IKEA is not like other companies, and we don't want to be. With our “happy rebel” spirit we challenge our coworkers to develop and growth.  Candles & Chemicals category is responsible for the supply of Candles, scented items and chemical products. Our ambition is that customers should always buy their candles at IKEA. They should find what they want, sustainable materials to the best price and to the best quality on the market.

You see things a little differently. So do we. We believe that what you value is more important than what your CV says. We offer positions that will challenge your skills and let you grow. Come see things a little differently with us!

 

If You looking for opportunity to:
• Learn and grow in chemical area,
• Gain knowledge and experience in international company
• Contribute to our cooperation with suppliers
• Be a team member and act to fulfill team priorities and goals,
• Release your creative ideas and solutions within chemical field.
• Work in friendly atmosphere with team made of many nationalities

About the job:
• paid internship
• contract of employment for 12 months (full-time)
• position open for students and graduates
• chance to start job in the big company even if you haven’t got any professional experience yet
 

        About You:

• university graduate or student (preferable Technical University with chemical faculty),
• good knowledge of organic, inorganic chemistry
• well organized and patient in the details
• systematic approach towards solving problems
• able to keep good balance between overall view and details,
• good communication skills and being open for different cultures
• willpower person for continues development and improvements,
• fluent English (written, spoken),
• driving license cat. B.

About the assignment

This 12 months long assignment will be split into 3 main phases:

1.      You will support your team for aligning global requirements for consumable toys articles (E.g. paints, chalks, pens) basing on IKEA specifications and global regulations. Based on this You will evaluate and potentially rework ways of working with documentation flow and registration in IKEA internal systems.

2.      You will help with documentation audits for different articles produced by different factories. You will be responsible for sharing the learnings and supporting to integrate them into standard ways of working.

3.      You will help to organize trainings for IKEA engineers and IKEA suppliers representatives. 

The final assignment success will be increase of chemical compliance for toys articles, that is measured using internal IKEA Key Performance Indicator. It is described by share of properly registered documents per single article check.

Sounds interesting?
Submit your application as soon as possible however not later than 8th of November. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate.

We look forward to receive your application, in English!