Solution Architect

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people – our customers, co-workers, and suppliers. The Supply organisation within Range & Supply has approx. 2700 co-workers, in 22 countries and an exciting growth agenda to support meeting many more of the many!

Supply Chain Development (SCD) is one of the business units at IKEA Supply and we are on an exciting journey! In Supply Chain Development we run and manage processes and solutions, securing excellence in operations as we are the home base to operational and expert functions, all providing preconditions for our integrated value chain. We develop the” supply the offer” processes and secure continuous improvements. Furthermore, we take the lead in keeping the business transformation on behalf of Supply together, by defining the prerequisites for the future IKEA operating model. And finally, we keep together the innovation and exploration agenda for ‘what’s next’ in the supply chain. All of this is done with a strong end-to-end approach with stakeholders from across the total IKEA eco system.

About Capability Area Procurement Development

Procurement Development is part of Supply Chain Development. We manage and develop procurement management capabilities, processes and relate​d digital solutions. Our mission is to secure the total supplier lifecycle from beginning to end of cooperation. This comprises of all major activities such as supplier sourcing, category strategy development, supplier relationship management and deviation management.

Solution Architect within Procurement Development Area in Supply Chain Development

Are you someone who loves to provide simple solution to complex problems? Can you decode technical architectural diagram in a way that everyone in our team understand what, how and why? Do you like to share knowledge, learn every day and take pride in contributing to the team's success?

Do you want to play a key role in securing our products meet our architectural guidelines, fulfil business needs and are available when our user needs support Do you have an ability to influence and interact with strong stakeholders?

Is this an exciting challenge for you?

We are looking for a highly motivated Solution Architect (SA) with an entrepreneurial spirit to join our Solution Architecture team, within Procurement Development area. You will be part of digital product team(s). This is a unique chance to be in the lead as we move towards a new foundation that will help us today and in the future. You will work closely with our digital product leaders, business analyst, process developers and delivery team in your everyday work, and you will be a part of exciting initiatives by designing cost-efficient and reliable digital products keeping business priorities in the centre.

The assignment as Solution Architect:

• In collaboration with stakeholders, bring ideas or business needs into business value through solutions.
• Understand the digital product leader’s overall application portfolio, business priorities, and success measures to design robust architecture and solutions.
• Proactively identify and advise on opportunities to deliver better business result (e.g. related to technology trends and players, roadmaps, customer value, cost, benefits, impact, risks, dependencies).
• Secure, develop and review high-level design to support running business and provide guidance towards service improvements and service transition.
• Collaborate with other Solution Architects and Enterprise Architects ensuring that the product/platform adheres to the Technology Architecture.
• Communicate the solution architectures and transition roadmaps to relevant internal and external stakeholders within and across organization(s).
• Govern and seek understanding, agreement to ensure aligned and consistent solution implementations across IKEA.
• Support and be part of projects, initiatives and take responsibility for securing IKEA’s architecture vision and goals.
• In a close dialog with stakeholders create and shape business and IT-related ideas into current state, future state, and transition states to guide the detailed design and delivery of solutions.

Are you the right candidate?

• We believe you have a solid programming and development background and understand the Software development processes and of solution architecture concepts.
• Working experience on Web technology, Cloud platform and SaaS solutions.
• You have practical experience working in Agile and DevOps.

You are passionate about technology; trends & constantly keep you updated in how new technology can be utilized to bring value in a modern enterprise system landscape.

• You have a good understanding about system integrations, data integration approaches like API,Kafta,MFT and can discuss technical interfaces on the needed detail level.
• You have excellent analytical skills and apply a systematic approach to think through end-to-end solution architecture, encompassing all necessary solution components.
• You have strong stakeholders’ management skills.
• We believe you have experience from global implementation projects or larger solutions/platforms.
• Working experience on digital procurement products or software would be an advantage.

Are you interested in applying for this IKEA role?

This is full time permanent position based out of Älmhult, Sweden.

We look forward to receiving your application in English by November 3rd 2025.

For more information about the role, please contact hiring manager Krishnan Mahadevan at krishnan.mahadevan@inter.ikea.com .

If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Specialist, Femina Karlsson at femina.ladhani.karlsson@inter.ikea.com