Numéro de l'offre: R0007560

Date de publication: 17/05/2024

With a unique Småländsk history, Älmhult is the heart of IKEA, where we have our roots. It’s the home of functional, well-designed, and affordable Swedish home furnishing and a center for innovation. We call it Democratic design. 

IKEA Älmhult AB, including IKEA Museum, IKEA Hotell and IKEA Property, is on an exciting journey to make Älmhult an even better place for the next generation. We want Älmhult to grow, with both people and businesses and make this a unique and attractive place where the many people can experience IKEA yesterday, today, and tomorrow. We want to build the next generation of culture carriers and to strengthen the IKEA Brand. Do you share our passion for IKEA and Älmhult and want to join us in our mission to make this unique place even better tomorrow? 

As a Facility Leader you are passionate about service and enabling a great tenant experience with our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people. We see that you are innovative and open to new solutions with a passion for doing business, always keeping sustainability in mind. You contribute to an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion and share IKEA Key values and act accordingly.

You will bring in good technical knowledge of facility management, knowledge in tender processes, knowledge in procurement and contract negotiations. It is a merit if you have knowledge in IKEA facility management standards, manuals, and rules as well as an interest or experience in outdoor/landscaping environments.

You will be responsible to make sure that each property is managed throughout its lifetime including safety, compliance, maintenance, and improvement to ensure a safe and operational environment for the business, coworkers, customers, and other stakeholders. Ensure that coworkers and external partners, when needed, have up to date awareness and understanding of all FM framework, guidelines, and initiatives.

The Facility Leader will demonstrate good leadership capabilities including high commitment to business goals by thinking holistically, long term and driving towards expected benefits. In this role, we see that you possess good ability to plan and organize, are mindful of safety, quality, time, and budget and build trustful relationships with colleagues, tenants, and other stakeholders.  You work towards improving and simplifying current ways of working and solving problems and dilemmas in line with IKEA key values. You will try to lead in the unknown and in change being proactive and a fact-based decision maker with the ability to prioritize, delegate and escalate.  

You are experienced in all aspects of facility management and are dedicated to delivering reliable, efficient and seamless services. You have strong contract management skills and a solution focused mindset to resolve facility management related issues. Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders comes naturally to you. Identifying opportunities and making recommendations to drive continuous improvement and cost saving is something you are passionate about. You work autonomously and take initiative to deliver set tasks.

Furthermore, you will possess:

• Minimum 3 to 5 years professional experience within facility management.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Experience in working with budgeting, follow up, forecasting and reporting.
• Strong ability to build and maintain good relationships and stakeholder networks.
• Good computer skills in Microsoft Office Applications.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

Does this sound interesting?
We look forward to receiving your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English only latest by 7th of June, 2024. 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. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role.

Kindly note that due to GDPR and Data Privacy, we do not accept any applications via email. 

This is a permanent position located in Älmhult, Sweden.

For questions about the position, please contact Hiring Manager, Anna Bergstrand at anna.bergstrand4@inter.ikea.com

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Riyaz Inamdar at riyaz.inamdar1@inter.ikea.com