IKEA Marketing & Communications AB 

What if you could inspire to make everyday life just a little bit better? 
The answer is simple: You can. This is what motivates us at IKEA. We’re constantly searching to find new ways to be better. We use insights from real life at home all over the world, learning about the needs and dreams of people. We use our home furnishing knowledge to help inspire people with ideas and solutions that will help them live the life they want. 

At IKEA Communications, we’re people-centric, have a passion for making great stuff, and we aim to be the best communication partner for the whole of IKEA. We work closely and together with our colleagues across IKEA, creating state-of-the-art communication at the lowest price. Located in Älmhult, Sweden, we’re a melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Because in order to make things better for the many, we want to involve people from all parts of the world. Nonetheless, we never forget our Swedish heritage that forms the backbone of who we are today. 

We’re on the lookout for passionate doers, idea makers, creative thinkers - people who want to find answers to everyday problems in people’s lives, for society and the planet. 

Project Operations at IKEA Marketing & Communication supports projects with format-independent competences leading, managing, facilitating and supporting tailor-made creative teams. We provide leadership in the different phases of ideation, creation, and development of communication. Our aim is to continuously improve and simplify the overall communication development process from end-to-end. With seamless handovers and excellence in planning and securing quality, time and cost with strong competence in project management, tools and frameworks

We're now looking for Production Leaders with extensive experience within Marketing & Communication. . 
As Production Leader you wil:

•  Lead the team in creation from planning/adaptation to delivery and ensure capacity and competence availability for the planning/adaptation phase, with focus on finding most efficient ways of working. 
• Take responsibility for production related tasks connected to planning, budgeting, invoicing, purchasing, documentation, allocation of competences and updating key performance indicators. 
• Allocate and secure the on-boarding of team with clarity in process, ways of working, roles and responsibility. 
• In collaboration with Producer assess content production complexity and production methods.  
• Create preconditions that enables inclusion of perspectives and competencies, co-worker engagement, team spirit and togetherness. 
• Act as a role model in regards to IKEA Culture, Values and Code of conduct. 

Our Production Leaders are people with passion for home furnishing and understanding the needs of the consumers. They are leading a fast paced and future oriented environment with focus on possibilities and opportunities. They are willing to change, develop, learn, unlearn and share their experience, both success and failure. People who cater for cross-business collaboration and engages their team to follow through on objectives, plans and processes. People that can spark an innovative and idea driven culture that enables co-workers to explore and share ideas and reinvent communication solutions. People with the ability to make our communication relevant to end-consumer, today and tomorrow. 
You’ll need: 

• Education and/or extensive work experience leading creation and production within communication, marketing or related fields. 
• Experience within modern production methods for a multichannel approach. 
• Business understanding and experience in budgeting. 
• Passionate curiosity in our customers and everyday life at home, the needs of consumers and how it all connects to IKEA Range and products. 
• Passion for home furnishing, and about leading and developing people. 
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken 

This is a place where you can focus on doing what you love. There are no dress codes or closed offices. No day is ever the same. All ideas are welcome. Everyone tries to pitch in when needed, and failures are seen as a way of learning. When you enter our building, we want you to feel that you can inspire billions of people all over the world. 

Are you ready to make the world a little better, together? We want to hear from you!
We look forward to receiving your application in English, the latest the 5th of October 2021
If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Gunilla Danielsson at  [email protected] If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter, Marie Sandman on +46 768545309

We do not accept applications by e-mail. If you are one of the candidates we think have the required experience we will contact you by email or phone to schedule an interview. We appreciate your cooperation in all above!