Teamleader, Archive and Collection, IKEA Museum

Job description

Älmhult is the heart of IKEA. This is where our culture and values were shaped and still develop. This is where the global range and product development for IKEA takes place today and where we want to continue to develop together with the municipality and the community at large. Älmhult is a melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Because to make things better for the many, we want to involve people from all parts of the world. Nonetheless, we never forget our Swedish heritage that forms the backbone of who we are today.

IKEA Älmhult AB is a holding company and forms a company group with IKEA Museum, IKEA Hotell, IKEA Property AB. We are an independent entity within the Inter IKEA Group.

IKEA Museum in Älmhult is a unique place for the many people. IKEA Museum has the task to share the story of IKEA and how we make things better through our unique formula; Democratic Design. We build and strengthen the IKEA brand by offering a high-quality experience, by interacting with people in the context of life at home, home furnishing and design as well as inviting people behind the scenes of IKEA, giving a more intimate experience of the brand. 

Besides our public museum we also have a key assignment within our Archive & Collection organisation to safeguard, structure and share IKEA heritage and make it accessible for today´s business development needs and for future generations. 

We are now looking for a  Teamleader  to join the Archive & Collection team at IKEA Museum in Älmhult. We are growing and building an organization to be ready for a new challenging assignment and we need you!

     

Job Description

As Teamleader at Archive & Collection your main responsibility is to lead and develop people and business together in line with IKEA Culture & Values and the overall responsibility for operational topics and running business. 

Your main responsibilities will be:  

·  Leading, managing and developing the business and people of Archive & Collection
·  Contribute in the creation and execution of the business plan for Archive & Collection
·  Create an inspiring and motivating direction for co-workers in order to ensure development and succession
·  Responsible for the daily operational business
·  Responsible for evaluating, prioritize, plan and organize incoming assignments
·  Ensure a smooth, efficient, qualitative and well-balanced daily operation
·  Develop and implement activities that will increase awareness of IKEA Archive and Collections within IKEA

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are passionated, experienced and motivated about leading and developing people and business together in line with IKEA Culture & Values. You are driven and have the ability to build trustful relationships at all levels, create an open and inclusive environment in your organization. You have the ability to work and lead in change and you inspire and motivate your organization in change processes. You communicate in a clear and inspiring way, and you lead by example in your everyday work.

Through an entrepreneurial and curios approach and with a passion to lead in the unknown, you create movements and deliver results based on set strategies and plans.

We expect that you have leadership experience of developing business and people. 

Other relevant qualifications:

·  Strong and proven leadership experience from a customer focused environment
·  Education within relevant field
·  You believe in people and their ability to do a great job, their potential to perform and learn and grow.
·  You lead with authenticity and make values-based decisions to contribute to an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embrace diversity.
·  You can work in a fast-changing and complex environment, with simplicity in focus
·  You have the courage to question existing solutions and think in unconventional ways to add value.
·  Ability to communicate confidently and clearly in English, verbally and in writing.

Additional information

This position is full-time assignment (40 hours per week), starting as soon as possible.

You will be located in Älmhult, Sweden and report to Archive & Collection Manager at IKEA Museum.

In this recruitment, we have chosen to collaborate with TEMP-TEAM. If you have any questions, you are warmly welcome to contact recruitment manager Stefan Thorup, +46(0)708-583305.

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 candidates.

We look forward to receiving your application, latest 20th of June 2022. 

Inter IKEA Group consists of three core businesses and comprises over 70 companies in 30 different countries and has around 28,000 co-workers that together with other IKEA colleagues work to fulfil the IKEA vision: To create a better everyday life for the many people,  http://www.inter.ikea.com .