Co-worker stories

There is a co-worker story behind every product
We encourage you to follow your passions, try new roles or keep growing in a position you love. Explore just a few of our co-worker stories and you’ll see that each journey is unique and rewarding. What will your IKEA journey be?

Irina Sukhareva
Distribution Centre Manager and Diversity & Inclusion Ambassador, IKEA Russia.

I joined IKEA in 2004 and have worked in different roles in Human Resources. In January 2016 I began my current job as Distribution Centre manager.
What I love the most in my job is to see how much we can do and how great we can be when we work together. I find it powerful and inspiring to see how we as persons can change, learn and develop when we start listening to each other.

Hector Bianchi
Project Controller, Project Management

My journey with IKEA started in USA as a customer. I was a fan of IKEA. My girlfriend got a job with IKEA and we moved to Sweden. I figured I would love to work for IKEA and after some months I started at IKEA Communication as product communicator. I had worked with web design and online marketing in the USA. I went to work with symbols, instructions and packaging. It was quite fun with assembly instructions, trying to communicate with just images.