Sustainability Specialist
What you'll need to have
You have:
• Good knowledge of how to balance and merge environmental, social and economic aspects to define sustainability and how IKEA
uses that knowledge in striving to make business within the limits of the planet.
• Emerging knowledge of what healthy and sustainable living means and how it contributes to reducing environmental household
footprint and help people make a positive change.
• Develops virtual and other collaborative relationships to facilitate current and future objectives; as well as identifies and
involves relevant stakeholders in a project, process or question to make things happen.
• In depth knowledge of how to initiate, plan, execute, control and close a project.
• Inspired by our vision 'to create a better everyday life for the many people'.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English.
What you'll be doing day to day
About the job
In our team we take pride in seeing everyone around us grow and develop, and we encourage people to experiment, test, try - and
sometimes fail. As long as they learn along the way! We know that everything is changing more rapidly today and that we sometimes
need to lead in the unknown. So, we throw ourselves out there to explore new possibilities and ways of doing things to make both our
people and our business prosper.
The Sustainability Specialist will contribute and support others in the consistent and effective execution of the Ingka sustainability
People & Planet Positive strategy.
About the assignment
You will:
• Collaborate and align with applicable country functions and internal as well as external stakeholders to secure sustainability
is integrated across Timisoara Market in delivering their sustainability contribution to the agreed frameworks and
strategies.
• Secure local country adaption of the global direction and ambitions, to drive sustainability initiatives, processes and projects
that deliver to the total business agenda and a more People and Planet Positive IKEA.
• Enable and follow-up sustainability performance and progress based on the country business plans, Group tools and
methods.
• Facilitate the integration and implementation of sustainability by supporting the country functions with the right
information, best practice solution, tools & methods and ways of working.
• Develop a strong understanding of specific sustainability situation in your country and contribute to country business
agenda, to feedback and share across sustainability matrix.
• Proactively identify challenges and opportunities and/or supporting units to overcome challenges and optimize
opportunities.
Some would call us idealists who want to change the world, but we are firm believers that we actually can have a positive impact on people, society and planet. We put our heads together to solve the big questions: how IKEA products can become circular by using material and resources in the best way, how to improve the lives of the people who create our products, and how IKEA can benefit the communities where we operate.
Together as a team
You see things a little differently. So do we. We believe that what you value is more important than what your CV
says. We offer positions that will challenge your skills and let you grow. Come see things a little differently with u
You have:
• Good knowledge of how to balance and merge environmental, social and economic aspects to define sustainability and how IKEA
uses that knowledge in striving to make business within the limits of the planet.
• Emerging knowledge of what healthy and sustainable living means and how it contributes to reducing environmental household
footprint and help people make a positive change.
• Develops virtual and other collaborative relationships to facilitate current and future objectives; as well as identifies and
involves relevant stakeholders in a project, process or question to make things happen.
• In depth knowledge of how to initiate, plan, execute, control and close a project.
• Inspired by our vision 'to create a better everyday life for the many people'.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English.
What you'll be doing day to day
About the job
In our team we take pride in seeing everyone around us grow and develop, and we encourage people to experiment, test, try - and
sometimes fail. As long as they learn along the way! We know that everything is changing more rapidly today and that we sometimes
need to lead in the unknown. So, we throw ourselves out there to explore new possibilities and ways of doing things to make both our
people and our business prosper.
The Sustainability Specialist will contribute and support others in the consistent and effective execution of the Ingka sustainability
People & Planet Positive strategy.
About the assignment
You will:
• Collaborate and align with applicable country functions and internal as well as external stakeholders to secure sustainability
is integrated across Timisoara Market in delivering their sustainability contribution to the agreed frameworks and
strategies.
• Secure local country adaption of the global direction and ambitions, to drive sustainability initiatives, processes and projects
that deliver to the total business agenda and a more People and Planet Positive IKEA.
• Enable and follow-up sustainability performance and progress based on the country business plans, Group tools and
methods.
• Facilitate the integration and implementation of sustainability by supporting the country functions with the right
information, best practice solution, tools & methods and ways of working.
• Develop a strong understanding of specific sustainability situation in your country and contribute to country business
agenda, to feedback and share across sustainability matrix.
• Proactively identify challenges and opportunities and/or supporting units to overcome challenges and optimize
opportunities.
Some would call us idealists who want to change the world, but we are firm believers that we actually can have a positive impact on people, society and planet. We put our heads together to solve the big questions: how IKEA products can become circular by using material and resources in the best way, how to improve the lives of the people who create our products, and how IKEA can benefit the communities where we operate.
Together as a team
You see things a little differently. So do we. We believe that what you value is more important than what your CV
says. We offer positions that will challenge your skills and let you grow. Come see things a little differently with u
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