IKEA is one of the world's leading home furnishing companies. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them.

The role of IKEA Purchasing & Logistics Services is to provide purchasing and logistic services, to enable production and distribution of the IKEA range at the lowest total cost, making high quality available to the customer under good social and environmental conditions. Purchasing & Logistics Area North is one of 7 Purchasing & Logistics Areas in the world, and our co-workers are based in Älmhult, Dortmund, Kaunas and Moscow.

For you it’s important that a job is not just ‘a job’. Same for us! We offer a position that will challenge you every day and let you grow. For this position we are looking for a Business Finance Partner who is up for a true adventure! In this role you will get a unique opportunity to grow an international experience and network from day 1.

Here’s the deal:
You will get the chance to work and live in four of our different locations (Älmhult, Dortmund, Kaunas and Moscow). After you have received your onboarding in one of the four countries, you will spend 3-6 months in each location, taking on specific financial assignments and working with the local teams in each country as well as taking part in regional/global projects. After this period you will continue to work in the first location (Älmhult) until you are prepared to take on your next challenge somewhere within IKEA!

Examples of assignments:

• Establish and monitor the overall cost frame, forecast and result
• Accurate and timely monthly cost reporting and analysis and bi-monthly operational reporting in the nominated Inter IKEA tools (e.g. CostView, SAP) of actual and forecasted costs
• Financial Screening of our suppliers and carriers
• Global Assignments and Projects e.g. Benchmarking of suppliers

We believe that you are as curious as we are and eager to explore new places and to meet new people. You are a newly graduate or at the beginning of your career within finance or business administration and have a genuine interest in both numbers and people. You are comfortable doing in-depth analysis as well as presenting for larger crowds of people. At IKEA we believe that magic happens when we work together. That’s why we are looking for a true team player that is passionate about the IKEA culture and the IKEA brand.

What you have in your backpack:

• Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks on an operational level with great attention to details
• Ability to work in a structured and organized way
• Capability to communicate in a clear way and build relationships
• Good financial knowledge
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft office

Please note this position is based in Älmhult, Sweden   If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Emelie Winroth <[email protected]>. If you have questions about the actual recruitment process please contact Christina Appelqvist  [email protected]

Please send your application, CV and motivational letter, in English before March 16th