Project Support

Company Description
The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people – our customers, co-workers and suppliers. By 2030, we are committed to become climate positive by reducing more greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) than the IKEA value chain emits, while growing the IKEA business and without using carbon offsets. We have big responsibility – and opportunity – to make a difference and contribute towards limiting global warming to 1.5°C by positively impacting people, planet and society through our size and full value chain approach.
At IKEA we rely heavily on analytics in how we lead our climate agenda, where climate reporting is turned into concrete improvement actions for the many across the business. This is also used to set strategic goals and road maps with clear actions and projects, which are anchored across business.
In IKEA Wood Supply and Forestry (WS&F) we work every day to enable IKEA to influence responsible forest management and wood use practices in the world. We secure accessibility of wood from responsibly managed forests through optimised supply chains and a positive impact on the world’s forests beyond our own needs. As IKEA is moving to only using renewable and recyclable materials, we work increasingly together with our colleagues and partners also to secure responsible sourcing of other renewable materials, e.g. coming from the agricultural sector.
We’re on the lookout for passionate doers, idea makers, and creative thinkers. Right now, we are looking for analysts to focus on integration of our land use footprint of forestry and agriculture into our climate performance framework. We currently have 1-year temporary assignments for Project support positions within Climate impact of agriculture, forestry and other land use located at IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult, with a start date as soon as possible.
With your personality and data expertise, you will create real impacts in our business and the world and enable us to reach even higher heights in our climate agenda and business integration.
Job Description
As Project support – Climate impact of agriculture, forestry and other land use, your responsibility is to forward IKEAs capability to obtain and analyse relevant data to monitor the climate impact of the land use we’re connected to through our raw material sourcing. This will enable business decisions considering climate impact and help us to take action improving land use.
In the position you will be part of Wood Supply & Forestry and report to the Removing and Storing Carbon program manager. You will also be part of the land use team of the IKEA Climate Matrix.
Your responsibilities will include
Together with specialised competences such as the WS&F specialists, WS&F climate in forest and land use specialist, Sustainability development leader specialised in climate impact of agriculture and Responsible sourcing leader for agricultural products, develop efficient working methods to obtain data and information needed to monitor IKEAs land use footprint connected to forestry and agriculture according to the standards set by the Green House Gas Protocol
Suggest and develop a working method for forestry and agriculture as part of the climate reporting for the annual IKEA Sustainability Report to secure process with timely delivery of high quality, which is as automated as possible.
Support competence development for relevant IKEA co-workers and stakeholders to ensure the capability of monitoring IKEA land use and climate footprint
Secure land use footprint monitoring results can be meaningfully used as decision support for business owners
Identification of high impact wood and agriculturally based businesses to be prioritised for securing relevant climate performance evaluation as support for critical business decisions.
Define needed reporting and system requirements aligned with IKEAs digital platforms.

Qualifications
We are looking for analytics enthusiasts with a passion for creating a positive impact on people and planet by empowering our business to shape the agenda on how IKEA should tackle the climate footprint in fact-based way throughout the IKEA businesses using data and analytics.
You are solution oriented and capable of finding ways forward when and where necessary system support or material data are not available. You are true team players and you enjoy working together with many different stakeholders. With your indirect leadership skills and enthusiasm to move things forward, you lead and influence and develop the competence of our organisation.
To succeed & shine in this role, we wish that you have:
Excellent analytical skills in data and complex systems
Ability to translate complex matters into simple and practical solutions (working in a business context)
Capability to lead and influence people through indirect leadership
Capability in translating scientific knowledge into a business context
Proven capability of working well in a team
In depth knowledge of the IPCC LULUCF standard for GHG accounting
Able to analyse and model GHG balances in corporate LU/LUC supply chains
Knowledge of GIS Systems (e.g. ArcGis or Grass) is an advantage

Additional information
If you have questions, please contact Zuzana Vackova, People and Culture Recruiter, zuzana.vackova1@inter.ikea.com.
We will be happy to receive your application in English. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process once we find the right candidates so do not hesitate and apply today.