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 Core Business 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.

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 retailer in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question and want to make a difference.

We are looking for setting the competence agenda based on business needs and towards upskilling and reskilling of competences in data & technology area to a new and exciting level

You are joining us in an exciting time! As Competence development area leader you will lead the competence agenda within the data & technology area to enable development of highly performing and competent people across Core Business Supply, securing our business needs now and for the future. You will also be part of Inter IKEA Group competence network and will support several networks of expertise to derive competence agenda across Inter IKEA group.

You report to IKEA Supply People & Culture manager and will be part of a matrix of strong, passionate Competence development area leaders as well as colleagues representing People & Culture function within IKEA Supply and rest of Inter IKEA group core businesses.

Your assignment

• Lead the process to transform business needs into common competence needs, now and for the future in the area of Data & Technology within core business Supply
• Identify synergies and common ways of working for efficient and effective competence development for Data & Tech competences across Core business Supply
• Aggregate the needs related to the competence development area from the different competence plans within Core business Supply and lead the work to address the competence implications together with the areas of expertise
• Manage and secure execution of relevant, up to date and innovative learning solutions in data & technology that are available and communicated to the many people.
• Support the organization by analyzing external competence implications and trends in the area of data & technology.
• Secure compliance and follow up of the common competence development processes and working methods
• Be the main speaking partner, both internal and external for Core Supply business common competence development initiatives for Data & technology.
• Be the representative for Range and Supply in the area of Data & technology into the Competence Development Area matrix.

To be successful in this role, we believe that you want to make a difference. You believe in the power of people. You explore and love to think in new ways and believe that learning is one of the keys for development. You spark interest and curiosity in others. You have a strong drive and are constantly on your way. You are led by and lead through the IKEA culture and values. You have a strong belief in both people and teams’ potential and their ability to grow and develop. You have the ability to shift between being both strategic and working more long term, to tactical and operational when needed.

You also have:

• Experience of working in the fast, changing and dynamic environment.
• High interest in current and future competence needs in the area of Data & Technology
• Experience to work on a business agenda: adding value to business strategies and having experience from leading a competence agenda
• Ability to be a natural leader and skilled in change management as well as identifying and driving change within the organisation
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build trustful relations
• Energetic, driven and committed to deliver results in a high paced environment
• Ability to influence by working together, being curious to learn and understand different realities and have the mindset of getting things done!

We are looking forward to your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English as soon as possible but latest September 5th

We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you want to work at IKEA and why you would be a good fit for this role under message to Hiring Manager. If you have any questions regarding the role or recruitment process, please contact either recruiting manager Malin Folkesson at  +41 797977025 or recruiter Jonas Levin at +46 728865384