Unit Facility Management Manager — IKEA
- Location
- St. Gallen
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
Who you are
As engaged, open minded and curious experts in all parts of the real estate business we take responsibility for the real estate business at Ingka Group as a trustworthy, appreciated and wanted business partner.
We secure new and maintain existing physical locations in order to meet the needs of the many people.
- Who you are
- As engaged, open minded and curious experts in all parts of the real estate business we take responsibility for the real estate business at Ingka Group as a trustworthy, appreciated and wanted business partner.
- Your responsibilities
- Responsible to make sure that each property is managed throughout its lifetime including safety, compliance, maintenance and improvement to ensure a safe and operational environment for the business, co-workers, customers and other stakeholders.
Main responsibilities
- Your responsibilities
- Responsible to make sure that each property is managed throughout its lifetime including safety, compliance, maintenance and improvement to ensure a safe and operational environment for the business, co-workers, customers and other stakeholders.
- Implement relevant property management innovations, digital and technical solutions that meet the needs of the business and the many people.
- Lead and manage the execution of Ingka Facility Management (FM) within the unit through the unit FM team.
- Responsible to optimize the efficiency of each property in a sustainable way.
- Ensure that co-workers, service providers and external partners have up-to-date awareness and understanding of all FM frameworks, guidelines and initiatives.
- Responsible for all activities related to long term planning, budget estimation, execution, follow up, forecasting and reporting within the FM scope within the unit.
- Implement and evaluate supplier contracts at unit level in alignment with internal governance structure for supplier contracts to improve efficiencies/costs/equipment and quality.
- Responsible for managing and coordinating external suppliers on unit level.
- Manage relationships with Business owners within the unit to ensure business needs are met by collecting requirements, setting annual goals and periodic follow ups.
Application process
- Please submit your full application online via our website, please note however that we cannot consider applications and documents sent by email or post.
- That's it from us.
- That was a lot of information.
- We'd love to find out more about you.
- Just click on 'Apply now' and off you go.
- We review applications on an ongoing basis and may stop the application process as soon as we have found the right person.
- So please apply as soon as possible.
Company and context
- In this role you see yourself as a link between the national organization, our Stores and suppliers.
- You have an effective way of working, you have strong analytical skills with the ability to react flexibly to changes.
- You communicate confidently in German and English (business fluent), both spoken and written.
Additional details
- Responsible for building your team, developing your team's competence, performance and ensuring a succession plan in the unit. Our team within IKEA
- And we feel a great sense of pride in seeing everything working smoothly!
- It also means saying 'thank you'! Our way of saying thank you:
- 8 weeks paid parental leave for fathers; 20 weeks paid parental leave for mothers Very attractive social benefits
- We pay between 85% and 100% of your yearly travel ticket Free parking facilities
- Affordable and healthy meals in our staff canteen (CHF 4.50 for meat dishes and CHF 3.50 for veggie dishes) Bonus payments for all employees
Notes and original content
- Responsible for building your team, developing your team's competence, performance and ensuring a succession plan in the unit.
- Our team within IKEA
- Good to know
- It also means saying 'thank you'!
- Our way of saying thank you:
- 8 weeks paid parental leave for fathers; 20 weeks paid parental leave for mothers
- Very attractive social benefits
- We pay between 85% and 100% of your yearly travel ticket
- Free parking facilities
- Affordable and healthy meals in our staff canteen (CHF 4.50 for meat dishes and CHF 3.50 for veggie dishes)
Questions about this listing
What salary does IKEA offer for this role?
IKEA lists CHF 79'000 - 120'000 gross per year for this position in St. Gallen. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does IKEA offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with IKEA during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in St. Gallen?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton St. Gallen can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with St. Gallen's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at IKEA?
Use the "Apply now" button on this page — it links directly to IKEA's original listing at jobs.ikea.com, so your application goes straight to the employer's own applicant-tracking system. Frontaliere Ticino does not collect or forward applications itself.
