Sustainability Specialist

Inter IKEA Group; Dortmund; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading home furnishings company in Dortmund is looking for a Sustainability Specialist to drive and implement sustainability initiatives. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills in German and English, a relevant university degree, and experience in project management. This role emphasizes stakeholder engagement and adherence to sustainability standards, with a commitment to continuous improvement in IKEA's operations.

Leistungen

Varied work tasks

Education and self-development possibilities

Friendly international team atmosphere

Qualifikationen

• Curiosity and eagerness to search for sustainability improvements.
• Ability to inspire teams and suppliers.
• Understanding of local legal requirements.

Aufgaben

• Create action plans for sustainability development.
• Plan and perform verification activities.
• Participate in opening new suppliers and perform risk assessments.

Kenntnisse

Fluency in German

Fluency in English

Stakeholder management

Project management

Good presentation skills

Ausbildung

University degree in sustainability engineering, human rights, or relevant area

Tools

Data Collection

Program Management

Leadership Experience

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

At IKEA we want to have a positive impact on people, society and the planet. As a Sustainability specialist you will be the regional expert in specific sustainability areas where you will lead and contribute to both regional and global projects to move the sustainability agenda forward. It is your responsibility to understand the local preconditions in different markets and execute the sustainability agenda of IKEA. You will be supporting the business by implementing and verifying sustainability related requirements outlined in IWAY, our code of conduct. As a sustainability specialist you will work in close cooperation with our stakeholders where you will have the responsibility to ensure that the sustainability agenda is an integrated part of our stakeholders development. It is your obligation to secure onboarding training and support both suppliers and business units in sustainability related topics as well as IWAY and associated topics.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to creating action plan related to sustainability development of IKEA suppliers.
• Responsible for planning and performing verification activities and securing timely and accurate verification information in the planning and reporting tools.
• Together with business teams participate in opening new IKEA suppliers and performing sustainability risk assessments.
• Contribute to both short- and long-term sustainability compliance according to action plans and prepare and implement relevant activities.

Qualifications

As a Sustainability specialist you will contribute to a more sustainable life and better IKEA products for the many people. This by supporting various stakeholders and securing that IKEA products meet the highest possible standards in the area of environment and sustainability which also includes human rights working and social conditions. Therefore you have a curiosity and are eager to actively search for new information and find new ways on how to improve our ways of working with sustainability at IKEA. You will work in close cooperation with various stakeholders across IKEA where you are keen to inspire both business teams and suppliers and to continuously maintain and improve compliance performance. As a person you never compromise when it comes to compliance and you always have sustainability and the end customer in mind when taking decisions.

• Fluency in German both written and spoken. Dutch is a plus.
• Fluency in English both written and spoken.
• High knowledge about local legal requirements.
• We expect you to have a university degree in sustainability engineering, human rights or in some other relevant area.
• You find it easy to connect with others and are strong in stakeholder management.
• You have good presentation and communication skills and a passion for contributing to a better everyday life for people in our value chains.
• You are experienced in project management and have the ability to lead projects with both a holistic and analytical viewpoint.
• You have a good understanding of the manufacturing industry and related OSH & sustainability requirements.

Readiness to travel frequently in the region (primarily in DE, NL, AT, CH).

Additional Information

We offer you varied work tasks both in the office and at IKEA suppliers with a fun friendly non-hierarchical open and international team atmosphere. Moreover you have a wide range of education and self-development possibilities. We also hope you want to contribute with your unique competence to IKEA’s future growth!

Key Skills

Program Management, Data Collection, Environmental Services, Industrial Cleaning, Root cause Analysis, OSHA, Project Management, Team Management, EPA, Leadership Experience, EHS, Manufacturing.

Other Information

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Our culture and values are based on equal opportunities and we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities.

How to Apply

Please submit your application online and in English including your resume and cover letter via our recruitment system SmartRecruiters as soon as possible but latest on 17th September 2025.

If you have any questions about the position please contact the Sustainability Compliance Manager Rasa etikien (). Questions about the recruitment process you can send us an email in the system and we will come back to you as soon as possible.