Innovation Leader| Data

6 days ago


Älmhults Kommun, Sweden IKEA Gruppe Full time
Company description

Are you ready to put in the next gear of moving IKEA and making us better together? We are looking for an Innovation Leader.

At IKEA Data & Technology, we are on a journey to transform our digital capabilities by embracing the opportunities from data & technology and integrating them into the business. The world is changing, and the IKEA business is changing with it. For IKEA though, one thing will always remain the same ─our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people.

Job description

We are looking for someone to lead innovation initiatives across our digital products in order to support our agreed agenda and priorities.

Together with your colleagues, you will be responsible for securing infusion of emerging technologies and innovative solutions into our agenda and agreed portfolio. Strong focus on external partners and working together with vendors and collaborating actively together with retailers across IKEA.

More specifically, in this role you will be responsible for:

  1. Leading and working closely together with peers across the totality of Inter IKEA and across IKEA to strengthen and contribute to a strong and relevant IKEA offer through innovation.
  2. Scouting of new technologies and digital innovations in the market.
  3. Together with our Category organization, leading partnerships and innovations across emerging technology sectors where IKEA is pioneering.
  4. Partnering up with other innovations in IKEA and enable co-creation and co-worker engagement into the innovation ideation process.
  5. Together with stakeholders and peers, selecting what innovative technology is worth progressing into deeper investigation and proof of concepts.
  6. Enabling insights and explorations connected to the total digital product portfolio.
  7. Securing the ability to go from ideation to deployment and facilitate a strong mind-set of innovation to create a unique advantage for IKEA also in the future.
  8. Connecting with other areas of expertise within IKEA and in other relevant areas across the IKEA network.
Qualification

About you

We are on the journey to transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people, data & technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing retailer in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us. Together we can do great things.

To be successful in this role, we believe you are a strong leader able to inspire and mobilize people towards clearly set objectives. We believe you have extensive knowledge and experience in leading all levels of innovation and all stages of innovation (from ideation to deployment). You possess great knowledge and interest in new technologies and digital solutions. You bring with you strong ability to lead and facilitate creative and innovative processes in cross-functional organisations and areas. You have the capability to navigate and lead business and people in a complex, ambiguous and fast-changing business and technology environment.

We are looking for a visionary, pragmatic and adaptable leader with strong willpower. You are curious and able to build trustful relationships and networks with stakeholders, business partners and franchisees. It is important that you are able to inspire and clarify business benefits from the innovation project portfolio in a receiver-oriented way.

The IKEA culture and values are very much a part of our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it's important for us that you share our values You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com.

More Information

This position is full time and is located in Älmhult.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, we are more than happy to answer those Feel free to connect with the Recruiter Monaka Perumal at Monaka.perumal@inter.ikea.com.

Please send your application – CV and motivation – latest 8th April and tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. We look forward to receiving your application

We will screen and interview candidates continuously as the applications come in, that means that the ad can close earlier if we find the right candidate.

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