The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people – our customers, co-workers and suppliers. By 2030, we are committed to become climate positive by reducing more greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) than the IKEA value chain emits, while growing the IKEA business and without using carbon offsets. We have big responsibility – and opportunity – to make a difference and contribute towards limiting global warming to 1.5°C by positively impacting people, planet and society through our size and full value chain approach.

At IKEA we rely heavily on breaking down our climate footprint to be able to address it through clear actions towards manageable chunks. To take the next step in our material and food climate footprint, we are now building up our internal capability on life-cycle analysis and other impact assessments.

We’re on the lookout for passionate doers, idea makers, and creative thinkers. Right now, we are looking for a Material Impact Specialist for the global climate team, overseeing the climate agenda for the total IKEA value chain and enable it to reach set strategic commitments and goals.

With your personality and expertise in material impacts, you will create real impacts in our business and the world, and enable us to reach even greater heights in our material and food agenda.

As Material Impact Specialist - Climate, you will contribute to enabling the movement by developing business and competence to measure and analyse the climate footprints of materials, food and fuels – enabling developing the right portfolio of actions in material choice, development and innovation to reach set strategic goals.

Your responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
• Develop competence within IKEA to measure and analyse the climate footprint of materials, food and fuels, and be the main go-to for any other person who are using life-cycle analysis (LCA) data.
• Together with respective Category and Home Furnishing Business (HFB), identify the needs to deliver to strategic climate goals for materials, and evaluate the impact of identified innovations.
• Conduct light impact assessments of material, food and fuels, and their climate footprints using Life-cycle Assessments (LCA) software.
• Assess environmental impacts using life cycle assessment methodology for both internal and external communication.
• Develop learning solutions connected to climate impact of materials, food and fuels.
• Maintain and develop IKEA database of climate emission factors for materials (LCA database).
• Initiate, lead and/or support projects which improve the quality or extent of the IKEA LCA database, both internally and externally.
• Together with Range & Product Development Engineering, Business Solution, etc. secure that the IKEA emission factors are integrated into relevant tools and solutions, and kept up to date.
• Act as IKEA key accountant towards external partners and consultants connected to LCAs and other material impact tools.

We are looking for you with a passion for creating a positive impact on people and planet by empowering our business to shape the agenda on how IKEA should tackle the climate footprint of materials.

We believe you have an in-depth knowledge of Lifecycle Assessments (LCAs), incl. methodology and pitfalls and you are an experienced user of LCA-related software (preferably SimaPro). You are able to analyse and model emission factors of materials. Knowledge of GIS Systems (e.g. ArcGis or Grass) will be considered as an advantage.

You have excellent analytical skills. You are pragmatic and with your holistic view and great communication skills, you are able to slice and translate complex matters into simple and practical solutions and examples in a business context. You are solution oriented and capable of finding ways forward when and where necessary system support or material data are not available. You are a true team player and you enjoy working with many different stakeholders and together. With your indirect leadership skills and eagerness to move things forward, you lead and influence various stakeholders and develop the competence in our organization.

If you have any questions about the role please contact Lars-Erik Fridolfsson, People and Culture Leader, Sustainability at +46 (0)73-232 13 85. If you have questions about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact People & Culture Recruiter Zuzana Vackova, +46 (0)72-151 12 46.

We are looking forward to your application! Please submit both your CV and motivational letter in English by 3rd January 2021.