At IKEA Food Services AB we are passionate food lovers that from our Malmö office develop and provide food for the many people around the world. Every year 680 million visitors experience a taste of Sweden in the IKEA Restaurants, Swedish Food Markets and Bistro´s in our different markets. With Food at the heart of everyday life, we offer honest food for the many people and the planet.

As the Master Data Specialist at Business Area (BA) Food you will structure and standardise product range information, on an operational and tactical level, to enable high quality range decisions and support growth, according to year cycle and business rules. You work with securing accurate and relevant product range information through the IKEA Food value chain and by that add value for customers, co-workers and suppliers. Your responsible will be to administering and maintaining the food article information to secure a smooth Range-to-Selling Process, for example create article numbers, perform spot checks on data quality, follow up and remove article and products discontinued. We are on a development journey and are establishing best way of working during the way.
In this role you:
•    Solve product and range information related issues with support from stakeholders across IKEA in the Range-to-Selling Process.
•    Develop, revise and lead the master data agenda to secure accurate master data and business information
•    Apply and align to IKEA ways of working with product and range information related processes and routines.
•    Communicate relevant information to the right stakeholders at the right time.

We are looking for someone who has a good interest in structure and administration as well as a good understanding of BA Food and food retailing together. You are great in creating clarity in a complex context and you have a strong drive to use communication as a tool to lead business and people forward. . You have an understanding of the IKEA product development process, range management business rules and basic knowledge in business controlling.

The ability to lead your working area with pragmatism and a problem solving approach is motivating for you, as well as the skill to think ahead, plan and analyse. In this role you will work as part of a huge network within IKEA, therefore it´s important that you have curious networking skills as well as sound stakeholder management. You are team-oriented and straight forward, having great networking skills. You are passionate about being part of a changing business based on values, contributing to a better everyday life for the many people. Fluent verbal and written English is a pre-requisite.

It is beneficial if you have a higher education within information systems or data management.

Sounds interesting?

We look forward to receiving your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English latest 9th december 2020. 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 candidates.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact hiring manager Therese Kronkvist n +46 728 863 158 or recruitment process, please contact Recruitment specialist Christina Appelqvist +46 766113408.