Here it is. Your chance to join Business Area (BA) Food at an exciting time.

At Business Area Food (BA Food) we are passionate food lovers that develop and provide delicious, desirable, healthy and sustainable food for the many people around the world. Food that is accessible and affordable for the many people. No doubt food matters to people and the planet and to the IKEA business. Our Food business is a strong contributor to the IKEA brand and business growth and we have the ambition to drive positive change in the food industry.

The journey ahead in Food is very exciting. Over the next years, we will continue to strengthen the core of what we do -developing food that is good for people and the planet.  We dare to challenge ourselves, living our values, every day and we embrace the future and face the opportunities to enable success.

Now we want to strengthen our Food team with someone who shares our passion for food and our values.
Do you want to be part of our exiting journey?
If yes, this might be the perfect challenge for you! We are now looking for a Food Regulatory and Product Compliance Leader

In this role you will be part of securing product and labelling compliance for IKEA Food Products as well as creating processes and ways of working on these topics with focus on Asia Pacific region. We are growing, which means that you will be growing with us.

Are you up for this challenge?
You will :

Provide active support to the product development teams providing advice on ingredients, recipes, product information and communication material compliance.

Support the label compliance for Ikea food range

Support to implement the process of stickering product information internally and with the external partners, making sure deadlines are met and products information is compliant with local market legislation

Create and maintain a regulatory network and be on top of the latest food regulatory developments in Asia Pacific

Contribute in cross functional projects where regulatory expertise is needed;

We are looking for candidates that have work experience in food legislation and interpretation in the Asia Pacific region, as well as great passion for food! You have a degree either in food technology or other related life sciences discipline, with a background in food regulatory affairs.
About you;

You are a good communicator with the ability to work with consultants and authorities. The skill of building networks and trustful relations will be important and require that you share and learn openly with others. You lead by example, take responsibility for your own growth and development in the role, as well as being a true team player and contribute with competence to the rest of the team. Your problem solving and structured approach is obvious, and you are improvement driven, self-motivated alongside with being result orientated and focused on details.

You want to be part of a developing, changing business based on values and you have the interest and ability to handle and drive change in a complex, fast paced, international environment. Fluent verbal and written English is a pre-requisite. Knowledge of Asian languages will be an advantage.

Sounds Interesting?

Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English, and make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. The last day to send your application is the 24th of April 2022. We will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates.

At present, the place of work is Malmö but our whole Food team will move to Älmhult during 2023, where we now finalising our new Food Hub

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Hiring Manager, Charlotta Revesjö at lotta.revesjo3@inter.ikea.com. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter, Marie Sandman on +46 7685453