’ experience of similar position and working with Workday CORE HCM and Time and Absence, preferably configuration experience.
In your role as business analyst you will build trustful relationships across organizational levels through clear and simple communication, where your ability to communicate complex topics in a simple way will be key.
Additional information
Position is in Älmhult (Sweden).
21st of Aug 2022 is the closing date to apply for this role. Please send your application – CV and motivation – in English and tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. We look forward to hearing from you! Just so you know, we will be continuously reviewing applications and interviewing candidates and we will close the job ad once we've found the right candidate.
If you have questions regarding these roles, please contact hiring managers Prashant Pai [email protected] or Amela Crnkic Delic on [email protected]
If you have questions about the recruitment process, please reach out to People & Culture Recruiter, Nichole Syjueco at [email protected]
At IKEA we believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats, the energy, belonging and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend most of our time in the IKEA workplace and with flexibility to work from home when relevant. Visa mindre

Solution Architect - Sales team within IT Tools, Range & Product Development
IKEA of Sweden, or IoS, is responsible for developing the IKEA range and making it available to stores and customers all over the world. IoS is based in Älmhult – the heart of IKEA and the center of IKEA range development.
The Range & Product Development (RPD) IT Tools assignment is to lead the development and implementation of relevant and user-friendly tools in connection to Range and Product development as well as create the optimal conditions for Sales. We ensure that digital capabilities lead the way with an opportunity driven mindset.
At IKEA of Sweden you will work in a company with endless opportunities to develop in different operational areas and countries.
Are you passionate about people and IT?
We are looking for a Solution Architect for the Sales Team within IT Tools, Range and Product Development
Do you want to develop great digital solutions for Sales? We have an exciting time ahead of us in the area of Sales with many opportunities in new digital solutions to deliver ever better business results.
As Solution Architect you create high level design of IT solutions (solution architecture), guide the low level design and govern the implementation. Provide in-depth expertise about solutions, technology and their implementation at IKEA.
Job Description
As a Solution Architect you will:
be responsible for setting and securing a relevant Digital landscape, including transition roadmaps, in the area of responsibility
be responsible for spotting technology and technology players to be explored supporting the development of the Digital landscape
be responsible for creating, maintaining, further develop and bridging the gap to implementation of framework & guiding solution architecture principles
create high level design for solutions and improvements
lead the collaboration with business and Digital stakeholders to improve architecture with learnings from the implementation.
be responsible for deciding on technical platforms to be used for the area of responsibility
proactively identify and advise on opportunities of technical solutions to deliver better business result
act as Mentor, Governor, Educator and Innovator when it comes to architecture
perform digital tool, system and infrastructure design reviews to support running business, provide guidance towards service improvements
from time to time, actively participate in the ongoing development executed by existing development teams.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role you need to have:
a broad, enterprise-wide view of business operations, and varying degrees of appreciation for strategy, processes, capabilities, governance and enabling technologies
strong understanding and curiosity in digital technologies/trends, industry standards and digital practices with potential to benefit IKEA.
strong knowledge about test and learn processes and great experience from agile environments and development
good knowledge of how to solve non-functional requirements
good communication skills, ability to describe complex things in a simple and comprehensive way
a minimum of 3 years of experience in equal/comparable position

Additional Information
Is this your next challenge?
We work in an international environment which could lead to some travelling but primary location for this assignment is in Älmhult, Sweden.
Submit your application as soon as possible, however no later than 18th of June. 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. Visa mindre

Solution Architect? Keep on reading!

We are now looking to strengthen our team in south Sweden with Solution Architect to work with continues maintenance and development of IT solution landscape. 

Next to the core business assignment, IKEA of Sweden is also responsible to lead (on behalf of Inter IKEA Group) the running support and further development of our People and HR Solutions: Workday and ServiceNow HR Service Delivery.

Workday is the foundation for efficient People and Culture processes, supported by high quality and real time data for faster and better decision making. ServiceNow HR module creates digital workflows that help our organization work smarter, faster & better during different phases of the employment cycle.

These solutions are supported today by internal team working with Operations and Development. Our DevOps team is currently supporting approx. 11 000 co-workers employed in 27 countries. The roll-out will continue to additional 10 000 co-workers during the coming year.

Your assignment will be to lead design decisions and specification of the high-level design, including business, solutions, and IT architecture aspects for improving and amplifying the co-worker experience.

You will work closely with people & culture business owners based globally and project / solution team members. 
You will report to the P&C Process and Solutions manager at Core Business Range.

This is a permanent position to support the running business and further development of P&C experience solutions for the whole Inter IKEA Group. The position is located in Älmhult (Sweden). 

Some of the responsibilities will include:

- Contribute to the development, maintenance and implementation of roadmaps and plans, anchored with user needs and in business as well as architectural principles.
- Lead design to secure holistic architecture cross domains and solutions.
- Create architectural direction and plans and lead business decision/change to achieve best possible result in short and long term.
- Being the technical owner of Workday and ServiceNow HR
- Translating business requirements into technical solutions; from identifying a solution to high level design in the dimensions of applications, data and integration.
- Together with the colleagues in solution team, develop solutions securing global design principles.
- Act as expert support on HR Tech related incidents & requests. Support stakeholders and initiatives with solution and technical expertise.
- Collaborate closely with relevant internal and external stakeholders to improve solution architecture with learnings from the implementation and industry practices. 
-  Keeping up to date with tech trends and innovations

We believe you are driven, efficient and structured tech specialist. You have previously worked with cloud based global HR solutions, preferably Workday and/or Servicenow HR, and have knowledge of HR processes. You have experience in driving Digital Transformation opportunities in a constantly changing environment.
As a person you are motivated by working in a high -pace organization where you can deliver results together with your colleagues and when you can enable an excellent employee experience and support through technology.

It would be a great advantage if you have good knowledge of architecture frameworks and aspects as well as architecture methods and tools.

In your role as solution architect you will build trustful relationships across organizational levels through clear and simple communication, where your ability to communicate complex topics in a simple way will be key

Position is in Älmhult (Sweden).

19th of June 2022 is the closing date to apply for this role. Please send your application – CV and motivation – in English and tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. We look forward to hearing from you! Just so you know, we will be continuously reviewing applications and interviewing candidates and we will close the job ad once we've found the right candidate. 

If you have questions regarding these roles, please contact hiring managers

Prashant Pai on [email protected] or Amela Crnkic Delic on [email protected]

If you have questions about the recruitment process, please reach out to People & Culture Recruiter, Nichole Syjueco at [email protected]
At IKEA we believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats, the energy, belonging and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend most of our time in the IKEA workplace and with flexibility to work from home when relevant. Visa mindre

Company Description


IKEA Supply Chain Development (SCD) is a part of IKEA Core Business Supply which s responsible for securing the product offer is delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.
Supply Chain Development: By gathering the end-to-end supply chain development agenda into one organisation, embedding process and the development and management of digital solutions into the business, we create the best preconditions for meeting the future with the right competences and business capabilities. Our mission is to design & secure the preconditions for a world class supply chain, run and improve everyday solutions, keep together and optimise the development and innovation agenda.
About Area Sourcing
SCD Sourcing is part of Supply Chain Development. In SCD Sourcing we develop and embed processes and solutions to support throughout the whole life cycle partnership with a supplier, from potential cooperation to the end of joint business. This comprises all major activities such as acquisition, price management, durability and quality, including deviation & claim management. Our support, covering IT tools and adaptation to legal compliance as well as our own rules and regulations, is directed to all IKEA supply units.
About Supplier Lifecycle Management
You would be working in Supplier Lifecycle Management team, one of SCD Sourcing’s departments where we secure, maintain and develop the supply chain information flow between IKEA and the IKEA Supply partners. Our business solutions support the Order, Delivery-, Replenishment-, Invoice- & Supplier management. In Supplier Lifecycle Management we have several solutions; for this position mainly ECIS & GPS, and you will work with both continuous improvement in homebuilt legacy solutions as well as being a vital part of modernization of our technology and enhance our ability to adapt to changes by simplifying the introduction of new technologies.

Job Description
Solution Architect within Supplier Lifecycle Management, Supply Chain Development Area Sourcing
Do you want to play an important role in securing our solutions meet our architectural guidelines, fulfil business needs and are available when our user needs them? Do you have the ability to influence and interact with strong stakeholders?
Is this challenge something for you?
Supply Chain Development area Sourcing is looking for a new Solution Architect to join and strengthen our Supplier Lifecycle Management team.
The assignment as Solution Architect:
· 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
Your Next Challenge?
Does this sound like your next challenge? We look forward to receiving your application in English no later than the 21st of February. 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. Visa mindre

Architecture Leader - IT & Application
Company Description
Inter IKEA Group brings together three core businesses: Franchise, Range and Supply. Together we work constantly to improve the IKEA home furnishing offer and make it more accessible for the many people. You will be part of IKEA Supply and the Supply Chain Development organisation. IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.
Together, we create a workplace where everyone feels free to be themselves – to experiment, try new ways, and dare to ask, “What if…?” We believe in everyday personal growth and offer the opportunity to develop your career globally. At IKEA we have 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.
Job Description
As an Architecture Leader for IT & Application architecture you will lead the network of IT Architects across IKEA value chain. Together you will set the strategic direction for our application landscape, stressing a decoupled and componentized application architecture that embraces the old and the new.
This robust application architecture is the key element of our target technology landscape, enabling our business movements at speed and scale. As a leader of the network, you will call the Enterprise Architects together, forming strategic scrums that tackle dilemmas, define the future roadmaps, and shape our ways of working. You will also support the process of identifying new technologies that will allow and enable us to meet more of the many people. We believe digital technology is core to develop and future-proof IKEA.
More specifically, in this role you will be accountable for:
Lead the Network of IT & Application Architects, bringing them together in a strong community, that is the backbone of a consistent and robust application landscape across all core businesses.
Lead the work to anchor our direction and principles, resolving dilemmas by forming cross functional work groups that guide the way forward.
Support the Enterprise Architects in their work to frame all initiatives with a robust application architecture direction and fit.
Responsible, as a member of the Architecture leadership, to guide bigger, cross functional, cross technology movements (e.g. through EA Assessments)
Responsible for up-to-date architecture artefacts and data architecture patterns. Partnering with project teams to design, create and re-use of the same.
Evolve the Enterprise Architecture discipline and competences, especially value adding services like conceptual solution design, embedding architecture into the development teams (Classic or Agile), and creative ways of supporting the digital transformation.
Shared Responsibility for the Inter IKEA Architecture Roadmap.
Shared Responsibility for cross-domain architecture scrums / working groups to resolve strategic questions, continuously improve a consistent business and technology blueprint.

In this role you will report to our Architecture Manager for IKEA Supply and work closely with the Architecture Manager at Inter IKEA Group to lead towards uniformity and commonality, contributing to the Inter IKEA architecture framework and delivering on the needs of IKEA.
Are you looking for the challenge of your life? Come on board!
Qualifications
We are on the journey to transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people, data & technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing company in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us. Together we can do great things.
We’re doing some amazing things in IKEA Supply; therefore we need some amazing people – this position is not an exception.
To be successful in this role, we believe you are a strong leader able to inspire and mobilize people towards clearly set objectives. We are looking for a visionary, pragmatic and adaptable leader with strong willpower. You are curious and able to build relationships both to business leaders as well as to architecture peers.
You are a big fan of home furnishing and enjoy building a purposeful business by creating engaging and trustful relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and business partners. As a person you are appreciated for collaborative spirit and how you lead with strong focus on both technology and people. You create impact and inspiration regardless of function or formal reporting lines.
The IKEA culture and values are crucial for our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com or just watch this video: https://bit.ly/ikea-what-if
Additional information
This position is located in Älmhult, Sweden. Please also note that we do only handle applications in English and no applications coming in by email. We look forward to receiving your application at the latest January 1st, 2022. Visa mindre

IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.

Supply Chain Development: By gathering the end-to-end supply chain development agenda into one organisation, embedding process and the development and management of digital solutions into the business, we create the best preconditions for meeting the future with the right competences and business capabilities. Our mission is to design & secure the preconditions for a world class supply chain, run and improve everyday solutions, keep together and optimise the development and innovation agenda.

About Area Sourcing

SCD Sourcing is part of Supply Chain Development. In SCD Sourcing we develop and embed processes and solutions to support throughout the whole life cycle partnership with a supplier, from potential cooperation to the end of joint business. This comprises all major activities such as acquisition, price management, durability and quality, including deviation & claim management. Our support, covering IT tools and adaptation to legal compliance as well as our own rules and regulations, is directed to all IKEA supply units.
 

Do you want to play an important role in securing our solutions meet our architectural guidelines, fulfil business needs and are available when our user needs them? Do you have the ability to influence and interact with strong stakeholders?

Is this challenge something for you?

Supply Chain Development area Sourcing is looking for a new Solution Architect with advanced configuration skills in the digital platform Ivalua.

The assignment as Solution Architect:
Design, review and approve the integration designs for integrating the Ivalua platform to rest of the IKEA systems
Participate and recommend options for performance improvements on the platform
Document and maintain artefacts related to system design and design decisions
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.

Your Next Challenge?

Does this sound like your next challenge? We look forward to receiving your application in English no later than the 24th of September. 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.

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Jonas Levin: Phone: +46 728865384 or the Recruiting Manager Recruiting Manager Ioannis Charalampidis ioannis +46 732321060

IKEA is a world leader in the home furnishing business. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people.
 
Your Next Challenge?

Does this sound like your next challenge? We look forward to receiving your application in English. 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.

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Jonas Levin Phone: +46 728865384 or Recruiting Manager Parinaz Pakmehr +46 701767244

IKEA is a world leader in the home furnishing business. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Visa mindre

IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.
Supply Chain Development: By gathering the end-to-end supply chain development agenda into one organisation, embedding process and the development and management of digital solutions into the business, we create the best preconditions for meeting the future with the right competences and business capabilities. Our mission is to design & secure the preconditions for a world class supply chain, run and improve everyday solutions, keep together and optimise the development and innovation agenda.
About Area Sourcing
SCD Sourcing is part of Supply Chain Development. In SCD Sourcing we develop and embed processes and solutions to support throughout the whole life cycle partnership with a supplier, from potential cooperation to the end of joint business. This comprises all major activities such as acquisition, price management, durability and quality, including deviation & claim management. Our support, covering IT tools and adaptation to legal compliance as well as our own rules and regulations, is directed to all IKEA supply units.
Job Description
Do you want to play an important role in securing our solutions meet our architectural guidelines, fulfil business needs and are available when our user needs them? Do you have the ability to influence and interact with strong stakeholders?
Is this challenge something for you?
Supply Chain Development area Sourcing is looking for a new Solution Architect with advanced configuration skills in the digital platform Ivalua.
The assignment as Solution Architect:
Design, review and approve the integration designs for integrating the Ivalua platform to rest of the IKEA systems
Participate and recommend options for performance improvements on the platform
Document and maintain artefacts related to system design and design decisions
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.
You should have strong competence and knowhow in the digital platform Ivalua
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
Your Next Challenge?
Does this sound like your next challenge? We look forward to receiving your application in English. 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.
IKEA is a world leader in the home furnishing business. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Visa mindre

We are looking for a Solution Architect to Customs team within Execution, IKEA Supply Chain Development
Customs is a dynamic area with high business impact. IKEA must be compliant with legal restrictions and regulations to enable goods to flow smoothly across borders keeping our customers all around the world happy.
Customs domain is undertaking a major transformation journey by implementation standardized business processes and solution globally. The transformation journey will take several years to complete.
Customs team within Execution plays an important role for making this happen together with their business stakeholders. Customs team are experts in digital solutions enabling customs business process needs.
Are you experienced in developing, reviewing, and approving high and low-level design of IT solutions? Do you want to work in an area which requires you to both secure high data quality, to be flexible and adapt to changes with short notice?
Job Description
The assignment will include
· Responsible for detailing IT functional and non-functional requirements for given business requirements in the business solution delivery process, incl. 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 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 Customs area in the solution architecture and 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 in accordance with the architecture and provide technology advice.
Qualifications
IKEA is rapidly moving into a digital future and we need you to support IKEA on this journey. We need someone who is curious, structured, challenging, and fearless. You have a software development background and are thinking of going into the area of solution architecture.
Do you have what we are looking for?
· You are interested in business and like to see how IT can enable people to achieve business results. You feel comfortable to explain technical information to people in a simple and easy-to understand way.
· You can interact with strong stakeholders confidently – understand them and their needs as well as making them understand you.
· You have excellent analytical skills. You can see the big picture as well as the details and to structure information and derive conclusions and consequences out of them. For you, quality is important.
· Are experienced in using models, methods and tools within analysis and design and have solid knowledge of general IT frames e.g. standards, infrastructure and platforms, frameworks, development concepts and processes. If you know or even work with IKEA IT landscape, it will be a bonus.
· Are able to work in an environment where the pre-conditions may change from one day to another and where we sometimes need to deliver these changes with short notice in order to avoid risk of breaking laws and regulations.
· You have strong social and communication skills and are enthusiastic, driven and structured.
· You are fluent in both spoken and written English and have the desire to work in a simple, effective and understandable way.
We have a mix of home-built solutions and bought solutions from providers such as SAP, Descartes & Oracle. Our ambition is to transform into global standard platforms.
Additional Information
Does this sound like your next challenge?
We look forward to receiving your application in English. We have a preferred candidate and will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. This position is based in Älmhult and will require some travelling.
Älmhult is 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.
We look forward to receive your application! Visa mindre

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people – our customers, co-workers and suppliers.
IKEA is on an exciting growth journey becoming more accessible to the many people. We are investing heavily to develop and digitalize IKEA into the future. IKEA Supply Chain Development will support this journey by delivering expertise in business development while safeguarding running business. This way we empower our co-workers, customers and suppliers with the right solutions to optimise the customer experience and contribute to a growing IKEA.
Our Supplying system landscape is grouped into different Development Areas and today the Development Area Execution supports more than 15 000 users throughout Supply in the areas of Develop Optimal Replenishment Solutions (DORS), Customs, Delivery & Settlement and Order.
The Order domain drives the process and the connected digital solutions development related to management, monitoring and follow up of replenishment orders and stock.
We also provide solutions for the Market Specific Range, which enable IKEA co-workers to order and handle new product requests. Solutions in our portfolio are Order Management System (OMS), Retail Order Information (ROI), Internal Order System (INOS), Market Specific Online (MSO) and Market Specific Range Request (MSRR). Our team is also strongly involved in the Order & Finance Platform (OFP) project with the goal to standardise, simplify, automate and modernise Order and Financial management. The project will put in place a new ‘Digital Core’ for IIG Supply Chain and Wholesale Operations for the years to come.
Job Description
The assignment includes:
· 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.
· You will be responsible for detailing IT functional and non-functional requirements, for given business requirements, in the business solution development process and project management (support with clarifying business requirements if needed).
· To secure, develop and review high-level design; approve low-level design of the solution; and provide guidance towards service improvements and service transition.
· To secure that IT solutions fulfil the agreed functional and non-functional business requirements.
· Govern that the design of the IT solutions conforms to the solution architecture and is efficient, meet business requirements and is based on a holistic architecture.
· You will be responsible for securing the architecture vision and goals of the Order area in the solution architecture and the system development process.
· In close collaboration with IT architects, lead solution activities within the domain; establish solution/infrastructure design in accordance to the architecture; define and design the data exchange aspect of information flows between solutions; and provide technology advice.
Qualifications
IKEA is rapidly moving in to a digital future and we need you to support IKEA on this journey. We need someone who is curious, structured, challenging and fearless. You have a software development background and documented experience from solution architecture.
Do you have what we are looking for?
· You are interested in business and like to see how IT can enable people to achieve business results. You feel comfortable to explain technical information to people in a simple and easy-to understand way.
· You are able to interact with strong stakeholders confidently – understand them and their needs as well as making them understand you.
· 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. For you, quality is important.
· Are experienced in using models, methods and tools within analysis and design and have solid knowledge of general IT frames e.g. standards, infrastructure and platforms, frameworks, development concepts and processes. If you know or even work with IKEA IT landscape, it will be a bonus.
· 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 regulations.
· You have experience from global implementation projects or larger solutions/platforms used in a global environment.
· You have strong social and communication skills and are enthusiastic, driven and structured.
· You are fluent in both spoken and written English and have the desire to work in a simple, effective and understandable way.
Additional information
Does this sound like your next challenge?
We look forward to receive your application in English. 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. This position is based in Helsingborg and will require some travelling.
The job ad will be open till 3rd of September 2021. Note that we might close the recruitment earlier if we found the right candidate.
We look forward to receive your application! Visa mindre

Inter IKEA Group brings together three core businesses: Franchise, Range and Supply. Together we work constantly to improve the IKEA home furnishing offer and make it more accessible for the many people.

IKEA of Sweden AB has the assignment to determine and develop the IKEA Product Range, including products, packaging solutions and service products according to the IKEA Concept Framework.

Together, we create a workplace where everyone feels free to be themselves – to experiment, try new ways, and dare to ask, “What if…?” We believe in everyday personal growth and offer the opportunity to develop your career globally

At IKEA we have 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.

We are now establishing a Data & technology department in Core business Range, with the assignment to lead by holding together data & technology in the core business. All with the purpose to enable business movements.  We are looking for someone to be part of leading Business Architecture for IKEA of Sweden AB, centring around the “Developing the Offer” business process. You will be responsible for the framing of respective Value Streams, assessing underlying capabilities, identifying gaps, and casting the resulting movements into roadmaps and robust scoping of initiatives/epics.  This includes impact on people, process, information, technology and organisation. You will also, together with your peers have the dual assignment to continuously improve architecture strategy and valued delivery for IKEA. You will support the process of identifying new technologies that will allow and enable us to meet more of the many people. We believe digital technology is core to develop and future-proof IKEA. 

More specifically, in this role you will be accountable for: 
Evolving the Business Architecture Aspect together with your peers in each core business; Developing a strategic network (from senior leaders to subject matter experts), strengthening the foundational role of business architecture as an enabler of a consistent Data & Technology blueprint.
Responsible to anchor our IKEA capability model and capability roadmaps around the “Developing the Offer” value streams.
Support the framing of all initiatives/ epics with a robust business architecture direction and fit. 
Responsible for up-to-date architecture artefacts and architecture patterns. Partnering with project teams to design, create and re-use of the same 

Evolve the Enterprise Architecture discipline and competences, especially value adding services like conceptual solution design, embedding architecture into the development teams (Classic or Agile), and creative ways of supporting the digital transformation. 
Shared Responsibility for the Inter IKEA Architecture Roadmap. 
Shared Responsibility for cross-domain architecture scrums / working groups to resolve strategic questions, continuously improve a consistent business and technology blueprint. 
In this role you will report to our Architecture Manager in Data & Technology Range, and work closely with the Architecture Manager at Inter IKEA Group to lead towards uniformity and commonality, contributing to the Inter IKEA architecture framework and delivering on the needs of IKEA. 
 
Are you looking for the challenge of your life? Come on board! 

This position is full time and is located in Älmhult, Sweden.
 
If you have any questions about the role, please reach out to Hartwig Hennighausen ([email protected] or +31 (0)650086419) Architecture Manager Inter IKEA Digital. You might have some questions about the recruitment process, and we are more than happy to answer those! Feel free to connect with the People & Culture Recruiter Jakob Bergström, +46 70-147 48 90 
 
Please send your application – CV and motivation – latest 23rd of June and tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. We look forward to be receiving your application! Visa mindre

Company Description
Inter IKEA Group have started the digital journey. This is a journey which require that a new technology foundation is established for Core Business. Now we start the work to set up the technical services needed to support an IT landscape that will be developed and operated in a hybrid cloud model. The technical services we deliver will enable the IT landscape to transform and take leverage on cloud computing services. We will contribute to IKEA direction by making it possible to create services that are affordable, accessible and sustainable.


Data Distribution & Integration will be part of the IKEA Product Information Management programme (IPIM) in IKEA of Sweden. We will develop a new global service for data exchange both inside the IKEA franchisor IT landscape and to franchisee IT landscapes, enabling a structured exchange of data across the whole IKEA value chain.
We are looking for the people that take an individual responsibility to make sure that we deliver together as a team. Great colleagues, believing in a great IKEA vision with curiosity, drive and technical competence with a desire to make a difference, please join us. We take a leading approach; transforming complexity for the few into simplicity for the many. IKEA culture and values will guide us on the way, today and tomorrow.


Job Description
Responsible for solution architecture for integrations inside and across different IT landscapes.
Understand the architecture roadmap for the Data Distribution & Integration area, and its’ part of the overall roadmap for IKEA, by being an active member of the architecture community at Inter IKEA.
Work closely with high level design input from our IT Architect and our Data Architect.
Develop the solution design for your own area in close collaboration with your fellow solution architects.
Communicate and ask for feedback on your low level solution design with our Product Owner, Delivery Lead and Lead Developers
Hands on support to your colleagues in the DevOps team to overcome development issues in an agile development environment.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role you need to:
Have solid knowledge and experience of designing and developing solution architecture for integrations.
Have knowledge and experience of working in and with a software development team.
Have solid knowledge and experience in key aspects of IT software development process, including integration across solutions and IT landscapes.
Have knowledge and experience in working in an agile DevOps approach.
Have knowledge in cloud computing services and micro service architecture
Have a genuine interest in people and a strong ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders
Be able to perform on a strategic, tactical and operational level
Be curious, eager to find better ways and committed to remove manual work whenever possible

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 February 11th.


If you have any questions about the role, please contact the hiring manager Jerry Andrén, +46 723618093
If you have about the recruitment process contact Recruitment Specialist Jakob Bergström, +46 70-147 48 90


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

Company Description
Intralogistics is the process of establishing, optimising, integrating, automating and conceptualising logistical (handling & storage) flows for any IKEA unit that has a logistic or fulfilment component.
With innovative, technology driven and automated intralogistics solutions for any IKEA unit we will together reach more of the many, whilst delivering to a more affordable, accessible and sustainable IKEA.

WHO WE ARE
Intralogistics consists of 100 co-workers based in Dortmund (Germany), King of Prussia (USA), Älmhult and Lund (Sweden). The organisation belongs to the Supply Chain Development function of IKEA Supply and was established in June 2020.
Within the department Handling & Storage Solutions & Process we are responsible for delivering – in a transparent and sustainable way – all aspects of the physical and digital solutions that make up a business process.
As additional support for our team in Sweden we are looking for an IT Solution Architect with for our internal TIHH/TIHA solution, owning and maintaining details of the article packaging hierarchies. TIHH stands for Trade Item Hierarchy Host and TIHA for the connected App. They have been developed in scope of the Transparency Marking Russia project. New Russian legislation requires to track and trace every single article from supplier to cash line and more.


Job Description
As IT Solution Architect, you will be an important part of IKEA’s future growth within the Handling & Storage Solutions & Process organization.
You will collect the needs and requirements of the stakeholders and lead the vendors in the implementation of the respective solutions.

As a Solution Architect
· You collect the needs of the User Organisation or the connected Supply Chain, translate them into (IT) requirements and discuss potential systems solutions with the software design teams.
· You shape ideas in close collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders into concrete, robust and appropriate solution architecture and transition roadmaps
· You create User Stories and Change Requests towards the software development partner, check and validate the offers as well as the high level design.
You elaborate a rough idea into a concrete, solid and relevant Solution Architecture together with internal and external stakeholders.
You are responsible to make sure the planned solution is aligned with all connected and dependant solutions and meets the overall IKEA IT architecture principles, relevant policies, rules and standards.
You participate in forums and moderate workshops.
You represent IKEAs interests towards external partners.


Qualifications
You match to IKEA and to this job when:
You have an IT background and you have already worked with software development, design and/or architecture, ideally in the area of Intralogistics.
You have minimum 3-5 years of experience
You are familiar with agile development and cloud technologies, preferable MS Azure
You know about Data integration technologies like Kafka
You are familiarity with current concepts, industry standards and trends (application architecture concepts and reference architecture, DevOps approach).
API Technologies (REST API, API Gateway Management, API Blueprint/Swagger) are nothing new to you.
You like to take responsibility and have an unstoppable interest in ever improving the IT solutions.
You have a good understanding about System Integrations and you are able to discuss technical interfaces on the needed detail level.
The development of optimal solutions in a heterogeneous team is fun to you.
You contribute with your knowledge and experience, you have a clear and sound stand point but are willing to compromise as well.
You have experience in Business Analysis and have already managed the challenge to bring different needs from different stakeholders to a common solution.
15-30% domestic and international travelling - might occur after the corona situation
You like working in a multi-cultural environment.


Additional information
We have identified a preferred candidate for this position.


All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
IKEA Supply offers:
Future oriented projects and technical innovations.
An international network you can learn from and grow personally and professionally.
An employer with strong and inspiring values.
Flat hierarchies and open atmosphere.



As a person, you have strong analytical skills - being able to structure information and derive conclusions and consequences out of them. You have passion in listening, coaching and facilitating and have good interpersonal as well as intercultural skills. You show openness, willpower, drive and are motivated by working in a fast pace environment. You are a team player with a business mind and you understand the importance of building a cross functional relationship with both internal partners and vendors. You are motivated by enabling business opportunities through IT Solutions. You naturally reflect what IKEA stands for and act according to the IKEA values in your daily work.


The recruitment process will take place continuously so please send your application in English no later than then 23th of February. Visa mindre

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Våra konsulter erbjuds en trygg anställning inom kollektivavtal, med bl.a. övertidsersättning, semester, tjänstepension och försäkringar.

Vi strävar efter att våra anställda ska spegla den mångfald som finns i befolkningen och vi välkomnar sökanden med alla bakgrunder och ursprung!



Om Experis

Experis är ett konsult- och rekryteringsbolag specialiserat på att finna skickliga personer inom IT och teknik. Vi vänder oss till talanger som vill ta nästa steg i karriären. Genom att kombinera vår branscherfarenhet med vår kunskap om kandidatens potential, får vi såväl talanger som verksamheter att växa och utvecklas. Experis finns på ett 50-tal orter i Sverige och i mer än 50 länder världen över och är en del av ManpowerGroup.

Välkommen med din ansökan! Visa mindre

Company Description
IKEA Supply is part of IKEA Range & Supply and is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.
Supply Chain Development is going into the next phase of a great journey. By gathering the end-to-end supply chain development agenda into one organisation, embedding process and the development and management of digital solutions into the business, we create the best preconditions for meeting the future with the right competences and business capabilities. By this we will also create the preconditions to a world class supply chain that enable IKEA to efficiently respond to the ever-changing customer needs.
The SCD function includes five areas; Sourcing, Design & Planning, Execution, Intralogistics & Market logistics. Additionally SCD has three assignments to lead and keep together the overarching development in the field of Technology in Supply, Packaging & Identification for total IKEA and the Development Networks to lead collaborative innovation approach around Logistics and Fulfilment.
Three support functions will be key to support the whole organisation: BN & Portfolio mgmt., Communication and People & Culture. Our mission is to design & secure the preconditions for a world class supply chain, run and improve everyday solutions, keep together and optimise the development and innovation agenda.
We offer you a position in a fast paced, truly global environment where Development and constantly being on the way is in focus!
We are looking for Solution Owner in Supply Chain Visibility
Job Description
As a Solution Owner you will create sustainable customer value, growth and profitability for IKEA by leading and contributing to the company solution development; how we work, lead and organize, with process orientation as the starting-point.
As Solution Owner you will be responsible for:
Be the Solution owner of an assigned area(s) supporting our Need Planning & Balancing process and related businesses with focus on our Supply Chain Visibility Solution.
Lead the development of the specific Solution in relation to the business requirements and together with IT vendors.
Support global projects and the roll-out of already decided development area.
Responsible for all material related to the specific solution according to Range and Supply standards.
Secure competence development and training related to your solutions
Create and maintain Super User network
Be the reference for your assigned solutions/systems in different forums and projects
Define and agree on SLA (Service Level Agreement)
Provide input to IT Budget planning
Secure overall system security administration and allocation of users.

The position is based in Älmhult.
Qualifications
you are a strong business person with a passion for digital work, with energy to simplify ways of working! We see that you are highly driven by development and constantly being on the way. You dare to think differently and you have an agile approach and adapt as we go. You are interested in process way of working, digitalization and finding new ways of working and are highly motivated to do this by leading business through people and collaborate and interact with different stakeholders.
You have proven experience and knowledge in:
Team player, positive attitude, self-going, persistent and motivated by taking on challenges
Strong convincing skills
Deep knowledge about the specific processes, organisations and business in the field of dedicated work area
Strong knowledge in solution & service management
Good knowledge and understanding of the IKEA value chain, the process landscape and the IKEA organization
Knowledge about cost/benefit and how to affect its result through solution development
Strong analytical and planning skills, tactical capability, clarity in communication, ability to take the lead around given responsibilities
Knowledge and experience in change management
An experience in Blue Yonder Solutions will be an advantage as Supply Chain Visibility is built on Blue Yonder –Control Tower platform.

Additional information
Sounds interesting?
We welcome all applications. Please apply as soon as possible but no later than the 22nd of December. Note that the recruitment is an ongoing process and we might close before this date.
IKEA is a world leader in the home furnishing business. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our operations include developing and supplying the global IKEA product range, including a range of IKEA food offers Visa mindre

Domain Architect - Marketing & Communication
Can you really reach out to the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the middle of the woods in the south of Sweden? 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.
IKEA is on a transformation journey with the aim to combine our home furnishing knowledge with modern digital technologies to enable an agile, relevant and personal experience for the many people. Some of the top priorities for digitalization of marketing communication is to enable effective creation and distribution of impactful, relevant and updated content across all channels and markets, while enabling collaboration with partners and external parties across the globe. To ensure 100% impact as well as 100% accessibility and 0% waste, the ambition is to be data-driven, using analytics and intelligence for effective planning, executing, tracking and following up marketing plans, to reach the many people and increase ROI.
This is how. To support the journey, we are creating a digital transformation team to set the direction, guidelines and processes including execution and governance of digital communications across IKEA entities and channels. As part of this journey we are now looking for a Domain Architect to join our team.
Job Description
We strongly believe that you are a person who has good understanding and global experience of digital marketing and content management - CMS, PIM, DAM and Content management lifecycle architecture and technologies. Since the domain provides services on an enterprise level, it is important you have working experiences of enterprise content management workflows and platforms. We also see experiences from leading other people (or suppliers) as valuable, as well that you are a good communicator who sees the whole picture and is able to handle the interaction needed to provide the best service.
To succeed in this role you are self-motivated, creative and have the natural drive to learn and pick up new challenges. It is a huge advantage if you have experience of working with PIM Riversand, DAM Sitecore, headless CMS, Salesforce platform and cloud-based solutions within the MarTech stack.
We do not primarily expect you to develop applications (although that can happen from time to time), but to lead and guide development teams, and in collaboration with stakeholders and team members across the globe secure that platforms and products are developed to meet our requirements. Your main objective is to ensure that IKEA is building the right MarTech platform as a basis for future needs.
Your assignment will include:
Define and lead the architecture roadmap and development of MarTech platform within Marketing & Communication
Take part in design and development of digital capabilities and business opportunities within Marketing & Communication to enable creation of impactful communication across channels and markets for IKEA customers and co-workers
Be part of defining our digital strategy and the marketing related technology roadmap to meet our ambitions
Guide the execution of enterprise architecture strategies within the Marketing & Communication domain
Represent our domain in the IKEA architecture network by providing innovative ideas and input to enterprise architecture strategies & artifacts, based on domain area expertise
In close collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders you will shape ideas into concrete, robust and appropriate architectures and transition roadmaps for implementation.
Secure proper design, architecture, and technology in place for digital technology platforms such as Digital Asset Management and products related to Marketing Communications to enable IKEA to provide a multi-channel experience to its customers across the market place.
Collaborate closely with business and IT stakeholders (including suppliers) to improve solution architectures with learnings from best practices within software development and industry.
Proactively evaluate new technology and market trends and provide technology/digital recommendations and new capabilities in order to deliver better business result.
Ensure quality guidelines and control process are created and implemented for the technology platforms and products

Qualifications
You are passionate about technology and appreciate the mix of strategic thinking and turning architecture trends and requirements into practice. You get energized by working interdependently in agile teams. You are the type of person that can manage to see the big picture as well as the details and you collaborate and communicate with your stakeholders to build trust and partnership in order to reach our common goals.
You will bring with you deep understanding and experience of shaping architecture, combined with a understanding of the current and future digital technology trends, industry standards, architecture frameworks and modelling techniques. You know how to work in an Agile, DevOps working set-up and how to deliver cloud-based solutions.
You have knowledge of following areas:
Minimum 5 years of experience from design and software development of relevant technology projects in an international company and environment
M.Sc. in computer science or equivalent academic degree from a technical field of study
Experience with design and development of digital communication platforms such as Digital Asset Management, Product Information Management, Content Management, API creation, Integrations, caching , cloud services, marketing automation, CRM and e-commerce
Solid experience of Martech related projects including technical implementation and integration to related systems
Understanding of modern data architectures, data extract mechanisms, functional decomposition and business rules engines
Experience with cloud technology and platforms
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to engage and communicate with senior business leaders and Technology Leadership

Additional information
Sounds interesting?
We look forward to receiving your application in English latest 13th of November 2020. 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 Visa mindre

Inter IKEA Group have started the digital transformation. This is a journey which require that a new foundation for Product Master Data and its management is established for IKEA. We will now start the exciting journey to build this new core digital backbone for IKEA that will protect, secure and allow development of our key asset – Product Information.  We have been successful with the assets we have today and we will continue to be in the future while we work on this transition. We take a leading approach; transforming complexity for the few into simplicity for the many. IKEA culture and values will guide us on the way, today and tomorrow.

We will build a team that leads this transformation working very closely with our colleagues across IKEA. We will have information architects, project leaders, business analysts, user experience specialists and software engineers to name a few that lead this effort together with many colleagues at IKEA and partners.

Are you passionate about people and information technology?

We are looking for Solution Architect with SaaS experience for the IKEA Product Information Management team.

The Solution Architect is one of the key roles of the Product Master Data Management Team. As Solution Architect you will lead the architectural design of our Product Master Data Management solutions. You will ensure the User Experience is consistent across the implementation and will guide this area in practice. You would play a major role in translating business needs into the best possible solution and detailing them for the delivery team to understand and implement. You have proven experience in working with SaaS/PaaS solutions and you are able to show this in your application.

 The assignment
Consulting, leading, and designing of solution and business processes re-engineering required to support master data management implementation
Contributing to the analysis of master data requirements, data integration, and performing complex data mapping activities
Partnering with business team to gather necessary understanding of business objectives and processes
Focusing on identifying the underlying data issues using the right Data Quality tools
Providing information, feedback and guidance to business to support technology-related decision making
Consulting and working with development teams to determine, execute and deliver relevant solutions
To manage the overall MDM solution design of the core solution components by working with key business and IT stakeholders by utilizing best practices.
To own the data model design of the MDM system, data consolidation approach & data stewardship interface design
To provide recommendation on strategy & roadmap definition to maximize effectiveness of MDM implementation and minimize program risks


Sounds interesting? Submit your application and motivation letter, in English, as soon as possible however not later than August 9th, 2020.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact hiring manager Sonja Wilson, at [email protected].

For information about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Recruiter, Jakob Bergström at [email protected] Visa mindre

Right now, we're looking for a Junior IT-Architect. Someone who's always on the lookout for improvement, fine tuning and innovation. Someone with the talent of leading the technical requirement gathering and design for custom solutions. Someone who could ensure that major changes to system and integration architecture are successfully delivered.

Right now, we're looking for a Junior It-Architect. Someone who can be a part of technical requrement gathrering and designing for costum solutions .

As junior IT-Architect you will work with driving the technical design and implementation of the system development life cycle, providing technical recommendations for our products and services. You will evaluate distributed architectures and identify physical and virtual hardware and software needs, while maximizing maintainability and cost-effectiveness.



In the role you will be working with:



* Providing modern, scalable and high-performing technical solutions.
* Translating business requirements into technical solutions
* Researching, designing and implementing new software functionality.
* Monitoring and developing existing software and identifying project issues or risks and present areas for modification.
* Integrating existing software and getting incompatible platforms to work together.
* Evaluating technologies for company-wide adoption.
* Preparing and presenting communication material and acting as a technology advisor.





To be successful in this role, you have:



* Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science related area.
* Excellent presentation and verbal skills with technical and non-technical audiences, as well as fluency in English in required.
* Outstanding communication and relationship building skills, and collaborative mind-set
* Familiarity and experience from modern agile and full-stack development.
* Experience within system and integration development (preferably within 3D production processes, although this is not a requirement).
* Basic knowledge of PLM systems, Media Production as well as familiarity with VR.
* Self-starter motivation with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.







Contact & Application

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Emmie Raselius at Experis IT, or [email protected] You apply for this job through our website www.experis.com. Selection will be ongoing, please apply for this job as soon as possible.

Welcome with your application! Visa mindre

Right now, we're looking for a Junior IT-Architect. Someone who's always on the lookout for improvement, fine tuning and innovation. Someone with the talent of leading the technical requirement gathering and design for custom solutions. Someone who could ensure that major changes to system and integration architecture are successfully delivered.

Right now, we're looking for a Junior It-Architect. Someone who can be a part of technical requrement gathrering and designing for costum solutions .

As junior IT-Architect you will work with driving the technical design and implementation of the system development life cycle, providing technical recommendations for our products and services. You will evaluate distributed architectures and identify physical and virtual hardware and software needs, while maximizing maintainability and cost-effectiveness.



In the role you will be working with:



* Providing modern, scalable and high-performing technical solutions.
* Translating business requirements into technical solutions
* Researching, designing and implementing new software functionality.
* Monitoring and developing existing software and identifying project issues or risks and present areas for modification.
* Integrating existing software and getting incompatible platforms to work together.
* Evaluating technologies for company-wide adoption.
* Preparing and presenting communication material and acting as a technology advisor.





To be successful in this role, you have:



* Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science related area.
* Excellent presentation and verbal skills with technical and non-technical audiences, as well as fluency in English in required.
* Outstanding communication and relationship building skills, and collaborative mind-set
* Familiarity and experience from modern agile and full-stack development.
* Experience within system and integration development (preferably within 3D production processes, although this is not a requirement).
* Basic knowledge of PLM systems, Media Production as well as familiarity with VR.
* Self-starter motivation with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.







Contact & Application

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Emmie Raselius at Experis IT, or [email protected] You apply for this job through our website www.experis.com. Selection will be ongoing, please apply for this job as soon as possible.

Welcome with your application! Visa mindre

Inter IKEA Group have started the digital transformation. This is a journey which require that a new technology foundation is established for Core Business Range & Supply. Now we start the work to set up the technical services needed to support an IT landscape that will be developed and operated in a hybrid cloud model. The technical services we deliver will enable the IT landscape to transform and take leverage on cloud computing services. We will contribute to IKEA direction by making it possible for 'XaaS' to translate into services that are affordable, accessible and sustainable.

The technical services delivery will be part of IKEA Product Information Management programme (IPIM) in IKEA of Sweden. These services will enable us to create a better IKEA. We are looking for the people that take an individual responsibility to make sure that we deliver together as a team. Great colleagues, believing in a great IKEA vision with curiosity, drive and technical competence with a desire to make a difference, please join us. We take a leading approach; transforming complexity for the few into simplicity for the many. IKEA culture and values will guide us on the way, today and tomorrow.

IT architect for common application development in a hybrid cloud model.
Define the need and requirements for a common application development platform that support microservice architecture in a hybrid cloud model
Create the architecture and design of a common application development platform
Provide support and expertize during the implementation of a development platform
Provide support and guidance to the solution areas that will utilize the development services
Ensure security aspect of common application development services in order to protect and secure IKEAs brand

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 January 26th 2020.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Hiring manager Niklas Olsson at +46 73-3852434, about the recruitment process contact Recruitment Specialist Jakob Bergström at +46 70-147 48 90.

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

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 a lead solution(s) architect, you will have the opportunity to lead and create the global IKEA Home Smart digital/IoT Architecture. 
Job Description
The 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.
Qualifications
For 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 information
IKEA 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.
For more information about the recruitment process contact recruitment specialist Jonas Levin at +46 72 886 53 84 Visa mindre

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 introduces 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products.

The Legal & Governance function of Range & Supply provides business minded support within a wide spectra of areas including agreements, IP, litigation and arbitration, corporate and govern-ance structures etc. We are now looking for an experienced colleague focusing on legal support to the IKEA Home smart business unit. You will be based in Älmhult and report to an experienced Le-gal Counsel based in Älmhult as well, and you will be part of a diverse organisation with global connections.

IKEA Home smart was initiated as a project in 2012 with the ambition to enrich life at home by in-corporating 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 with-in IoS.

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 busi-nesses and developing new businesses to bring more diverse smart products to the many people.

About the job
The Legal Counsel is responsible to review, maintain and sustain the legal aspects of the busi-nesses and operations in Inter IKEA Range & Supply. Furthermore, the Legal Counsel is responsi-ble to support the management of Inter IKEA Range & Supply in order to secure the rights and assess the obligations in order to reduce exposure to legal risks. This includes responsibility to support in legal matters to the management of each defined functional unit of the Inter IKEA or-ganisation, in this role mainly IKEA Home smart, and to implement corporate governance for the companies belonging to Inter IKEA Range & Supply.

The assignment includes:
•    Providing day to day assistance on legal matters within contract management, commercial, development and collaboration agreements, IP, partnership management and dispute resolution.
•    Draft agreements to enable successful development collaborations and support negotia-tions.
•    Identify impact of developments in legislation and communicate this to the relevant stakeholders and determine which actions need to be taken.
•    Identify legal consequences of business changes, advise the management of such conse-quences and suggest relevant actions to be taken.
•    Provide advice to relevant stakeholders on opportunities to reduce exposure to risks and optimize opportunities.
•    Ensure consistency in respect of the handling of legal matters.
•    Maintain good relations and ensure good co-operation with other functions within the In-ter IKEA Group, such as finance, accounting, risk and tax, and other relevant internal and external stakeholders.
•    In co-operation with other departments, advise in case of audits and provide input and where requested support in order to secure Inter IKEA Group’s position and support that consistent and accurate information is provided to authorities.
•    Provide education to relevant stakeholders in the area of i.a. laws and regulations, stand-ard agreements, internal corporate structures, decision making and managerial responsi-bility.
•    Present and represent Legal & Governance, Range & Supply, in different internal and ex-ternal forums.
About R&S Digital at IKEA of Sweden
R&S Digital is assigned to lead and guide the totality of the Range & Supply digital landscape, by combining business knowledge with digital competence, to realize business opportunities today and tomorrow.
•    By totality we mean taking the end-to-end IKEA value chain into consideration, across R&S business units, including partners & suppliers.
•    By Range & Supply digital landscape we mean a relevant and efficient solution landscape, including solutions for supporting and steering processes.
•    By digital competence we mean a deep understanding and expertise of how technology can drive business performance and empower our co-workers.
•    Today and tomorrow implies to support what is needed today as well as business opportunities from new and existing technologies in line with IKEA strategies.

Does this sound like your next challenge? 

We look forward to receiving your application in English. 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 apply latest October 28nd, 2019.

If you have any questions, please contact Hans Gustafsson +46 702364700, [email protected].  For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Jonas Levin at +46 728865384. Visa mindre

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