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Inter IKEA Group brings together three core businesses: Franchise, Range and Supply. Together we work constantly to improve the IKEA home furnishing offer and make it more accessible for many people. You will be part of IKEA Supply and the Supply Chain Development organisation. IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.

Together, we create a workplace where everyone feels free to be themselves – to experiment, try new ways, and dare to ask, “What if…?” We believe in everyday personal growth and offer the opportunity to develop your career globally. At IKEA we have a vibrant culture where ideas are heard, where there is opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal always is "to create a better everyday life for the many people". We give down-to-earth, straightforward people the possibility to grow, both as individuals and in their professional roles. We offer this position in a fast paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of challenges and development opportunities.

The Intelligence Automation Centre of Excellence has the assignment to create value by providing automation solutions and simplify the life of our IKEA co-worker, working hand in hand with the business and product teams.

As a Business Analyst in the IKEA Supply Intelligent Automation team, you will work in a modern cloud based Azure environment and be a part of the community continuously developing our data platforms, integration and automation capabilities. You will be regularly involved in workshops and brainstorms with process, product, solutions and user teams to determine and deliver on small and large automation opportunities. Supporting a complex organization to realize the benefits that intelligent automation can bring is at the heart of the role.

We are looking for someone who will be responsible for being the bridge between business and the development team. Someone with excellent analytical skills and good knowledge of the business context. Also, you have very good listening and communication skills, and you are able to describe complex information in a structured way. You are passionate about the digital transformation and see process and solution development as a key to make life easier for the many people and make a clear footprint in line with the IKEA direction.

More specifically, in this role you will be accountable for:

• Work with the Intelligent Automation CoE Leaders and Development team through Explore & Execute of Intelligent Automation opportunities
• Partner with Business Process Owner(s) to identify automation opportunities
• Analyze and document complex Business processes (AS-IS and TO-BE) for targeted processes
• Engage with Business Partners to develop business requirements documentation of the process to be automated in a manner that is understood by the Business users and can be shared with Intelligent Automation solution design and development teams
• Work with Business Units to perform value analysis (ROI) for the processes
• Facilitate sessions with stakeholders to drive out requirements
• Support in gathering of non-functional requirements such as security, capacity performance and availability
• Act as a liaison between Business and Technical resources
• Assist with the training, education and transfer knowledge of Intelligent Automation principles, programs, and tools
• Responsible for the adoption of lean and agile principles so teams are effective in achieving its purpose and delivering customer value to IKEA
• Ensure collaboration and alignment between teams in order to secure engagement around shared business value

In this role you will report to our Planning Manager in Data & Technology at IKEA Supply, under the leadership of our Intelligent Automation Leaders.

Are you looking for the challenge of your life? Come on board!  You can find more information about our digital journey at Technology and Digital Career Hub at IKEA

We are on the journey to transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people, data & technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing company in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us. Together we can do great things.

To be successful in this role, we believe you have:

·        Extensive knowledge in working close to business and to identify and capture business opportunities and deliver results with high sense of urgency.

·        Extensive knowledge of IT and digital organizations, strategies and working methods.

·        Experience from analysis across various domains to identify opportunities for Artificial Intelligence based automation, process automation, Cloud based automation, business application creation and delivered them successfully.

·        Experience in building relationships to establish strong trust between your team and its stakeholders.

·        Experience from leadership, business development in complex organizations and from modern development techniques such as Agile and DevOps.

·        Deep knowledge in supply chain management.

You should have minimum of 4-5 years’ experience with hands-on work experience.

As a person you are appreciated for collaborative spirit and how you lead with strong focus on both technology and people. You create impact and inspiration regardless of function or formal reporting lines.

The IKEA culture and values are crucial for our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com or just watch this video: https://bit.ly/ikea-what-if

Questions & Support? Let’s connect.

If you have any questions about the role, please reach out to Akash Jha and Hans Wirblad Kastman, IKEA Supply Intelligent Automation Leaders, [email protected] and [email protected].
 
This position is located in Älmhult, Sweden or in Dortmund, Germany. Please also note that we do only handle applications in English and no applications coming in by email. We look forward to receiving your application at the latest December 5th, 2022.

You might have some questions about the recruitment process, and we are more than happy to answer those! Feel free to connect with the People & Culture Leader Dan Gustafsson at [email protected] or send your question to the recruitment team via Smart Recruiters.

Our culture and values are based on equal opportunities, and we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities.

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