Agile Delivery Lead (Scrum Master/Agile Coach), SCD at Inter IKEA Group

Älmhult, Skåne County, Sweden -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Agile Delivery Lead, Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Coaching, Mentoring, Facilitation, Lean Principles, Agile Principles, Problem Solving, Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Team Development, Digital Product Teams, Scrum Methodology, Continuous Improvement, Interpersonal Skills

Industry

Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing

Description

Company Description Inter IKEA Group brings together three areas: Retail Concept, Range and Supply. Together we work constantly to improve the IKEA home furnishing offer and make it more accessible for the many people. You will be part of IKEA Supply and the Supply Chain Development organization. IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost. Supply Chain Development is going into the next phase of a great journey. By gathering the end-to-end supply chain development agenda into one organization, embedding process, development and management of digital solutions into the business, we create the best preconditions for meeting the future with the right competences and business capabilities. By this we will also create the preconditions to a world class supply chain that enable IKEA to efficiently respond to the ever-changing customer needs. The SCD function includes four development areas: Procurement, Planning, Logistics & Fulfilment, and Intralogistics. Additionally, SCD has three assignments to lead and keep together the overarching development in the field of Digital technology, Development & Innovation Networks around Logistics & Fulfilment, and Business Process Management “End to end goods flow”. Three support functions will be key to support the whole organization: People & Culture, Communication and Business Navigation. Our mission is to design & secure the preconditions for a world class supply chain, run and improve everyday solutions, keep together, and optimize the development and innovation agenda. Supply Chain Development area Procurement In SCD Procurement we develop and embed processes and solutions to support throughout the whole life cycle partnership with a supplier, from potential cooperation to the end of joint business. This comprises all major activities such as sourcing, price management, durability, quality, and sustainability. Our support within Procurement Capability covering processes, digital tools and adaptation to legal compliance as well as our own rules and regulations, is directed to all IKEA supply units. Job Description We are now looking for a senior Agile Delivery Lead in Procurement Development (IKEA Supply) that will support our digital development teams to be the best they can be! In the role as Agile Delivery Lead (outside Inter IKEA known as Scrum Master/ A), you will lead, coach, motivate and influence teams and individual team members in a complex and sometimes challenging environment where we strive to find simple and efficient solutions to complex challenges for IKEA. When navigating the complex challenges, you will have the chance to make complex things simpler and more understandable for the many. You will be responsible for the adoption of lean and agile principles, so teams are effective in achieving its purpose, creating, and delivering customer and business value to IKEA, by facilitating and coaching agile ways of working in an environment of transformation. What about the team? You will work on digital product area level connected to several product and platform teams where you will be sharing your knowledge of agile (scrum) methodology, including key events and artefacts. You will be facilitating collaboration and alignment between teams to secure engagement around shared business objectives. You will coach and mentor more junior Agile Delivery Leads and contribute to improving our agile maturity and practices as a capability area in totality. With strong problem-solving skills and with your ability to navigate through blockers and obstacles you continuously improve and shape the agile approach to suit the team and context, step-by-step and day by day. This role will also include, but not be limited to: Coach and empower several digital product teams to work smarter, collaborate better, and deliver value with clarity and flow. Guide teams and leaders in agile principles, ways of working and continuous improvement. Remove obstacles, improve team dynamics, and connect the dots across products and platforms. Support more junior Agile Delivery Leads and help mature our agile capability area. Make work visible, build trust, and create momentum — always with the IKEA values at heart. Qualifications We’re doing some amazing things in IKEA Supply Chain therefore, we need some amazing people – this position is not an exception. You will be a key player in our agile journey. You get to shape how we work, influence multiple teams, and contribute to a world‑class supply chain — in a culture where trying, learning and ‘good mistakes’ are part of everyday life. We are looking for somebody with a passion for how to work and create value in agile teams, with energy to simplify ways of working! We see that you are highly driven by people and business development and constantly being on the way. You dare to think differently, and you have an agile approach and adapt as we go. You have a high interest and experience in agile practices, and you can use them wisely to develop group dynamics in teams. You can meet teams where they are and support and challenge them by guiding, coaching, and empowering them to be the best they can be - together! To do this you use your experience and high engagement in team development in a digital context. This way you lead and support our business through people as well as collaborate and interact with different stakeholders both within and outside our department. You are strong in managing changes and have interpersonal skills with the ability to build trustful relationships with colleagues of different seniority levels across the organization and across countries. We also see that you are: An experienced agile leader (10+ years) who knows how to navigate complexity with calm, curiosity and confidence. Skilled in coaching teams, leaders, and product people in a digital product environment. Great at building relationships across cultures, levels and competencies. Energized by simplifying ways of working and turning challenges into opportunities to learn. Knowledgeable of IT/Software development practices and execution Experienced in digital product-oriented approach in a large international company. Excellent in stakeholder management and communication Last but not least, you are not afraid of making mistakes when you and we try our way forward in this exciting world of opportunities! At IKEA you will be surrounded by talents, who are eager to learn and develop and where a mistake is seen as an opportunity to learn and grow. Come do some “good” mistakes together with us! Additional Information We look forward to receiving your application in English and we only handle application sent in via our recruitment system. 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 is a permanent role and is based in Älmhult, Sweden. We look forward to receiving your application no later than 3 Mar. 2026. For more information about the position, please contact the Competence Hub Development Manager, Sanna Norlander at [email protected]. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Specialist Katie Pettersson at [email protected].

Responsibilities

The Agile Delivery Lead will coach and empower several digital product teams to work smarter, collaborate better, and deliver value with clarity and flow, while guiding teams and leaders in agile principles and continuous improvement. This role involves removing obstacles, improving team dynamics, connecting dots across products, and supporting junior Agile Delivery Leads to mature the agile capability area.