We are looking for Sustainability Analysts for Inter IKEA.

In Inter IKEA, we are ready to put in the next gear of moving IKEA and making us better together.

We are now looking for several Sustainability Analysts to help us define, develop, and maintain strategic commitments and goals that are connected to sustainability topics such as biodiversity, water, climate change, fair and equal, circular economy, waste, etc with a high impact on the IKEA business. The role includes developing and ensuring the impact of strategic topics is measured and reported across the value chain and to support the identification of opportunities and gaps to reach our goals. You will be responsible for ensuring a holistic view of strategic topics and monitoring external global agreements, commitments, standards, and new legislations to secure the business and its license to operate.

To be successful in this role we believe that you are able to:

• Act as subject-matter expert for sustainability reporting standards and requirements
• Define and maintain measurement methodologies for impact on strategic sustainability topics across IKEA's value chain
• Safeguard the relevance of methodologies and performance framework by monitoring new standards, legislation, and best practices
• Ensure compliance and external assurance by documenting and controlling sustainability impact data and supporting external auditors
• Maintain and improve data products and solutions for sustainability impact data, and conduct strategic analysis on total IKEA value chain level
• Advise and build competence in sustainability and related functions in the business, and support development of solutions for performance follow-up and scenario analysis
• Lead and influence people through indirect leadership

This is a permanent position based in Sweden in Älmhult.

To be successful in the role, we believe you have excellent analytical skills in data and complex systems, are a creative problem solver who sees data as both a solution and a tool, has strong knowledge and experience in data analysis and modelling, sustainability topics and experience with performance follow-up and goal-setting within a complex company set-up. Experience with creating scenario analysis and simulating impacts of different actions and scenarios as well as external reporting standards e.g. CSRD, SBTN, TNFD and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol is also desired. You also have strong communication skills and knowledge of strategic sustainability topics and proven capability of working well in a team and with many different stakeholders.

Sounds interesting? Then why not apply?

Please submit your application by uploading your CV in Smart Recruiters by 2nd July, including your answers to these two questions: 

• What do you believe is your contribution to this position? 
• What values and strengths will come through in your everyday job? 

Please keep your answers short and concise. 

For questions about the role, please contact Angela Billings-Soini, Sustainability Impact & Assessment Manager at [email protected]. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact People and Culture Recruiter [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your application!