Sustainability Developer

Job description

We are now looking for a Sustainability Developer to develop and drive various initiatives/projects in the sustainability agenda for  Supply Chain Operations in close collaboration with the business and the Sustainability matrix. You identify opportunities and enable internal as well as external collaborations and partnerships to achieve sustainability goals in line with business priorities and the People & Planet Positive strategy in IKEA. You will contribute to the Supply Chain Operations Sustainability matrix to define a clear direction and contribute to the strategic development of the Sustainability agenda.

IKEA strives to be the leader in sustainable, affordable life at home, inspiring and enabling customers to fulfill their needs and dreams at home. Sustainability is part of our IKEA vision to create a better life for the many people and at the same time have a positive impact on the planet. Our view of the future is positive and we believe in a sustainable world. IKEA has made progress on the journey to become People and Planet Positive – progress that we can be proud of. Still, we have a way to go before we have a fully sustainable business. We will continue to focus and transform our business.

You are honest with high integrity. You are able to build trust and partnership to reach common goals. With your solid competence in sustainability and your business mindset you are able to find improvement opportunities and make them happen.

If you are passionate about working with sustainability and business development, if you have the drive to lead & develop the sustainability agenda for your area of responsibility and SCO as a total, you have the right motivation for this role.

Qualification

As sustainability developer you:

•    Lead and drive initiatives/projects in the SCO sustainability agenda
•    Contribute to SCO business teams competence development providing sustainability expertise
•    Facilitate trainings for internal and external stakeholders with the aim of increasing the competence in sustainability topics
•    Collect and share regularly good examples on sustainability topics for learning and inspiration
•    Actively participate in global matrix working groups
•    Lead and/or contribute to global sustainability development projects and/or cross-categories activities
•    Monitor and assess the impact of regional and local policy development related to sustainability

To be successful in this role, you need to have:

•    University degree in sustainability, logistics or other relevant area and relevant working experience
•    Good knowledge of sustainability in supply chain operations
•    Knowledge of driving a sustainability agenda by connecting with a diversity of internal and external stakeholders
•    Knowledge in how to apply a triple bottom line perspective in business decisions, i.e. integrating environmental, social and financial considerations
•    Good project management competence 
•    Good communication and presentation skills

Motivation:

•    Strong motivation in contributing to positive sustainability developments through the IKEA direction and the People & Planet strategy.
•    Interest in people’s life at home. Energy, drive and commitment to deliver better products/services for the many people
•    Highly motivated to inspire people
•    Highly interested in understanding the markets we are working in as well as the reality of the industry and respective conditions influencing overall performance
•    Desire to find development opportunities with service providers and make it happen by engaging and motivating people in a large organization
•    Interest and drive to find common agendas, to build trust and partnership to reach common goals
•    Enjoy interacting with people and creating a network both inside and outside IKEA

Capabilities:

•    Strong networking skills both on internal and external stakeholders’ level to enable partnership and collaboration
•    Ability to work across functions, systems and working methods to drive customer value
•    Strong internal motivation to initiate new, unexplored ideas and solution
•    Always act with customer, service provider, “End-to-End” perspective and total cost in mind
•    Ability to lead on both strategic and operational levels with the business strategy in mind
•    Capability to perform business analysis, risk assessment, scenario planning and draw conclusions to support the right business decisions and implementations
•    Capability to build trust and relationships, in order to build long-term business partnership

More Information

If the above appeals to you, you might be the one we are looking for! We look forward to receiving your application in English, due to long permit process we prefer candidates with valid Swiss work permit or EU/EFTA citizenship. We will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. Submit your application, CV and letter of motivation, online via our recruitment system SmartRecruiters no later than 1st of August 2022 . For further information about the recruiting process please contact Désirée Gerber via phone at +41 58 853 5791.

The IKEA brand is one of the most successful home furnishing brands in the world. We are a values-driven company with a passion for life at home. Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. The Supply Chain Operations organisation with its about 800 co-workers connect our customers with IKEA products in a simple, affordable and sustainable way. We deliver excellent transport and logistic solutions today, tomorrow and over time by optimising replenishment solutions, defining physical goods flow capacity needs, managing the goods flow, sourcing & developing transport & logistics capacities and leading & securing Supply Quality.

We contribute to customer satisfaction through securing customer perceived availability, delivering lowest cost over time, leading towards sustainability and ensuring the right quality for all services. Sustainability as a function leads the sustainability strategy and direction for Supply Chain Operations and drives & develops the sustainability agenda.