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IKEA Range & Supply (IKEA R&S) is an organization consisting of two main holding entities, IKEA of Sweden (Range) IKEA Supply AG (Supply). We have the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. To make this possible, we have more than 7000 co-workers situated in different organizations around the world. 

We are looking for an Information Manager for IKEA Range with focus on Product Information Management as a start.

The range is our identity and the product information is an essential part of the IKEA Concept. New technology is changing our behavior and the demands for new ways to interact and share real-time insights are essential for continuous growth.

As Information Manager you will join a new team which just started to build the Information Management function of the future. You have the opportunity to co-develop and apply an Information Management approach that is innovative, steps away from traditional ways of working and embraces agility and simplicity. You will be an active contributor to our journey of creating a better everyday life for the many people by partnering with business leadership to provide strategic recommendations to maximize the value of information assets.

By being pro-actively involved with data domain management, you will interact with the data domains under your responsibility and ensure that the data stewards and data owners understand their roles in the organization. You will also take responsibility for identifying and managing critical data management issues and risks.

Another part of your role is enterprise data related process management and coordination for selected data domains. You will develop, maintain and communicate information management policies, rules, and standards and manage the Information Governance processes together with Data Owners and Information Management function. You will contribute to definition of Information Governance strategy. You will be also responsible for improving the awareness, understanding and deployment of information assets for the organization.

You will ensure the Information Governance standards and processes supports the analytics capability and business-related support provided for implementation of Information Governance tools if necessary. Part of your role is providing information technology advice and counsel on Information Governance and data management projects. You will also establish quality and performance metric tracking tools in coordination with the key stakeholders.

You will also have opportunity to lead and champion enterprise data management initiatives and coordinate enterprise data management operations (e.g. Information Governance, Master Data Management, Content Management etc.). Since this is a new role in a new team, you understand that changes in responsibilities may arise over time.

You share and live the IKEA culture and values, have a genuine interest in home furnishing and have working experience in European companies and similar industry (retail franchise, consumer goods supply chain).

You are humble, straight forward and curious. You have strong project experience and at the same time you have excellent communication skills with strong presentation skills and able to gain buy-in. You have the ability to engage resources outside of direct control to achieve objectives. You are proficient in English.

You are excellent in the use of data and helps ensure that the data is properly defined and used throughout the enterprise. You have strong experience of data processes such as data cleansing, master data management and meta-data. You have excellent knowledge of data quality, policies and standards including knowledge of industry standards and trends.

You are a strong team lead. You are credible within business and IT and have the ability to manage multiple teams with different focus. An open-minded team player with the ability to build trustful relationships. You enjoy working in a vibrant and changing multi-dimensional environment and are happy to travel.

You are an expert in Information Management. You have proven experience between 5-10 years in related fields of expertise. You finalized a university degree and ideally a post-master qualification in the field of information management.

You have analytical skills. You have strong ability to perform root-cause analysis. You are experienced in metrics gathering, tracking, and reporting.

You have solid process viewpoint. You have a broad understanding of Information policies and standards and you can establish relationship with industry sources around data standards.

Please submit your application in English no later than 19th November. For this position we are interviewing continuously and might close the application process earlier if we have found the right candidate.