Communication Manager

Job ID: R0007365

Date posted: 19/04/2024

Inter IKEA is a group of companies that connects IKEA retailers with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. It consists of three Core businesses: Retail concept, Range and Supply.

IKEA Supply is responsible to source, manufacture and distribute IKEA products to the IKEA retailers. This to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.

IKEA Components is one of 7 business units in Supply and is responsible to developing, sourcing, packing and supplying furniture components, furniture materials and IKEA retail equipment, in areas where it benefits IKEA and the IKEA customer. We are approx. 1200 co-workers based in 31 different locations. Three locations are IKEA Components legal sites (Nantong, CN, Malacky, SK, Älmhult, SE) where we also run packaging and distribution production, meanwhile other locations are mainly IKEA Supply Areas and IKEA Industry sites. IKEA Components work on assignment from IKEA Range, IKEA Supply and Retail Concept and are together with more than 2000 business partners aiming towards the wished position “Together in IKEA Components we have significantly increased IKEA competitiveness to be the leader in life at home.”

We are in exiting times where the IKEA Components assignment the impact on IKEA has grown over the past years. There is a strong strategic need to increase presence towards our many stakeholders within IKEA but also towards IKEA Components partners.

We are looking for a Communication Manager

As Communication Manager, you will be leading this journey together with the communication team. With this journey we strongly believe the IKEA Components business objectives will be enabled in an even stronger way.

In the Communication manager role you will report to the IKEA Components Managing Director and be part of the IKEA Components management team. Within this role we see you acting as a strategic and tactical partner to define and enable the communication needs and goals for IKEA Components. You and your team will contribute to the implementation of business strategies, priorities and processes by leading development and implementation across functions and organizations in IKEA.

You will also be a permanent invitee to the IKEA Supply communication management team. As a member of this team you will be an active contributor to create pre-conditions for the IKEA Supply communication community to work efficiently and effectively towards IKEA Supply objectives.

You will:

• Manage, coach, develop and inspire your team of direct reports
• Secure a transparent and sustainable information/communication flow from IKEA Components across Inter IKEA and to other stakeholders in the IKEA network.
• Be a strategic partner to co-workers and business leaders to enable them to lead with communication.
• Contribute to development of the total information landscape across different channels.
• Contribute to a shared communication agenda and identify opportunities for alignment within IKEA Components and across the full IKEA network.
• Be an active contributor to the communication community across Supply and IKEA
• Be an active partner to the Media relations team to secure proactive and reactive media relations related to our suppliers
• Develop the communication competence in the area and enable others to lead with communication and represent the IKEA Brand according to the IKEA values and tone of voice
• Lead and execute planned processes for change management and communication

You are a strong business minded person with a passion for both business and communication, and how to lead and develop a team!
You dare to think differently, and you have an agile approach and adapt as you go. You are interested in finding new ways of working and are highly motivated to do this by leading our business agenda through people and collaborate and interact with many different stakeholders, creating new relations and networks.

You have excellent leadership skills with the ability to communicate verbally, visually and in writing in an inspirational way in an IKEA tone of voice. Furthermore, you have a high professional integrity and an ability to plan and handle multiple topics and changing priorities and deadlines. We offer you a position in a fast paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of development opportunities!

Sounds interesting?
We continuously look for better ways of working, following our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people. It is in our culture to work together and to be open, straightforward, and inclusive.

If this sounds like an environment you could enjoy working in, please send your CV and Cover Letter (in English) where you tell us more about yourself and why you believe you fit in to this job. Please send your application via our recruitment system Smart Recruiters, no later than 3 May, 2024.

The position is based in Älmhult, Sweden and will require travelling.
If you have questions about the role, please contact IKEA Components MD anna.mörch@inter.ikea. If you have questions about the recruitment process please contact recruiter Christina Appelqvist, +46-766-113408 or Johan Andreasson, johan.andreasson@inter.ikea.com