Here it is. Your chance to develop business and people in the most influential small town in the world.

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

We have a new IKEA direction with many opportunities within our reach and we are taking next steps together to set ourselves up for success. Over the next few years, all of us need to be better than ever. We are on an exciting journey the years to come and all of us need to be better than ever! Marketing & Communication is a new core capability in Range & Supply and focuses on strategic development of the IKEA product and range marketing and communication, brand building communication as well as communication to the many people inside and outside of IKEA.

We are now looking for a Range & Product communication manager to Marketing & Communication!

The position as Marketing & Communication Range & Product Communication manager is new strategic role where you together with your team will be responsible for defining and develop future guidelines methods and ways of working for product- and range communication. It will require you to understand and meet the needs of today and tomorrow, leading the necessary changes within Range & Product communication.

You will report to Marketing & Communication Design manager and be part of the Marketing & Communication Design management team. This role requires great leadership skills and experience in leading and developing managers as well as co-workers.

In this role, we believe that you will:

• Meet the needs of today and tomorrow by leading the necessary transformational changes within Range & Product communication to stay at the forefront in the costumer journey and consumer experiences
• Be responsible to define, developing and manage the overall M&C service catalogue through emerging new trends, technologies and communication methods
• Set the pre-requisites for all marketing and communication content to be developed as an integrated part of our value chain, meeting needs throughout the customer experience journey.
• Secure that decisions and insights are fact based, delivering better market relevant communication for the end-consumer, strengthening IKEA to reach many more of the many people.
• Secure excellent cross-function collaboration and good relations with HFB’s, partners and other stakeholders
• Lead and manage managers and co-workers in order for them to develop and deliver within their assignment as high performing teams, securing the necessary short/long- term development, recruitment and succession plans in the assignment area.

In order to be successful in this role you need to have a solid track record of marketing and/or communication development, preferably with an academic degree in Marketing, Communication or equivalent.  We believe you have a passion to develop business and people as well as a curiosity in the future of marketing & communication and up to date of today’s multichannel landscape. You have of course proven organisational and excellent leadership skills and you build strong and trustworthy relationships and feel confident in managing and leading cross-functional teams effectively
 

Sounds interesting?

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Marketing & Communication Manager, Erika Intiso. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please HR & Competence Manager, Maria Fridh. The last day to send in your application July 30th. Please submit your documents in English.

We welcome all applications. In the first selection process, we consider candidates from IKEA of Sweden, IKEA Food Services and IKEA Communications, including Creative Hub and Global Marketing from INGKA.