IKEA Supply 

IKEA Supply is part of Inter IKEA Group. Our job is to enable IKEA to do good business while being a good business. About 4800 co-workers make sure IKEA has materials to use, suppliers to work with and a distribution network to make products available for our customers. Inter IKEA wholesalers, part of IKEA Supply, sell and supply IKEA franchisees with IKEA products. IKEA Supply also has the responsibility to secure that our products are produced and transported according to IWAY, the code of conduct for IKEA suppliers. We co-operate with more than 1600 suppliers of home furnishing, transport, logistics & distribution services, components and food to fulfill our vison to create a better everyday life for the many people.

We want to make a difference! Are you ready to lead?
IKEA Supply is on a great journey and are looking for a sustainability leader who can help us in this transformation, both in business and as a spokesperson for IKEA Supply when it comes to our people and planet positive agenda. One of our most important movements in IKEA, is to become Climate positive by 2030. Our ambition is to reduce more greenhouse gas emissions in absolute terms than the entire IKEA value chain emits, while growing the IKEA business. Transitioning into renewable energy in production including electricity, heating, cooling and other fuels are other important enablers in this change.  

But we won’t stop there. The coming years are very ambitious and requires a visionary leadership. Some of our other change drivers: 
Phase out of single-use plastic and an extensive material innovation agenda
IKEA has decided to remove all single-use plastic products from our range.
100% certified wood and responsible sourcing
IKEA has taken a bold step and decided that all wood used by the company should be FCS certified. Responsible sourcing is also important when it comes to animal welfare, textiles and other raw materials we are using. 

It takes both brains and heart to work with us
At IKEA you don’t have to choose between hard-core business and a conscience. We are guided by our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people in everything that we do. That’s a responsibility that goes beyond the home through the impact of our business and the role we have in society. We want to sit in the driving seat towards a more sustainable society – both in terms of the environmental and social betterments.

The initiatives shown above are just three examples in which IKEA Supply play a crucial role. Our job is to facilitate for IKEA to do good business while being a good business. In our daily work we need to follow both our brains and hearts to get the job done. We have a strong belief that we can achieve this by working closely with our suppliers, both regarding a more sustainable use of materials and to continuously improve the conditions for workers.

To further strengthen the People and Planet positive approach to the IKEA business, 
IKEA Supply is now recruiting a new Sustainability manager. The role will report to global IKEA Supply manager and will be part of IKEA Supply management. 

As a Sustainability Manager you will be a strategic partner to the Supply business, together with the Sustainability matrix leading and developing the Sustainability agenda for the whole organization globally. A big part of your assignment will be to inspire and empower the co-workers to continuously develop in their assignments and perform to their best. You will have an important role to work together with internal and external stakeholders across the organization to secure sustainability is a natural part of the business agenda. 

More specifically, your role will include to:
•    lead the sustainability agenda by setting priorities, actions and goals based on IKEAs Sustainability strategy and the IKEA Supply Strategy where main focus coming two years will be the climate agenda, responsible sourcing, circularity, work conditions in the supply chain 
•    act as a key spokes person in relation to sustainability and supply. 
•    secure an optimize sustainability matrix set up within Supply, where ‘Work, Lead and Organize’ is well anchored and have preconditions to deliver results
•    develop better ways of working, processes, frameworks, tools and capture synergies across business units within the area of sustainability.
•    take responsible for global sustainability projects within Supply
•    contribute to the total development of the IKEA Supply organization as a member of the Supply management team
•    contribute to total development of IKEA sustainability agenda as a member of the Inter IKEA Group Sustainability Manager matrix 
•    take responsibility for recruitment, development, performance management, retention and succession plans for directly reporting co-workers, as well as being a key partner to business unit manager within Supply and the development of sustainability leaders and co-workers

To shine and succeed in this role, we wish that you:
•    have good knowledge of the value chain; from raw material to ready products, supplier capabilities and material & production processes as well as the logistic flow
•    have a very good holistic view and understanding how business and sustainability goes together
•    are able to deliver results through involving, leading, developing and inspiring people in a remote environment – acts as manager, coach and mentor in the area of sustainability
•    are motivated to share information and delivers key messages clearly and effectively
•    are interested and driven to connect with different stakeholders, build trust and partnership to reach common goals and deliver business results
•    are able to handle complex assignment and break it down to a clear logic
•    have the ability to take strategy into action and have the right leadership capabilities to implement it through other people

Any Questions?
If the above appeals to you, you might be the one we are looking for! We look forward to receiving your application in English no later than 30th November. 
If any questions about the recruitment processes please contact Kristyna Brabcova at +46 733427586.