“IKEA offers well-designed, functional home furnishing at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. The role of the supply process is to buy, produce and distribute the IKEA range at the lowest total cost, making high quality available to the customer under good social and environmental conditions. Purchasing & Logistics Area North Europe is one of total nine Purchasing & Logistics Areas within IKEA, and our co-workers are based in Sweden, Germany and Lithuania.”

Warehousing Logistics is a globally acting department and a strong support of the IKEA Supply Chain to ensure optimal and holistic intralogistics solutions including software, processes and technique.

The Solution Area Handling & Storage is one service within this department and connects internal and external professionals with IT. We are a team of logistic specialists and IT experts to support running solutions as well as a high amount of development projects.

As additional support for our team in Dortmund we are searching for experienced and motivated people with diverse background in the area of IT and Logistics.

• You are accountable for all aspects of Solution delivery for our packaging base data system according to established ways of working.

• You drive continuous improvements of the Solution in regards to functionality, cost and quality.

• You identify and support user needs.

• You create and manage budget.

• You are responsible for Solution compliance according to relevant rules and standards.

• You are responsible for release management incl. functional, technical and life cycle management related changes.

• You manage business development activities.

• You have solid knowledge of end-to-end Solution or Application Management and an understanding of related Information Technology (e.g. servers, databases).
• You have knowledge and skills in software development, requirement management, test methods and tools.
• You have experiences in release- and project management with the ability to estimate costs and complexity.
• You have experience in vendor- and contract management.
• You have excellent moderation and organizational skills and are able to interact and align with stakeholders from different functional and regional areas.
• International travelling is no problem for you and you strive for working in IKEA’s multicultural team.

What IKEA offers to you:

• Personal identity and the possibility to shape your area of responsibility.
• Be part of IKEAs success by trying out new ways of working.
• Future oriented projects and technical innovations in an efficient and sustainable environment.
• An international network to grow yourself and learn from others.
• A well-known employer with strong and inspiring values that offers a lot of opportunities for your individual development.
• A secure job in a fast growing environment.
• Flat hierarchy and an open atmosphere in diverse teams.

For more information or any questions regarding this position and the recruitment process, please send a message via our recruitment system. The position is a fulltime and permanent assignment, located in Dortmund.

Wished start date: 1st of September 2018