Do you have passion for enabling strong user-oriented communication and want to be part of setting the preconditions to maximize the sales and growth opportunities? Do you enjoy collaborating with great people across organisations? Are you motivated by unleashing the movements set out in the sales tactical plan by inspiring, empowering and engaging with people throughout the IKEA network, with extra attention to the people working in Sales? If so, come join us in Sales and create extraordinary results from hard work and daring to try new things!

In IKEA we work together across the value chain to be affordable and accessible for many more of the many people with our fantastic product range. At IKEA of Sweden (Core Business Range) we are responsible to develop and supply the IKEA product range offer. This is done in the different Home Furnishing Businesses where the Sales team is responsible to secure the preconditions for the IKEA retailers to create a great meeting with the customers. The Communication Manager works in unit Sales at IKEA of Sweden, where we work to support the Home Furnishing Businesses with great tools, processes and knowledge to ensure efficient and effective ways of working, aiming to ensure that the customers successfully meet the IKEA range offer in all our touchpoints all over the world.

In the Communication team you will lead and develop the communication function, enabling easy access to coherent, relevant and up to date information accessible for the users, supporting achievement of business objectives in a fast changing global context.
Come join us on our exciting journey!

Lots of exciting things are happening in the world we operate in. With the speed of change in society, strong communication skills are key enablers to keeping people and organizations up to date and engaged. Providing access to information and spiking curiosity through strong communication enables co-workers to take lead in building the knowledge they need in their assignments. In the role as Communication Manager, you will be responsible for leading the communication team, leading and developing holistic communication within and from Sales in order to strengthen and position the IKEA brand among co-workers.

In this role you will be a part of the Sales management team being a strategic and tactical partner in Sales to define and enable the communication needs and goals. You will contribute to the implementation of business strategies, priorities and processes by leading development and implementation of the Sales communication plan.

You will lead the work to create an action plan for the team of communication leaders and communication specialists and distribute the tasks with the purpose to provide tactical and operational communication expertise and support to the functions within Sales.

We expect you to contribute in the development of the communication competence in Sales, enabling others to lead with communication and represent IKEA according to IKEA values and IKEA tone of voice.

In this role you will also be responsible for create and executing a planned process for organizational change and communication together in close collaboration with the Sales Manager and People & Culture Manager.

We are looking for you who have extensive knowledge and understanding of :

• working with business communication planning and execution
• how communication supports and increases the impact of a business agenda.
• Stakeholder analysis and how to lead communication by defining, planning, executing and follow-up communication to relevant stakeholders, always keeping co-worker informed, engaged and empowered
• how to segment audiences and strengthen key messages to support different audiences needs and situations
• co-worker communication and change management, including how to tailor communication effectively to create awareness, engagement and impact involving diverse target groups.

We expect you to be motivated to live and share the IKEA culture & values and to be curious about people's life at home and home furnishing. You are passionate about communication as a business enabler, a tactical tool to lead business and people and to drive engagement. You appreciate the mix of tactical thinking and turning communication theory into practice.
The role requires that you have excellent leadership capabilities with the ability to inspire, motivate and develop people and the abilities to:

• understand complexity and be able to communicate it in a context, making it simple to understand for the many
• build trust and strong working relationships across a diverse group of people
• support and influence leaders and colleagues with the business goals and co-workers in focus.   
• Work in the unknown, showing a proactive attitude in problem solving and risk mitigation and hands-on approach when needed

Please note that this is a permanent position as Communication Manager in IKEA of Sweden and a temporary role in Sales due to sick leave. In this role you will report to the Sales Manager in Sales, IKEA of Sweden.

Sounds interesting?

Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. 

The last day to send your application is 2022-02-28

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sales Manager Alvaro Carmona at [email protected] or People & Culture Manager Annika Platzack at [email protected]. About the recruitment process, please contact Marie Sandman at +46 768545309.