IKEA Industry, part of the Inter IKEA Group, is the world’s largest producer of wooden furniture and is an integrated part of the IKEA value chain. IKEA Industry has 40 production units in 8 countries, with about 17,500 co-workers. Every year, IKEA Industry produces more than 100 million pieces of furniture for IKEA customers.

We are a diverse group of people working together, sharing the humanistic IKEA values. The values are the foundation of our work. By living them, we form the unique IKEA culture where team spirit and togetherness are key. In a constantly growing IKEA, every individual is taken care of, respected, acknowledged and included. People are themselves and respecting the uniqueness of every individual makes IKEA better.

Do you want to be part of the Manufacturing System of the Future at IKEA Industry? Are you interested in modern digital solutions and new technologies? Do you have networking experience with good working knowledge from the Cisco Catalyst family? Are you ready to make an impact?

If ‘yes’, then join us in this exciting journey!

Digital Arena’s mission is to support and improve the business by providing a robust and efficient information supply to the organization. We operate both strategically and operationally with all aspects of the IT delivery; from demand to realisation in global manufacturing environment.

You will work in close cooperation with our business process development teams, group functions, site representatives and Solution Owners to develop, implement and support solutions based on our standard platforms.

A DAY IN YOUR LIFE WITH US

Exciting challenge for You who wants to...

• Drive and develop a strong IT foundation including connectivity, integration, data flows always with cyber security on top of your mind
• Support and improve the current platforms and services
• Work with new solutions and technologies
• Be innovative and bring future ideas to our business
• Lead many interesting opportunities in operational excellence
• Being a functional solution expert for users and stakeholders
• Collaborate with process leaders, business functions and super users
• Connect and interact with suppliers, service operations, architecture, information security and other relevant stakeholders

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for you who is enthusiastic about finding new possibilities and have the desire to work with simple and effective methods. You work and lead by a good example and constantly trying to find better ways. You like to challenge the established and dare to do things differently. You are a strong relationship builder, able to create trust as a precondition for successful collaboration in a multicultural environment. You are passionate about troubleshooting and problem solving. Besides this you are open for new learnings and insights from the world around you.     

We think you will be motivated by this position if You...

•  Are down-to-earth, straightforward and have a curious mindset
• Have 3 years of proven networking experience
• Have experience from working with LAN, WLAN, SASE and SD-WAN
• Good working knowledge of networking hardware, especially from the Cisco Catalyst family
• Academic degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equal working experience
• Have working experience from an international and/or manufacturing organization
• Have strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written
• Shows personal leadership and have the ability to work in a team
•  Are humble person with willpower and the ability to create togetherness and enthusiasm around you

We see it as some bonus points if You…

• Have experience with Cloud/SaaS software products
•  Have experience with IoT  
•  Have experience with Python, shell scripting, automation

TOGETHER AS A TEAM

The Digital Arena is a part of Manufacturing Development at IKEA Industry. The team’s mission is to provide rock solid digital solutions for manufacturing.

You will report to the Digital Operations Manager in the Digital Arena. You will work closely together with the network of local IT and OT experts across our 21 sites in 8 countries. You will also be highly involved in IKEA Industry’s programme Manufacturing System of the Future.

ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON

Location for this position is flexible, it can either be based out of any IKEA Industry unit, in Poland, Portugal, Sweden or Slovakia.

The position requires some global travelling. 

QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT? LET'S CONNECT!

Do you feel challenged and inspired by what you have seen in this job ad? If “yes!” we appreciate your application as soon as possible, but no later than 9th of January. We work with ongoing selection and will review candidates continuously, therefore we appreciate your application as soon as possible.

For job specific questions please contact Digital Operations Manager +46 768518318, [email protected]. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Specialist Julia Nilsson [email protected].