Hej Sustainability Manager,

Do you want to go to work and help create a better life at home?

At IKEA Industry, we believe the journey to a better life at home begins in our factories. Here, you’ll lead bold initiatives, inspire and learn, and contribute to making sustainability into everyday practice. We invite you to open new doors, embrace challenges, and create change that matters- for people, for communities, and for the planet.

IKEA consist of many companies, all operating under one brand.  

IKEA Industry, part of the Inter IKEA Group, is a world-leading producer of wooden furniture and an integrated part of the IKEA value chain. IKEA Industry has ~15,000 co-workers in more than 30 production units across 18 sites in 7 countries. 

We have sawmills, board, furniture components and furniture production.

Your new job

As our Sustainability Manager, you’ll lead a team of true experts and together with the team drive the sustainability agenda across IKEA Industry. You will not only lead a team with direct reports but also matrix leadership for the sustainability teams across IKEA Industry sites.

Your mission is to integrate sustainability and health & safety into everything we do, and inspiring continuous improvement. You’ll work closely with our factories and stakeholders across the IKEA value chain to make sustainability a natural part of our business.

On a typical day, you will:

•  Lead and develop the central sustainability team towards excellence
• Initiate and drive strategic sustainability initiatives across all IKEA Industry units
• Secure common standards and ways of working in health & safety and sustainability
• Act as point of contact for sustainability topics across IKEA organizations
• Track progress, analyse data, setting and anchoring  ambitious goals
• Represent IKEA Industry in forums and contribute to sustainability reporting

What we’d like you to bring to the table

• Be an experienced leader who inspires, develops, and empowers others
• Have a strong background in sustainability and health & safety
• Ability to navigate shop-floor realities and engage with local factory teams
• Strength in stakeholder management and influencing across functions
• Bring experience from manufacturing and feel at home in a factory environment
• Communicate clearly and make complex topics simple
• Be fluent in business English

It’s a plus if you also:

•  Have experience in compliance frameworks and operational excellence
•  Bring strong analytical and project management skills

Be yourself, a Sustainability Manager, and more!

Inter IKEA Group connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. Every day, we strive to develop, produce, and sell products and services that are affordable and accessible to everyone. With us, you contribute to building a democratic brand and workplace that has a positive impact on both the planet and people's lives.

Your health, wellbeing, and development matter most to us, and our benefits are designed with you in mind. As a co-worker and a person, you are an essential part of our down-to-earth, playful, and inclusive culture, collaborating with others across roles, departments, and even across the globe. In this curious and optimistic environment, you’ll find endless opportunities to grow. Make us the home of your career.

We welcome your application

Get ready to assemble something new! We look forward to receiving your application latest by 31st of December. If you have questions regarding the position and scope, contact hiring manager Nina Tidén, nina.tiden@inter.ikea.com . For questions regarding the recruitment process; Jenny Schüttman jenny.schuttman@inter.ikea.com

At IKEA, we are looking for people who believe everyone deserves a seat at the table. You’re welcome no matter where you come from, what you believe, or what you look like. We don’t even care how you have furnished your home. We’re interested in you simply because you’re you. We believe that people’s different perspectives, backgrounds, and personalities make us better at understanding our customers’ dreams and needs. At IKEA we’re all working on the same project.

If you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process, just let us know.

Meet us at IKEA Industry and your future colleagues here: https://www.instagram.com/ikeaindustry?igsh=NDEwdTNiNXpybGx3