Identification & Standardisation Leader Master Data and Traceability

At IKEA identification and standardisation are strategic capabilities that enable trusted data connected business processes traceability regulatory compliance and seamless information exchange across the value chain. Core capabilities for IKEAs business and digital transformation.

As an Identification and Standardisation Leader you will be part of IKEAs Centre of Expertise for Identification and Standardisation guiding and enabling organisations teams and initiatives to realise business value through a common approach to identification master data traceability and interoperability. By connecting business needs with global standards and industry best practices you will help create the foundation for trusted data connected processes efficiency and automatization regulatory readiness and business and digital transformation across IKEA

Together with a team of subject matter experts you will help IKEA establish and evolve a common approach to how products assets locations parties transactions and events are identified and connected across business processes digital products platforms and external ecosystems.

The Centre of Expertise works across organisations and functions to ensure that global standards are translated into practical business value. Through expert guidance governance and collaboration the team enables business development digital transformation operational excellence and future regulatory readiness across IKEAs global value chain.

In this role you will work closely with business leaders product teams architects data specialists suppliers and external partners to ensure that identification standards and traceability capabilities are understood adopted and implemented in ways that create long-term value for IKEA.

Your Assignment

Develop and Strengthen IKEAs Identification Capability

• Contribute to the development and evolution of IKEAs identification and standardisation capability.
• Define maintain and communicate principles standards frameworks and guidance related to identification and GS1 standards.
• Secure a consistent and scalable approach to identifying products assets locations parties transactions and events.
• Drive awareness and understanding of how identification supports business performance data quality compliance and traceability.

Enable Business Development and Transformation

• Act as a trusted advisor to organisations initiatives and teams seeking to adopt identification standards and traceability capabilities.
• Assess business needs and recommend suitable standards approaches and implementation strategies.
• Define and support business and functional requirements related to identification master data product information and information exchange.
• Support pre-studies proof of concepts business development initiatives and digital transformation efforts where standards play a key role.
• Ensure identification requirements are considered early in solution design and business planning.

Drive Collaboration and Governance

• Establish clarity around ownership decision-making governance and exception handling related to identification standards.
• Facilitate alignment across business areas digital products platforms and data domains.
• Promote common reusable and interoperable ways of working across IKEA.
• Support stakeholders in balancing local business needs with enterprise-wide consistency and long-term scalability.

Represent IKEA Internally and Externally

• Represent IKEA in GS1 communities industry working groups and relevant standardisation initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with external partners standards organisations suppliers and regulatory stakeholders.
• Monitor developments in standards regulations and industry practices translating opportunities and implications into recommendations for IKEA.
• Identify gaps between business needs and existing standards and contribute to the continued evolution of industry standards together with the GS1 community.

Qualifications :

Is this the right challenge for you

You are a strategic and collaborative leader with deep expertise in identification standards master data and traceability. You enjoy working across organisational boundaries and helping others navigate complexity through clear guidance strong relationships and a pragmatic approach.

You understand that standards create value only when they are widely understood adopted and integrated into everyday business practices.

We believe you have

• Deep expertise in identification systems GS1 standards master data traceability and interoperability.
• Strong technical knowledge of total Trade Item concept standards and capabilities such as GTIN GLN SSCC GDSN EPCIS GS1 Digital Link and emerging AI capabilities connected to reaching the next level of use of standards.
• Experience within Master Data Management (MDM) Product Information Management (PIM) data governance and information exchange.
• Good understanding of traceability requirements Digital Product Passports EUDR and emerging regulatory developments.
• Strong understanding of IKEAs business model value chain and operating model.
• Proven experience leading in the unknown and within complex initiatives and influencing stakeholders without formal authority.
• Experience in developing governance models frameworks standards and enterprise capabilities in a global environment.
• Understanding enterprise architecture digital platforms integration patterns and data ecosystems.
• Strong analytical facilitation and communication skills.
• Proven ability to build trustful relationships and collaborate across organisations functions and geographies.
• University degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Additional Information :

We always recruit based on values competence potential and diversity. We look forward to receiving your application in English. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate.

We look forward to receiving your application in English. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. This position can be based in Älmhult Sweden. We regret that we are unable to handle applications made by e-mail. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible but no later than 3 Nov. 2026.

For more information about the position please contact Hiring Manager Business Process Manager Sandra Mckay Ferrario at . For questions regarding the recruitment process please contact People & Culture Specialist Katie Pettersson at .

At IKEA we believe that were better when were physically together for collaboration dialogues and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats the energy belonging and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend majority of our time in the IKEA workplace and with flexibility to work from home when relevant.  

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time