IKEA is on a constant journey to create a better everyday life for the many people by continuously reinvent ourselves as we continue to grow and develop to meet and exceed our customers’ needs. We will 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.

To realize our ambitions in the IKEA Supply Strategy, IKEA has identified the need to enhance and modernize our way of working. We are establishing a digital foundation of information and accelerate data management and analytics capabilities for real time insights leading to even better and faster decisions. Within the area of Order and Financial Management we are setting a new foundational digital core in place, for total IKEA and for many years to come. The OFP Program is identified as one of the key movements within the common IKEA Digital Roadmap and will put a new focus on maturing how we need to manage Data and Information and how we can use this to take better decisions and optimise the business. It will create benefits and impacts across the complete IKEA value chain, from our Suppliers to our Retailers.

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 the 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.

You will be part of the Supply Data & Technology department where you will take the architecture lead in defining the transformation for Supply related to Data and Information architecture. In this assignment, a wide variety of problem statements, often stretching over the virtual boundaries of Data & Analytics (D&A), Data Integration & Distribution (DD&I) and Information Management (IM), are addressed. Typical assignments stretch from supporting tool assessment through architecture to in-depth discussions and recommendations around target architectures and roadmaps. You work closely with the D&I EA lead, together you form the conscience of Data & Information domain.

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

• Support the framing of all initiatives with a robust Data & Information architecture direction and fit.
• Responsible for up-to-date architecture artefacts and data architecture patterns. Partnering with project teams to design, create and re-use the same.
• Developing a network strengthening the foundational of a consistent data architecture across applications, integrations, and analytics.
• Support the D&I lead to anchor our IKEA canonical data model. Together partner with Data & Analytics, as well as Integration teams to implement a decoupled data architecture, and a set of business APIs, independent of transactional systems.
• Shared responsibility for the Data and Information Architecture roadmap.
• You will work closely with the Data & Information Architecture Lead to lead towards uniformity and commonality, contributing to the D&I architecture framework and delivering on the needs of IKEA.

In this role you will report to our Architecture Manager at IKEA Supply.

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

You are passionate in creating value through robust and effective data and information architecture and enjoy developing IKEA as a business by building relationships and networks. You will together with peers lead the framing and assessment of defined digital transformation areas, secure that we follow defined architecture principles and reach the business goals with the defined target architecture.

To be successful in this role we believe you have experience in working with architecture, information management frameworks and data analytics solutions. Probably you have been working with transformation from business intelligence into advanced analytic solution and have an interest in exploring how to automate the cognitive capabilities of the business. If you have experience in working with Microsoft Azure platforms for Business intelligence and Advanced analytics, it is to your advantage. You have had hands on experience in what it means to actually implement a robust Data and Information architecture framework in the context of global and constantly changing Application landscapes.

We expect you to have a very good knowledge of capturing business models and how they connect into strategies, digital and data needs and transformation plans where we expect you to have relevant experience and track record. You are analytical and have a particular eye for details, still being able to relate to the bigger context and find ways to reach business goals and secure that architecture targets are considered. You are effective in communicating, able to present relevant content, create trust and by that navigate and lead the business and people in a complex and fast-changing business and technology environment.

You are highly motivated to deliver results by guiding business through people and collaborate and interact with different stakeholders in a global context. You are working close to peers, business leaders and other stakeholders and used to define architecture that captures business opportunities and deliver results with a high sense of urgency.  

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

If you have any questions about the role, please reach out to Fredrik Bjurling, IKEA Supply Architecture Manager, [email protected]
 
We are open for different locations like Warsaw, Poland; Pratteln, Switzerland; Älmhult/Malmö, Sweden or 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 March 26th, 2023.

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]