Inter IKEA Group brings together three businesses: Retail Concept, 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.

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 setting a new foundational digital core in place, for total IKEA and for many years to come. We have therefore initiated the Order & Finance Platform (OFP) Programme. The OFP Programme is identified as one of the key movements within the common IKEA Digital Roadmap, and OFP is one of the largest digital investments within IKEA Supply during the next years. It will create benefits and impacts across the complete IKEA value chain, from our Suppliers to our Retailers. This is a fantastic opportunity to have a leading role for a green field implementation of an SAP S/4 HANA platform and introduce an Enterprise Resource Planning solution (ERP) for the first time to our business. 

As the Platform Leader Integration (SAP), you will be responsible for all integrations/extractions in & out of our SAP landscape. This is a team effort, and you are at your best, guiding the experts (In-house as well as externals) to a simple & robust SAP Integration architecture, that sticks to standard without compromising the high degree of automation and specialization in our global value chain.

In a dual assignment you’ll also be responsible to shape overall Integration approach regarding our strategic platforms (SAP, Oracle, Ivalua,), defining the role of a Data Service Layer, identifying synergies towards our Enterprise Integration framework, but also embracing the distinct uniqueness of the respective Platforms.

The Platform Leader Integration (SAP) will work as a technical advisor for internal customers, product teams, as well as external stakeholders (Suppliers & IKEA Retailers). You will be accountable for the Design, Implementation, Operations and Monitoring of all integrations, with full ownership of our SAP Data Service Layer, which include SAP Application Interface Framework, SAP Cloud Integration, and SAP API Management.

More specifically, in this role you will (be):

• Accountable for the Design, Implementation, Operations and Monitoring of all integrations in & out of our SAP Data Service Layer, which include SAP Application Interface Framework, SAP Cloud Integration, and SAP API Management.
• Develop & Coach Integration team members onsite & offshore, defining and securing the needed capacity and competence to ensure high availability and reliability of all integrations
• Responsible for the SAP Integration Strategy & Roadmap, continuously building on the synergies between the various components, while also anchoring the direction for the future. 
• Guide & assist in defining integration patterns following our “Smart Endpoints, dumb pipes” principle. Partner with service providers and IT functions to prioritize & protect our investment leveraging SAP RISE and Microsoft Azure’s services.
• Monitor, analyse, and identify trends for system performance and resource utilization, with a cost-conscious mindset.
• Partnering closely with Product Teams and Software Engineers to solve sophisticated problems.
• Project Management for Integrations related projects

In this role you will report to our Platform Manager Technology SAP at IKEA Supply and work closely with the programme management for Order and Finance Program, as well as the management teams leading the Data & Technology Management functions.  

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 SAP solution architecture and enjoy developing IKEA as a business by building relationships and networks.

To be successful in this role, we believe you are a strong leader with deep techno-functional expertise, able to inspire and mobilize people towards clearly set objectives. We are looking for a visionary, pragmatic, and adaptable leader, that isn’t above rolling up the sleeves, showcasing their Integration knowledge, leading by example. You are curious and able to build relationships build on trust between the Supply Data & Technology community and its stakeholders.

We expect you to have at least 2-3 years of experience in designing integrations for major platforms. First experience with managing the SAP Technology Program on Microsoft Azure, leveraging SAP’s RISE offer, would be ideal. You are analytical and have a particular eye for details, still being able to relate to the bigger context, building a quick and effective work rapport with distributed team members.

You are highly motivated and effective in communicating, able to present even complex technology challenges in an understandable fashion to stakeholders, getting commitment all around.

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 Marcin Grzybowski, IKEA Supply Platform Manager Technology SAP, [email protected]
 
This position is located in Malmö, Sweden. Please 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  June, 10th 2024. 
 
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, [email protected]