Product Area Manager

You see things a little differently. So do we. We offer positions that challenge your skills and inspire you to grow. Come see things a little differently with us. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the franchisor and the owner of the IKEA Concept, including the IKEA trademarks. 

In Core Business Franchise we are enabling the future success of IKEA by offering an omnichannel IKEA Concept which is attractive, competitive, and profitable, implemented and followed-up together with all IKEA trademark users. 

In IKEA Expansion, we: 
Lead one way of expanding to capture the potential in all existing and new IKEA markets.  
Provide a menu of digital and physical IKEA Customer Meeting Points.  
Secure strong and mutually respected franchisee relations.  
We offer an open working environment where everyone feels comfortable to experiment, try new ways and dare to ask: “What if…?” And we offer possibilities for you to develop yourself and your career globally.

Read more about us at franchisor.IKEA.com. Find IKEA jobs here.  

About you 

We are looking for an experienced leader who is passionate about developing people and business in an omnichannel environment. Ideally, you have 5 or more years of experience from digital product management with a good understanding of delivery and operations based on scaled agile and/or DevOps methodologies. You bring the seniority and experience required to build and guide a large scale product organization in both strategy development and implementation. 

We believe that you are someone who can build trustful relationships with stakeholders, business partners and franchisees and facilitates collaboration across Inter IKEA Group, keeping things together even when they get complex or unclear.  You enjoy working in a high paced environment and you have a proven ability to lead, coach, challenge and support people to grow. 

You are structured and you always follow through. You take responsibility, support others and deliver your work with a sense of urgency. 

Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are some of the qualities you bring with you and working with many different people together across the world gives you a lot of energy.  

Your curious and positive nature helps you to actively acquire new knowledge and skills, using them to champion new methods and processes to improve how things are done and delivered. And you are passionate about enabling ‘a better everyday life’ through technology and digital innovation. 

About us 

Our vision, to create a better everyday life for the many people, influences everything we do. It is a vision that lives in the everyday efforts of all co-workers, all over the world.  

Fulfilling the IKEA vision requires a strong, efficient, and sustainable business setup. That is why it is built on a franchise system. The IKEA Franchisor, Inter IKEA Systems B.V.,  is the worldwide owner of the IKEA Concept and has the responsibility to ensure that the IKEA Concept stays attractive and competitive while enabling growth and a profitable business for IKEA franchisees. 

Retail Operation Solutions & Support is an integral part of Core Business Franchise and consists of a team of people with passion for retail and competence in business and technology. We are moving into a new chapter with an ambition to  provide IKEA retailers with a set of digital products and services that are integrated into IKEA value chain and supporting the omnichannel IKEA Concept. We call this the Retail Package and it covers key capabilities for retail operations. 

Take time to explore the IKEA Franchise system here, and read more about us here. 

About the role  

As Product Area Manager you will be managing a portfolio of digital products and platforms, outlining the overall product and platform portfolio vision, strategy, and roadmap to support emerging business needs. 

Together with the management team you will lead Retail Operation Solutions & Support organisation on a digital transformation journey aiming to provide an omnichannel retail package. This includes introducing a product-oriented delivery setup, scaling the organisation through a significant increase of both skilled co-workers, as well as new and existing suppliers. 

One of your primary responsibilities is to lead and develop a team of high performing Product and Platform Managers, who inspire and empower co-workers in the product and platform teams to perform to the best of their abilities and continuously develop in their assignments. 

You are responsible for product and platform delivery and prioritisation across digital products and platforms in the Product Area, including phasing new products in and existing products out. 

You and your team will work in close cooperation with franchisees and be in regular contact with stakeholders on these markets to understand their situation and needs. You will also work closely together with peers across the totality of Core Business Franchise and across IKEA to strengthen and contribute to a strong and relevant IKEA franchise offer 

 
Does this sound like your next challenge? Apply today!
This is a full time position (40 hours per week) located in Malmö. You will report to the Food Digital Operations Manager in IKEA Retail Experience, Core Business Franchise. If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact, Alf Jensen, alf.jensen@inter.ikea.com.

Please send your application – CV, motivation letter and - In English by 15th May 2022. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you want to work at Inter IKEA Systems and why you would be a good fit for this role. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. Don’t hesitate, submit your application as soon as possible.
This is a full-time role (40 hours per week) located in Malmö, Sweden.  There may be some international travel required for this role. You will report to the ROSS Manager.  

May 4th, 2021, is the closing date to apply for this role. Please send your application – CV and motivation – in English and tell us why you would be a good fit. We look forward to hearing from you!