Data Management Specialist

Inter IKEA Group brings together three core 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.

We are looking for someone who will contribute to developing and establishing Data Management capabilities in IKEA Supply. Especially for our ‘IKEA Logistics Modernization (ILM)’ initiative represents far more than a necessary technical upgrade, it is a modernization step that will open the opportunity to streamline business processes and innovate IKEA global supply chain operations. IKEA’s ITM (IKEA Transportation Management) stands as the backbone of our global supply chain operations, orchestrating the seamless movement of goods across borders and business units. By migrating to Oracle Transportation Management Cloud, IKEA will unlock access to Oracle's latest features and functionalities—including advanced analytics, AI-powered optimization, and modern integration capabilities—ensuring we remain at the forefront of transportation management capabilities.

As part of the Data Management team in the Supply Data & Technology department, you will drive collaboration across Supply teams on data management, providing technical and functional leadership. Together with your peers across Inter IKEA, you will be defining and implementing policies, controls and programs to secure data quality, accessibility and re-usability. You will also drive continuous improvement, collaboration and knowledge sharing of best practices, methodologies, tools and materials across the Data Management community.

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

• Take ownership and drive the execution of Data Management (DM) related activities and initiatives in IKEA Supply
• Represent IKEA supply in DM related activities & participate in relevant DM projects or initiatives
• Be the single point of contact, support the adoption and prioritization for Data Management and Enablement capabilities in IKEA Supply such as: Data Modelling, Data Literacy, Data Governance, Business Glossary, Data Catalogue, Data Lineage, Data Quality
• Support the co-ordination and implementation of group wide DM priorities
• Secure relevant updates to common reporting and meeting information for your area of responsibility
• Support the development of Data Management essential components such as: steering documents, roadmap, learning solutions and communication content and specific deliverables for the data management capabilities
• Have responsibility for the reporting of DM KPIs/OKRs
• Lead and work closely together with peers across the totality of Inter IKEA and across IKEA to strengthen and contribute to a strong and relevant IKEA franchise offer
• Build, lead and inspire the community on a given master data domain, bringing passion and expertise on data management practices, data modelling and supply chain business processes
• Embed the data management capabilities and practices in the ways of working in IKEA Supply, working proactively with product / applications teams and ultimately help to developing a data culture
• Active member of the Inter IKEA Data Management area of expertise, fostering a culture of support, collaboration, can do attitude and continuous improvement.

In this role you will report to our Development Manager at IKEA Supply and work closely with the teams for Supply Architecture, Supply Data & Analytics and the ITM Platform Team. 

We’re doing some amazing things in IKEA Supply chain, therefore, we need some amazing people – this position is not an exception.

To be successful in this role, we believe you are a strong contributor able to inspire and mobilize people towards clearly set objectives. We are looking for a visionary, pragmatic and adaptable specialist with strong willpower. You are curious and able to build relationships in order to establish strong trust between the information management community and its stakeholders. You are passionate about creating value from data and information management and you enjoy working close to business and used to identify and capture business opportunities and deliver results with high sense of urgency by building relationships and networks. You will lead the advancement and adoption of data management and secure that defined data and information principles are followed.

• We expect you to have good knowledge of Data Modelling, Meta & Master Data management, Data Governance and Data Quality, IT in general and digital organizations and especially in Oracle Transportation Management, strategies and working methods and a solid experience and track record in data management, master data management or data domain management.
• Hands on experience with Data Modelling and/or Data Literacy is considered a plus.
• You have had experience in managing data and information in Franchisor and/or global Application landscapes in supply chain environments.
• Ideally you also have had exposure in building and managing master data management communities, introducing the necessary solutions and balancing business needs with IT capabilities and developments.
• Embracing agile practices and ways of working in an entrepreneurial environment is to your advantage.
• You are a big fan of home furnishing and enjoy building a purposeful business by creating engaging and trustful relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and business partners. 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.

We look forward to receiving your application in English and we only handle application sent in via our recruitment system. 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. This position is a permanent role and is based in Malmö, Sweden or Pratteln, Switzerland.

We look forward to receiving your application by 24 October 2025. 

For more information about the position, please contact Development Manager atnaveen.gupta@inter.ikea.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Specialist Katie Pettersson at katie.pettersson2@inter.ikea.com.

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.