Supply Chain Operations (SCO) is a true global organisation in IKEA Supply. With our almost 800 amazing and passionate colleagues sitting in almost 20 locations around the world we make sure that our customers can buy the IKEA products they desire and love. Together with our partners, we develop and deliver excellent transport and logistic solutions that are simple, affordable, and sustainable.

We are looking for you who live by the IKEA vision, values, and culture every day. You shall be an inspiring self-starter with a curious mind and a can-do attitude, and you understand the strength of communication as an enabler to deliver even better business results. 

As a Communication Business Partner, you will be responsible for the strategy and implementation of business-driven communication. You will work strategically with the leadership in our organisation to support our leaders to lead with communication and ensure our communication is effective and receiver oriented. You will also be closely involved and develop our social agenda working with many internal and external stakeholders.

You will be a member of one of our management teams in Supply Chain Operations and you will report to the Communication Manager.

Your main responsibilities;
•    Contribute to the execution of the overall SCO communication strategy and plan 
•    Strategic and tactical partner to one or more function(s) within Supply Chain Operations to define and execute the communication needs and goals.
•    Support the development of communication competence & change management within the function(s) and enable others to lead with communication.
•    Create clear and actionable communication plans and be a key player in driving and exploring new inspirational ways to communicate and engage. 
•    Analyze and follow-up communication activities, communicate learnings to secure continuous development.
•    Be part of a matrix team that secures a holistic overview of Inter IKEA Group business communication.
•    Responsible for internal communication supporting change.

Location is yet not decided and could be discussed.

You are down-to-earth, straightforward, and curious. You have a broad knowledge of how to translate business strategies, needs and insights into actionable plans. You have a extensive experience working strategically with communication and change management and together with the business you know how to create impactful communication that contributes to the business agenda.

You have a relevant degree and ideally at +6 years of experience of strategic communication, marketing or equivalent. If possible, you have experience from working with global supply chains and/or transport industry. Of course, you identify yourself with our values, you act as an ambassador for them and enjoy an environment where the IKEA values are the living reality.

We also see that you:
•    Are a person that thrives by connecting broadly with many different stakeholders to drive the business agenda
•    Have great leadership capabilities with the ability to lead and inspire others to work with communication as a strategic enabler contributing to better business results
•    Are a person that gets energy from working in an agile way in a quickly changing environment and reality
•    Have a strong understanding of business and business development
•    Have experience of digital marketing/communication 

Does this sound like your next challenge? We look forward to receiving your application in English, at the latest by October 3, 2021. 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 candidate.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact the recruiting manager Susanna Hörnlund, +41 794641513 or for questions about the recruitment process, please contact the People & Culture manager Gabriela Zürcher, +41 797532091.