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Company description
The materials of metal, plastic and float glass are found in every part of the home and our products touch the lives of every IKEA customer. We do this with our entrepreneurial mind-set and collaborative approach with our 250 partners and other important stakeholders in the IKEA value chain to secure the best possible result end to end. We strive for low cost in everything we do, but not compromising on quality, sustainability and corporate responsibility.
Category Metal, Plastic and Float glass is the home for 4 categories and has 250 co-workers in different locations across the world. We lead and develop the global supply chain for our categories, including everything from plastic raw materials to production of potato peelers to huge bunkbeds in carbon steel, to secure availability of our products in all IKEA customer meeting points globally. We constantly support each other to grow. We love to try new things and to get things done.
This is where you come in!
Are you an experienced and passionate leader with a strong belief in individuals' and different teams' potential? Do you like to work in partnerships across different business units to reach common goals? Do you feel passion towards developing industries to become even better for people and planet?
Job description
As Category Area Manager within Category Area Metal Plastic Float glass, you will be leading the whole organization towards the future. Together with the members of the CA Management Team, you will be responsible for:
Qualification
You come with a track record in a leadership and management position. You are a proven leader, leading people & business together. Leading by example, you consistently bring out the best in your team and those around you, embodying and promoting IKEA's core values in every environment. You are committed to male sure that our values are not only present but thrive & develop.
With experience of leading business on strategic level you have a strong ability to identify and capture business opportunities and deliver excellent results. You enjoy working on a strategic level while also being able to zoom in on operational/tactical levels when needed. You constantly look for synergies and strive to bring people to achieve better together.
Complex challenges are simply thrilling adventures for you! Through connecting dots with diverse stakeholders, both near and far, you cultivate a landscape of harmonious collaboration, all driven by a shared vision. Our team is spread all over the world, and you have the capability to lead, develop and inspire people across the globe, face to face or via Teams.
More Information
The Category Area Manager position is located Älmhult, Sweden.
For questions about the recruitment process, please contact
We are looking forward to receiving your applications in English by 27 May 2025.
The materials of metal, plastic and float glass are found in every part of the home and our products touch the lives of every IKEA customer. We do this with our entrepreneurial mind-set and collaborative approach with our 250 partners and other important stakeholders in the IKEA value chain to secure the best possible result end to end. We strive for low cost in everything we do, but not compromising on quality, sustainability and corporate responsibility.
Category Metal, Plastic and Float glass is the home for 4 categories and has 250 co-workers in different locations across the world. We lead and develop the global supply chain for our categories, including everything from plastic raw materials to production of potato peelers to huge bunkbeds in carbon steel, to secure availability of our products in all IKEA customer meeting points globally. We constantly support each other to grow. We love to try new things and to get things done.
This is where you come in!
Are you an experienced and passionate leader with a strong belief in individuals' and different teams' potential? Do you like to work in partnerships across different business units to reach common goals? Do you feel passion towards developing industries to become even better for people and planet?
Job description
As Category Area Manager within Category Area Metal Plastic Float glass, you will be leading the whole organization towards the future. Together with the members of the CA Management Team, you will be responsible for:
- Develop and implement Sourcing and Material Directions connected to the different materials or categories/industries with a time horizon of 3+ years.
- Lead and develop the Category Area Management team where you will be responsible for recruitment, development, performance management, retention, and succession both for your team and to secure for whole CA.
- Identify and lead work on business synergies, performance and budget for the entire Category Area.
- Build alignment across different business units to reach common goals and priorities, leading and supporting common and improved ways of working.
- Secure that we have values driven, talented, competent, and high performing leaders
- Participate in creation of the overall strategies for Purchasing Development for total IKEA as a member of Purchasing Development Management Team.
Qualification
You come with a track record in a leadership and management position. You are a proven leader, leading people & business together. Leading by example, you consistently bring out the best in your team and those around you, embodying and promoting IKEA's core values in every environment. You are committed to male sure that our values are not only present but thrive & develop.
With experience of leading business on strategic level you have a strong ability to identify and capture business opportunities and deliver excellent results. You enjoy working on a strategic level while also being able to zoom in on operational/tactical levels when needed. You constantly look for synergies and strive to bring people to achieve better together.
Complex challenges are simply thrilling adventures for you! Through connecting dots with diverse stakeholders, both near and far, you cultivate a landscape of harmonious collaboration, all driven by a shared vision. Our team is spread all over the world, and you have the capability to lead, develop and inspire people across the globe, face to face or via Teams.
More Information
The Category Area Manager position is located Älmhult, Sweden.
For questions about the recruitment process, please contact
We are looking forward to receiving your applications in English by 27 May 2025.
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