Communication Leader

KEA Components, part of Inter IKEA Group, holds a unique position within the IKEA value chain. We supply the IKEA business with customer-friendly component solutions for better products – and better homes. Maybe you’re familiar with the wedge dowel that supports our furniture assembly? Or the fitting bags in the cardboard packages? Or the signature IKEA signs on our store buildings? That’s us! Our assignment includes a responsibility to develop, source and supply selected components and materials to IKEA suppliers and retail equipment to IKEA franchisees. IKEA Components also provides After Sales service of components to the end customers to keep our products lasting as long as possible. Our business is global and today employs approximately 1,400 co-workers, based mainly in Sweden, Slovakia and China.

The Communication team has the assignment to lead, develop and enable impactful communication that strengthens the IKEA brand by creating engagement, building trust for IKEA and enabling better business.

We are looking for an experienced Communication Leader. This is where you come in!

As Communication Leader at IKEA Components, you will contribute to moving our most important strategic and business topics through internal and external communication.

As Communication Leader, you will:

• Set communication plans for strategic topics at IKEA Components, focusing on cross-cutting initiatives, mainly in the Category Area.
• Be a part of the Category Area Management team, bringing a communication-focused point of view into the decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to develop engaging and impactful messaging for relevant audiences.
• Contribute, and in some cases lead, movements within the IKEA Components Communication and Supply Communication yearly plans.
• Develop and strengthen key stakeholder relationships across IKEA.
• Coach, challenge and empower the business to lead with communication in, for example, business plans, supplier communication and change management.
• Manage risks and crisis through communication, as needed.

You will be a part of the Communication team and report to the Communication Manager at IKEA Components. You will work closely with the IKEA Components Category Area or other functional units at IKEA Components, as needed, as well as the Supply and Range Communication communities and other key stakeholders across the IKEA network.

You are an experienced communication leader with a proven track record of planning and executing impactful communication to move strategic topics. You have excellent written and spoken English communication skills. You understand the IKEA Components assignment and have a cross-functional understanding of the IKEA strategic landscape, network and value chain. You know how to prioritize and adapt in an ever-changing environment and can seamlessly switch between strategic, tactical, and sometimes operational tasks.

You’re curious and willing to try new things, securing buy-in from key stakeholders along the way. You’re a team player, yet a self-starter who can work independently. You're comfortable speaking in front of an audience but just as happy working behind the scenes. You take your responsibilities seriously but don't take yourself too seriously. Most importantly, you embody and act according to IKEA culture, values, and Code of Conduct. Qualifications.-

IKEA Components is a place where everyone pitches in, and all ideas are encouraged. This is a permanent role based in the IKEA Components office in Älmhult, Sweden.

To simplify and have good speed in the recruitment process, you apply for the role by uploading the following to Smart Recruiters:

1.) Your CV

2.) A separate document including your answers to these two questions:

• What makes this role interesting to you?
• What’s the “wow factor” that you would bring to our communication team at IKEA Components?

Please keep your answers short and concise and apply at the latest November 29 2024,