The overall IKEA ambition is to become people and planet positive, and to inspire and enable the many people to live a better everyday life within the boundaries of the planet by 2030. The IKEA People & Planet Positive strategy describes the sustainability agenda and ambition for everyone in the IKEA franchise system and value chain.  The IKEA People & Planet Positive strategy inspires, activates, and leads us in our decision making and goal setting, to achieve the big positive changes we want to see in the world, and for the entire IKEA ecosystem.

What are our common sustainability ambitions and commitments?

• Our ambition for 2030 is to inspire and enable more than 1 billion people to live a better everyday life within the boundaries of the planet
• By 2030, our ambition is to become climate positive and regenerate resources while growing the IKEA business
• By 2030, our ambition is to create a positive social impact for everyone across the IKEA value chain

The Sustainability Compliance has been the base for much of our sustainability work. 

As the Deputy Sustainability Compliance Manager, you’ll be responsible to co-lead sustainability compliance activities in Purchasing & Logistics Area East Asia.

• Inspire and empower team and co-workers to perform to the best of their abilities and continuously develop in sustainability assignments. 
• Closely work with the business units to implement and verify that sustainability related requirements are met by IKEA business partners
• Ensure continuous improvement and development in relevant compliance areas to achieve IKEA sustainability goals
• Identifying and acting on regional sustainability priorities and opportunities

If you are the right person for this position, we can offer you an assignment in a global organization with a great possibility to influence and build a strong sustainability agenda, where your ideas are heard and where the goal always is “to create a better everyday life for the many people”!

Is this the right challenge for you? To be successful in this role we believe that you have a strong passion for sustainability. You are strong in business and people leadership and have a strong foundation both living and sharing the IKEA culture and values.

We also see that you have:

• Strong team and stakeholder management capacity in MNC or matrix organization
• Solid knowledge of supply chain sustainability topics, country specific legislations and requirements, etc.
• Make decisions and solve problems with holistic view and down to earth execution
• Open mind and strong capability to create dialogue and collaboration with external organizations

The position is based in Shanghai, China.

Please apply in English, also note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates, so don’t hesitate, please send us your application asap.

If you have any questions about the actual recruitment process, please contact Olivia Wang, People & Culture Generalist at [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your application!