Strategic Planner to The Barn

Location:
Solna, SE

Are you passionate about transforming insight into impactful creativity? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where strategy fuels bold, brilliant work? At The Barn, Arla's in-house agency, we are now looking for a Strategic Planner to join our growing Swedish team in Stockholm, Solna.

As the first planner on the ground in Sweden you will play a key role in building and embedding strategic planning in our Swedish Barn. Simultaneously you will help shape, build and ensure the success of a range of our brands, from global brands like Lurpak, Castello, and Starbucks to our local icons like Arla Ko, Pucko, and Arla Köket.

How you will make an impact

In this role, you will be instrumental in driving strategic excellence across a diverse portfolio of brands. Working closely with account managers, global planners, creatives, and brand teams, you will:

• Lead hands-on strategic development for brand and communications planning across Arla's global and Swedish brands.
• Build impactful above- and below-the-line strategies that are both insight- and commercially driven.
• Craft insightful briefs and champion creativity that sparks emotional connection between our brands and their audiences.
• Identify new opportunities for brand growth and help guide long-term business planning alongside our brand teams.
• Actively collaborate across The Barn – both in Sweden and with global teams in Århus, Denmark – to develop best-in-class creative output.
• Contribute to cross-agency thinking on consumer behaviour, food inspiration, and creative effectiveness.
• Shape and evolve The Barn Sweden's strategic planning capabilities, helping to define how we work today – and how we should work tomorrow.

You'll be part of an organization where our clients are also our colleagues, giving you rare inside-out and outside-in perspectives and the opportunity to get close to the business while bringing invaluable strategic clarity.

What will make you successful

You will thrive in this role if you bring a mix of strategic sharpness, creative passion, and collaborative drive. We're looking for someone who is:

Functionally strong:

• Able to simplify complexity and communicate it in an inspiring, digestible way.
• Skilled at rallying people around a strategic direction.
• Passionate about outstanding creative work – and the strategy that fuels it.
• Curious about audiences, and comfortable working with qualitative insight, data analysis, and research partners.
• Experienced in working within cross-agency teams.
• Confident in presenting and influencing stakeholders.
• Fluent in Swedish and English, spoken and written.

Personally exceptional:

• Ambitious and imaginative.
• Inspiring and inclusive.
• Always learning and relentlessly results-focused.

Your background:

• 3+ years of agency experience.
• A strong track record in creative development and strategic planning.

What do we offer?

The opportunity to join a different kind of agency with full inhouse capabilities covering everything from digital media buying/planning, tech/development, creative, strategy and on-site production facilities. We focus our energy on building the best communications and digital solution for our wonderful range of brands.

Arla Foods has collective agreements, and we always ensure to offer good and competitive working conditions. In addition to that, safety and working environment are our top priorities, which is why we, among other things, conduct random drug and alcohol tests.

We're committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you'll join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favourite brands in a way that make things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

Would you like to join us?

We look forward to receiving your application We process applications on a continuous basis and will close the recruitment once we have identified the right candidate Please apply as soon as possible.

For additional information or questions, please reach out to Head of Planning Jeppe Fischer-Mogensen at

Please note that we only accept applications submitted through the link in the job advertisement. Applications sent via email will not be considered.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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