Anders Wåckner

Global head of Roadmap & Planning CoE @ IKEA | Strategic Planning & Transformation

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About

Strategic change leader with extensive experience driving enterprise transformation, portfolio management, and operating model development on a global scale. Currently leading the global Roadmap, Integrated Business Planning and Development execution CoE at Ingka Group (IKEA), building enterprise-wide planning and execution capabilities across functions, markets, and the value chain. Recognized for combining strategic vision with hands-on execution and team-work, aligning senior stakeholders, and delivering measurable business outcomes and people development. International experience across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia.

Experience

  • Global Roadmap & Planning Manager (Senior Director/VP) at IKEA
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Transformation Portfolio Leader at Ingka Services I IKEA
    Aug 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Portfolio management for Ingka groups transformation portfolio. In addition to portfolio management also leading different overarching enterprise planning and transformation management initiatives and topics to simplify and strengthen both our planning and execution capabilities.

  • IKEA Group (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Innovation Portfolio Leader
      Aug 2020 - Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Special Operations Leader, Group Digital
      Jun 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Leadership of strategic special projects focused on both internal development such as supplier and digital sourcing strategy, operating model development and cost and performance optimisation. I also worked closely with external partners and suppliers on joint explorations to accelerate our digital transformation and ability to leverage supplier capabilities and innovations. In this role I also acted as the Chief Liason Officer between Group Digital and Group Procurement and worked closely with e.g category managers and other senior leaders across the group functions to align our agendas and strengthen the engagement model and business partnership.

    • Senior Business Navigator & Process Leader
      Apr 2016 - May 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Leadership and subject matter expert in various initiatives and activities related to the digital transformation and business steering of IKEAs digital operations and development portfolio. In this role I have successfully both driven continous improvements in the role as process leader and project manager, and more tranformational change efforts such as leading the group digital strategy and designing the new digital operating model.

  • Project Portfolio Manager at Region Skåne
    Apr 2015 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Planning Manager at IKEA Group
    Apr 2013 - Apr 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Greater Helsingborg Metropolitan Area