Now it’s time to get down to the nitty-gritty. If you wanted to work at IKEA - which we sincerely hope you do by now - what kind of job might we be able to offer you?
The variety of roles may surprise and interest you. Potential positions involve everything imaginable from working in a store selling home furnishing solutions, to less obvious jobs behind the scenes in transport, IT and communications. Click around and find out more.
Stores/retail The store is where our visitors meet IKEA face to face. We want to give our visitors plenty of ideas, solutions and inspiration. It should be fun and easy to shop and the customers should be able to do most of their shopping by themselves. When a visitor needs assistance, a well-informed and friendly co-worker should be on hand to attend to his or her needs. Read more
Product development IKEA of Sweden AB (IoS) based in Älmhult, Sweden, develops and makes the IKEA range available to stores and customers all over the world. Our aim is to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. Read more
Purchasing Co-workers in this area form a bridge between the factory floor and the products on the shelves at IKEA stores. They are responsible for ensuring reliable production methods that lead to high quality results, but which at the same time involve the minimum waste and maximum efficiency. Read more
Distribution/warehouse Trucks, boats and trains are all needed to move products around. Coordinating these different means of transport to make the movement of goods as quick and efficient as possible is a real art! Read more
Support functions The support functions exist in order to enable the work of IKEA purchasing, distribution, product development and sales. Read more