Unit Facility Manager

Who you are

As engaged, open minded and curious experts in all parts of the real estate business we take responsibility for the real estate business at Ingka Group as a trustworthy, appreciated and wanted business partner. We secure new and maintain existing physical locations in order to meet the needs of the many people. We provide strategic insight based on our knowledge and understanding of the real estate portfolio in Ingka. We take the lead in delivering safe, compliant, sustainable and innovative property solutions.
- You have a bachelor’s degree or a trainee with several years’ experience in a managerial position in the facility environment.
- You have minimum 5 years of experience in managing and coordinating with external service providers, preferably in a high-volume retail sector.
- You have proven skills in developing people and provide support, coaching, training, and career direction to others.
- You have very good knowledge of planning, organizing and managing costs and expenses.
- You have a very good understanding of important FM business processes (e.g. work order management for urgent, scheduled and reactive maintenance, contract and supplier management)
- You are a strong communicator with the ability to influence decisions. In this role you see yourself as a link between the national organization, our Stores and suppliers.
- You have an effective way of working, you have strong analytical skills with the ability to react flexibly to changes.
- You communicate confidently in French and English (C-1 Level), both spoken and written.

A day in your life with us
- Lead and manage the execution of Ingka Facility Management (FM) within the unit through the unit FM team.
- Responsible to make sure that each property is managed throughout its lifetime including safety, compliance, maintenance and improvement to ensure a safe and operational environment for the business, co-workers, customers and other stakeholders.
- Implement relevant property management innovations, digital and technical solutions that meet the needs of the business and the many people.
- Responsible to optimize the efficiency of each property in a sustainable way.
- Ensure that co-workers, service providers and external partners have up-to-date awareness and understanding of all FM frameworks, guidelines and initiatives.
- Responsible for all activities related to long term planning, budget estimation, execution, follow up, forecasting and reporting within the FM scope within the unit.
- Implement and evaluate supplier contracts at unit level in alignment with internal governance structure for supplier contracts to improve efficiencies/costs/equipment and quality.
- Responsible for managing and coordinating external suppliers on unit level.
- Manage relationships with Business owners within the unit to ensure business needs are met by collecting requirements, setting annual goals and periodic follow ups.
- Responsible for developing the team’s competence, performance and ensuring a succession plan in the unit.

About this work area

Without us our many co-workers and customers wouldn’t have an IKEA to go to. We make sure to secure, build and maintain our physical locations - from stores to offices to factories - to meet the needs of the many people. Together we lead the way in delivering safe, compliant, sustainable, and innovative solutions for every property. And we feel a great sense of pride in seeing everything working smoothly

At IKEA, the focus is on PEOPLE, and through our additional benefits we take the opportunity to say thank you.

In addition to 15% staff discount on your purchase at IKEA, you benefit from 28 vacation days, eight weeks of parental leave, contributions to public transport or free parking, access to learning platforms such as LinkedIn Learning, discounted meals and the IKEA bonus system, among other things.

Tack means thank you in Swedish - a fitting name for the Ingka Group's loyalty program, when eligible employees* retire or leave the company, they get their pension bonus paid out.

Future security - IKEA pays an amount for a personal pension and accident insurance.

Opportunities to develop at IKEA: we encourage employees to try out different tasks, move between functions or go abroad.

Age doesn't matter to us and career changers are also welcome.

At IKEA you will always feel the cohesion and you can be yourself.

MORE THAN JUST A JOB

At IKEA, the focus is on PEOPLE, and through our additional benefits we take the opportunity to say thank you.

In addition to 15% staff discount on your purchase at IKEA, you benefit from 28 vacation days, eight weeks of parental leave, contributions to public transport or free parking, access to learning platforms such as LinkedIn Learning, discounted meals and the IKEA bonus system, among other things.

Tack means thank you in Swedish - a fitting name for the Ingka Group's loyalty program, when eligible employees* retire or leave the company, t