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Range Identity Leader
About this role
Your next role We are now looking for a Range Identity Leader with strong home furnishing identity skills and a creative mind. By connecting life at home insights, knowledge, creativity, design and business opportunities, you will lead and develop creative range directions, concepts and frameworks that inspire and guide product, range and communication development across IKEA and at the same time strengthen growth, positioning and relevance for the many people.
In the coming years, we will strengthen our home furnishing focus as well as our commercial impact through styles and CMF (Colour, Materials and Finishes) concepts for a more impactful execution towards our goals of growth, low cost and visitation. You will: Lead the development of creative range directions, concepts, and frameworks that inspire and guide IKEA’s product range and communication development, contributing to a stronger IKEA range identity, with a particular focus on IKEA home furnishing.
Identify emerging trends and future opportunities in life at home to strengthen IKEA's growth and positioning. Be part of leading Style Groups, CMF (Colour, Material and Finish) agendas, and home furnishing solutions across teams, aligning with range identity concepts and strategic priorities. Identify, lead and support complete home furnishing solutions across teams, aligning with range identity directions, strategic priorities and the Better Homes Leader network.
Facilitate the Better Homes agenda, Complete and coordinated across range areas, securing our long-term priorities. Collaborate across the value chain and act as an ambassador for IKEA’s range identity, inspiring creativity throughout the organisation. Translate the IKEA profile, creative and strategic frameworks, and home furnishing identity into actionable plans, guiding both long term direction and tactical, operational projects.
Facilitate and support the range areas to deliver to the strategic directions and growth plan ambitions, through the complete and coordinated offer and enable relevant stakeholders to take actions for implementation. Enable the range deliverables into the Growth plan focus weeks. Everyday ambassador and speaker for the IKEA range identity to nurture creativity, give clarity and inspire. What we’d like you to bring to the table You are a visionary thinker, passionate about life at home, home furnishing and creativity.