Team Manager Range

Ikea; Stockanäs; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA, in Älmhult, Sweden, seeks a Team Manager for Range Area Kitchen & Bathroom. You will lead, develop, and coach your team, translating business goals into action, and ensure capabilities and motivation to meet future targets.

As a people-focused leader, you’ll foster accountability, collaboration, and continuous development, while aligning with IKEA values. Role located in Älmhult, Sweden.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of teams and people development.
• Ability to translate business goals into action plans.
• Strong collaboration across functions and regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Range Area Kitchen & Bathroom team.
• Recruit, manage performance, and succession planning.
• Partner with Range Manager to set priorities and execute range plans.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Strategic planning

Tools

Product development

Job description

We are looking for a Team Manager Range to Range Area Kitchen and Bathroom

In Core Business Range (IKEA of Sweden), we are gearing up for the future, new opportunities and challenges, making us better together. We have decided that we will focus, simplify and concentrate going forward by “putting the product in the center” with a full focus on our core assignments – product development.

Our business is about developing products, it’s at the center of everything that we do - our daily job. We are looking for you who are very familiar with working with the IKEA range, passionate about Home Furnishings and people’s life at home, to solve real needs in people’s homes.

At Range Area Kitchen & Bathroom, we develop affordable, high-quality kitchen and bathroom products and solutions that meet the needs and dreams of the many people. We are a diverse team with a broad range of competencies and perspectives, united by a strong belief in collaboration, togetherness, and people-focused leadership. By working across functions and businesses, we create complete solutions that make everyday life at home better.

About the role

As Team Manager in the Range function, you report to the Range Manager and have full responsibility for leading, developing, and enabling the performance of your team. In close collaboration with the Range Manager, you contribute to setting priorities, translating business goals into actions, and creating the conditions for both people and business to succeed.

You are accountable for all people-related matters within your team, including recruitment, performance management, competence development, succession planning, and coworker retention. You ensure that your team has the capabilities, motivation, and support needed to deliver current and future business goals.

Guided by IKEA values and strong leadership, you lead by example, coach and empower your coworkers, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous development. By staying close to your team, providing clear direction, and leading through change, you enable both people and business to grow and succeed.

The positions i based in Älmhult, Sweden.

We are looking for a Team Manager that excels in the following:

Leadership & People

• Leads and coaches the team, shaping a strong range culture, while driving competence development to close skill gaps and meet business needs

Business & Range Expertise

• Acts as a true business partner — takes initiative, challenges constructively, and builds range plans at both tactical and strategic level
• Deeply understands product development and proactively contributes with competence and resources
• Guides the team through planning range transformations and major range movements, grounded in both business and customer needs
• Collaborates seamlessly across development teams, range areas and the design department
• Communicates clearly and confidently, listens actively, and builds strong networks and relationships

For further information about the role please contact Range Manager Nicolas Trudel at [e-mail].
For questions about the recruitment process feel free to contact People & Culture Generalist Ellinor Asschier at [e-mail].

We always recruit based on values, competence, potential and diversity. Once competence requirements are met, we will first consider impacted co-workers employed in Range and secondly impacted co-workers at Inter IKEA Group.