Program Leader – Sales and Supply Planning Transformation

Are you passionate about driving large-scale change and shaping the future of global supply chains? Join us at IKEA as a Program Leader and lead one of our most strategic initiatives – transforming Sales and Supply Planning across our entire value chain.

About Sales and Supply Planning Transformation

Sales & Supply Planning transformation is a multiyear strategic development program across the total supply chain involving both franchisor and franchisee. This is one of top three priorities currently in Core Business Supply and includes major investments and expects to bring significant uplifts in value realization and cost savings once implemented.

The program aims to transform how we work with Sales & Supply planning today by addressing all dimensions of people, process, data and tools to secure we develop our capabilities towards agreed target state and thereby release value.

We are now recruiting a Program Leader to lead Sales and Supply Planning transformation that will through strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and a holistic approach ensure that the transformation is anchored, sustainable, and aligned with IKEA’s business goals and values. This is a permanent position based in Älmhult, Sweden, and reports to Elin Niklasson, Strategic Planning Manager.

About the job  

As a Program Leader, you will drive the strategic transformation of Sales & Supply Planning across the IKEA value chain by developing and implementing new ways of working, organizational capabilities, and enabling technologies. You will play a critical role in realizing IKEA’s long-term vision by ensuring that the transformation delivers measurable value, enhances operational efficiency, and strengthens collaboration across the franchise system.

In this role you will manage the large-scale transformation program including both internal and external resources across the full IKEA franchise system. The scope includes building on outcome delivered in existing project setup to continue to define and develop, as well as prepare for implementation across the supply chain. More specifically:

• Establish program organisation and overall work structure
• Lead and work closely together with the stream leaders for the three core streams as well as enabling streams
• Design and develop new ways of working, organisation optimization, new organizational capabilities and supporting technology to reach the target state for Sales & Supply Planning
• Continue to refine and adjust business case
• Communicate and anchor direction among leadership and other stakeholders and manage overall progress, challenges, and dilemmas
• Develop roadmap for implementation and provide implementation support to line organisation
• Prepare receiving organisation to secure organizational readiness
• Responsible for transformation management in terms of managing timeline, budget, dependencies and stakeholders

We are looking for someone with a strong ability to build relationships, influence and challenge constructively. You are energized by leading people and developing competencies, and you are highly motivated to innovate using technology as an enabler. You bring solid knowledge of organizational frameworks including culture, strategy, goals, and business structure. You are well-versed in project and change management methodologies and have a strong ability to structure, organize, and prioritize deliveries in line with agreed goals.

To succeed in this role, you bring deep expertise in sales and supply planning processes and the ability to lead through challenges with a positive, solution-oriented mindset.

You have

• 10+ years of experience from large scale business development programs
• Long experience from leadership including program management, leading leaders
• Strong working knowledge of general business processes in Sales & Supply Planning
• Experience of successfully leading, developing, and transforming businesses
• Experience managing operational or structural change within an organization
• Previous project / program leadership experience from transformations
• Strong knowhow from IKEA supply chain and specifically about Sales & Supply Planning
• Experience from Supply leadership, operations, innovation and/or business development.  

At IKEA, we continuously seek better ways of working, guided by our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people. We value collaboration, openness, and inclusivity. Does this sound like an environment you would thrive in, and are you ready to lead one of IKEA´s most exciting transformations? Apply with your CV and cover letter (in English) by 1st September 2025, and help us shape the future of sales & supply planning at IKEA.

For further information about the role please contact Strategic Planning Manager Elin Niklasson at elin.niklasson1@inter.ikea.com. For questions about the recruitment process please contact our People & Culture Specialist Femina Karlsson at femina.ladhani.karlsson@inter.ikea.com.

About IKEA 

At IKEA, we do things a little different. We think, differently. Act, differently. And work differently as well. We like to break things. Like rules. And then make things. Like music-playing lamps. And beds disguised as sofas. Even plantballs that help us look after our planet. It’s all part of our vision - to create a better everyday life for the many. And it’s been keeping our co-workers going for over 75 years. By 2030, we hope to help millions more look forward to going home. Maybe you can help us.

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.

At IKEA we believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats, the energy, belonging and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend most of our time in the IKEA workplace and with flexibility to work from home when relevant.

Another thing fueling our success is our values-based culture. While we are unique individuals with endless differences, something we share is our commitment to lead by example, work together, find better ways and to get things done. We believe in life-long learning, where we all play a part in helping each other (and our business) grow. 

Read more about us athttps://about.ikea.com