Communication & Interior Design Manager, IKEA Älmhult

Who you are

Located in the Swedish region of Småland, we find the heart of IKEA - Älmhult! Thousands of IKEA colleagues have moved here and made it their home. Maybe it’s your turn to do the same?

We are now looking for a confident leader with a passion for home decor and an understanding of people's lives at home, ready to step into the role as Com&In Manager.

At Ikea we want to offer an exhibition of home furnishing solutions that shows that all possibilities with the range are renewed, following trends and always creating that WOW effect for our customers. Always with the goal to make IKEA the obvious choice for people who trying to put their everyday life together. Älmhult is the heart of IKEA and our range development and we want you to take the lead in making IKEA Älmhult market the storefront for IKEA range presentation.

As a Communication & Interior Design Manager at IKEA Älmhult, we offer you:

• An opportunity to create an omnichannel experience for our customers
• A role where you get to develop people and work close to the running business of a store. With your clear communication you create a trust-giving and creative work environment
• The opportunity to work together with a competent Com&In team in the store of Älmhult, which is the Home of the Home of IKEA
• A network of colleagues within the IKEA brand who work next door, such as range development, marketing and much more
• The opportunity to use your ability to structure and to plan. You can see our challenges both as a whole and in detail. This makes you flexible in your path towards our goal
• Full mobility package. Because finding the right person means a lot to us

Prerequisite from us: You must have experience as a Com&In Manager or similar.

A day in your life with us

IKEAs Home Furnishing and Retail Design department's mission is to inspire and surprise our visitors through the visuals in our store. One of your biggest challenges in your role will be to lead the team in prioritizing what makes the most difference for the customer. You will have a strategic overview, keep track of where we are and where we are going, and what are the steps to get there. You will be responsible for leading the team and continuously following up and finding new ways. Therefore, you need to be bold, brave and dare to make mistakes.

IKEA is not a one-man show, as a manager you work through other people's talents and delegate tasks so that your team can develop and reach goals together. After a working week in this role, we can promise you that you will have inspired both people in your team, other IKEA colleagues and many of our customers in Ämhult!

Apply now!

The role is a full-time position at IKEA Älmhult. The position includes both budget responsibility and personnel responsibility and you will be part of the management team. Apply by telling us about your motivation for this assignment and attach your CV as well. Last day to apply is October 13th.

If you have job specific questions, please contact Jakob Sjölander, Jacob.Sjolander1@ingka.ikea.com

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Susanna Kanold, Susanna.Kanold@ingka.ikea.com

We look forward to getting to know you!