IKEA is about making things better. All the way from the factory floors to the homes of the many people. We have a passion for renewing and improving things. This is part of our DNA. But how do we know what’s better or what to improve? By unleashing the full potential of data about and around of products, internal and external. It is about taking quicker and better decisions with facts as a base - going from a reactive way of working to a more proactive and prescriptive way of working - enabling people to focus on value adding tasks. We need to start somewhere as change is happening fast. Machine learning and other advanced analytics tools have a learning curve, the more we practice, the better we get. It’s about exploiting opportunities where we have data now and exploring areas where more data can be captured and drive value and where we need to build new capabilities. We are now concentrating resources in a central function for building up capabilities and competence within advanced analytics. 

Come join us as our next Business Analyst within Advanced analytics!

About the job

As Business Analyst, your role will be specifically focused on developing our ways of working with advanced analytics. You are a part of the Business Steering function and in the heart of IKEAs strategic decisions. In this role you will be reporting to Business Intelligence & Analytics Manager, Monica Giselson-Olsson.

We are located in Älmhult, Sweden.

About the assignment

Your main responsibilities as Business Analyst are:
•    Be an active member of the advanced analytics team together with Development Leader, Data Scientist, Solution Owner and Solution Architect.
•    To translate business requests from stakeholders into analytical questions and requirements for development of current or new analytical tools, methods and models by being an interface between stakeholder and development by the advanced analytics team.
•    Lead the development of analytical methods and models related to business performance areas in the different projects and activities together with advanced analytics team. 
•    Once the model is created and insights are identified, package these into a story that the business can understand and appreciate, leverages visualization techniques to tell business an actionable story.
•    Support the organization by being an ambassador and advisor of tools and training within the area of advanced analytical tasks and machine learning techniques.

About you

We believe you have a sharp logical mind-set, passion for analytics and great problem solving skills. You are a communicative person that values building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders and have the ability to explain complex topics in simple terms, acting as a translator between what is technical and business reality. You have great interest for business. You dare to challenge and think outside of what is currently the way of working. 

In the role of Business Analyst we expect you to have:
-    Passion and extensive knowledge within the field of business analytics.
-    Deep knowledge of analytical methods, statistical tools, R etc.
-    Deep knowledge about business information tools, as Excel and Qlikview
-    Good business understanding, preferably from a global context and/or from a business context of working with advanced analytics and data science
-    An academic degree in either economics, supply chain, statistics, mathematics or equivalent in work experience.

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact Business Intelligence & Analytics Manager Monica Giselson-Olsson, +46 768 667 010. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Olivia Håkansson, +46 734 223 166. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate.

Please send your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English by December 10th 2018. 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.

IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA store 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 more than 10,000 products.