Communication Manager – Sales, IKEA of Sweden

Do you have passion for enabling strong user-oriented communication and want to be part of setting the preconditions to maximize the sales and growth opportunities? Do you enjoy collaborating with great people across organisations? Are you motivated by unleashing the movements set out in the sales tactical plan by inspiring, empowering and engaging with people throughout the IKEA network, with extra attention to the people working in Sales? If so, come join us in Sales and create extraordinary results from hard work and daring to try new things!

In IKEA we work together across the value chain to be affordable and accessible for many more of the many people with our fantastic product range. At IKEA of Sweden (Core Business Range) we are responsible to develop and supply the IKEA product range offer. This is done in the different Home Furnishing Businesses where the Sales team is responsible to secure the preconditions for the IKEA retailers to create a great meeting with the customers. The Communication Manager works in unit Sales at IKEA of Sweden, where we work to support the Home Furnishing Businesses with great tools, processes and knowledge to ensure efficient and effective ways of working, aiming to ensure that the customers successfully meet the IKEA range offer in all our touchpoints all over the world.

In the Communication team you will lead and develop the communication function, enabling easy access to coherent, relevant and up to date information accessible for the users, supporting achievement of business objectives in a fast changing global context.
Come join us on our exciting journey!

Lots of exciting things are happening in the world we operate in. With the speed of change in society, strong communication skills are key enablers to keeping people and organizations up to date and engaged. Providing access to information and spiking curiosity through strong communication enables co-workers to take lead in building the knowledge they need in their assignments. In the role as Communication Manager, you will be responsible for leading the communication team, leading and developing holistic communication within and from Sales in order to strengthen and position the IKEA brand among co-workers.

In this role you will be a part of the Sales management team being a strategic and tactical partner in Sales to define and enable the communication needs and goals. You will contribute to the implementation of business strategies, priorities and processes by leading development and implementation of the Sales communication plan.

You will lead the work to create an action plan for the team of communication leaders and communication specialists and distribute the tasks with the purpose to provide tactical and operational communication expertise and support to the functions within Sales.

We expect you to contribute in the development of the communication competence in Sales, enabling others to lead with communication and represent IKEA according to IKEA values and IKEA tone of voice.

In this role you will also be responsible for create and executing a planned process for organizational change and communication together in close collaboration with the Sales Manager and People & Culture Manager.
We offer an exciting work environment in a global marketplace with great opportunities to grow and develop together with us. This is a full time (40 hours/week), fixed term  position (24 months). The role is based in Malmö, Sweden. Please send your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English by 14 February 2022. We look forward to getting back in touch with you and will do so as soon as possible. 
Sounds interesting?

Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. 

The last day to send your application is 2022-02-28

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sales Manager Alvaro Carmona at alvaro.carmona1@inter.ikea.com or People & Culture Manager Annika Platzack at annika.platzack2@inter.ikea.com. About the recruitment process, please contact Marie Sandman at +46 768545309.