Data Analyst

Job Description

Company: IKEA

Job Description

Job ID: 227458

Date posted: 02/04/2024

Who you are

We are looking for a Data Analyst to join us in developing new revolutionizing ways for IKEA to make strategic business decisions based on proactive performance management. We are using cutting edge methodologies within cross-functional teams to keep IKEA leading in an exciting and fast-moving environment.

Our diverse and global team within Data & Analytics is growing even more and we would love to talk with you, if you recognize yourself in some of the following:
• You do love storytelling and use visualisations of data to explain facts
• You’ve extensive knowledge in building visually immersive, and interactive insights using tools like Power BI
• You’ve good knowledge of data pre-processing techniques, e.g. how to handle missing data
• You’ve got a solid knowledge of SQL and the role it plays in data analysis
• You’re familiar with cloud computing environments and available data related products and services, e.g., Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• You’ve broad knowledge of relevant scripting languages (such as Python) and the role of notebook environments for sharing findings and code with others
• You’ve a good understanding of collaborative software engineering practices (Agile, DevOps, GitOps), in which solutions evolve through the effort of self-organising cross-functional teams
• You’re familiar with digital product development principles and the importance of rapid validated learning cycles to optimise performance long term (preferably in a retail setting)
• You’re excited about IKEA’s values and vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people!

This is our wish list! If you don’t recognize yourself in all these points, you might still be an excellent candidate for the role. We like to think long-term and invest in people’s development together with us.

The IKEA culture and values are very much a part of our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com.

What you’ll be doing day to day

Within the Business Support Domain of Data & Analytics, you’ll be a part of the Decision Intelligence team that focus on simplifying decision making by providing tools and techniques to showcase facts around sales and cost information, across all Ingka.

This means:
• Combine multiple data sources identify different costs incurred, sales made by ikea etc.
• Reduce time spent on manual tasks and adhoc reporting.
• Benefit and contribute to Ingka data mesh that unlocks analytical data at scale.

OUR TEAM WITHIN IKEA
You will work in Data & Analytics together with other Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Data Stewards and Data Architects. Together you will be joining cross-functional product teams consisting of colleagues from Technology, Product and Design from the Business Support domain. All of you together will be creating the best solutions to support strategic enterprise decisions, financial forecasting and business planning.
IKEA has long been a global leader in home furnishing. We are proud of our vision to improve the everyday life of the many people. But our industry is quickly changing, and we need to adapt to stay competitive. To facilitate our digital growth ambition, we are working in different locations world-wide. The home office for this role will be Bangalore, India, but we act as one global team and work together on global solutions.
We see so many opportunities for what we can accomplish and have the ambition to be a world class team. At the same time, we believe that our work is not just about solving business problems, but also about learning and having fun together.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
• Opportunities to have global impact with your work
• Flexible and modern tools: we deploy on Google Cloud Platform and we use a lot of open-source tools across the board
• A team of great colleagues to learn with and from (with world-class experience across all aspects of Data & Analytics)
• Continuous learning (we aim to spend 20% of our working time on learning)
• Flexible, sustainable and friendly working environment in a truly value-based company

We’re the ones who make it possible for people to have a smarter life at home and a hassle-free and rewarding shopping experience. Together we work to find new digital solutions for every business need to help make IKEA a great and efficient place to work. We like to think of ourselves as innovative and modern, and we believe that nothing would actually work without us.

Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they’re 100% “qualified”. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. We look forward to receiving your application.