Do you want to contribute to making healthier and more sustainable food the easy, affordable and delicious choice as a vital part of creating a better everyday life for the many people?

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?

We're looking for a Process Developer, maternity cover from mid-September 2022 to October 2023. Come and join our great team where we are working together, taking part and wanting to make a difference.

Do you have passion and interest in the IKEA Food journey and commitment to deliver value for our business together with a desire to develop IKEA Food and to lead and implement business change.

As a Process Developer for BA Food, you will be key in creating sustainable customer value, growth and profitability for BA Food by leading and contributing to the transformation we are currently in around our processes development; how we work, lead and organize, with process orientation as the starting-point. You will also be key part of creating energy and commitment in the organisation around the Transformation journey and goals and be part of the Transformation Office team.
Your main tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Play a key part in identifying and establishing the future set up of the Process Organisation for the Food value chain.
• Monitor the progress and improvements for the process work and relating working routines
• Govern that process teams and relating working routines are functioning and connected to the process teams in CBR
• Support and guide development projects in how to interact with the process teams and act in a process-oriented way
• Identify and propose process/sub process design and/or improvement initiatives and prepare basis for decisions
• Gather, understand and analyze business benefit of identified process improvement potentials
•  Support implementation and establishment of the process including identifying competence development needs
• Facilitate and push the implementation of ways of working with process-oriented business development in IKEA

As a Process developer for BA Food, you need to have a deep knowledge about the processes throughout the value chain, the process landscape and the IKEA organisations, as well as a honest belief in the values of the IKEA Culture and a strong passion and curiosity in people. The capability to build the trust, having a supporting approach, holistic perspective, excellent communication skills with ability to influence and inspire and willingness in building strong relationships and togetherness.

In order for you to be successful in the job as Process developer, you also need to have;

• Deep knowledge about the specific processes, organisations and business of IKEA
• Good knowledge and understanding of the IKEA food value chain, the process landscape and the IKEA organisations
• Deep knowledge of process development, improvement methods/tools and practical experience of process development
• Knowledge about cost/benefit and how to affect its result through process development
• Knowledge about and experience in change management
• A passion and drive to develop the business and yourself to deliver results
• A strong desire to collaborate and to be “better together”
• Energy in both the big picture and the details

Does this sound like your next challenge? 

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 24th of August 2022

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Sandra Lunden at [email protected]. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Marie Sandman at +46 768 545309