Real Estate Operations Specialist

\"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself.\"

Location

Zaventem

Employment type

Full Time Permanent

Department

Real Estate & Leasing

Deadline

Who you are

At IKEA, we're passionate about creating spaces that support everyday life. Our Real Estate team plays a key role in securing and maintaining locations that are safe, sustainable, and ready to meet the needs of our customers and coworkers - across both Belgium and the Netherlands
We're looking for a Real Estate Operations Specialist who is organised, analytical, and driven by purpose. Someone who brings structure to complexity, enjoys collaboration, and thrives on creating clarity and efficiency—always with people and planet in mind.

To be successful in this role, we believe you have:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
• Experience in business navigation and project management
• An academic degree in engineering, finance, business or equivalent
• The ability to communicate confidently in Dutch or French and English
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• A B driving licence to visit our units and stakeholders

You're structured, analytical, and comfortable working with data and processes. You enjoy supporting others, improving ways of working, and helping teams achieve their goals.

Your responsibilities

As Real Estate Operations Specialist, you will support the Country Real Estate organisation in securing optimal business performance, identifying improvement potentials, and ensuring efficient functional processes. You will coordinate planning cycles, support financial steering, and contribute to strong governance across the Real Estate portfolio.

You will:

• Oversee and monitor execution of real estate financial plans (budget, CapEx, OpEx)
• Collaborate with Country CFOs and Finance teams on planning and forecasting
• Act as Country Admin for CapEx and OpEx tools
• Coordinate goal setting, performance tracking, and reporting—ensuring data quality and alignment with business objectives
• Support and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for internal control
• Document and update local Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and sustainability
• Support meetings, functional processes, tools, and documentation across the team
• Promote IKEA values, diversity, and an inclusive work environment

Our team within IKEA

You'll play a central role in shaping how we manage and care for our buildings across BE & NL. You'll lead improvements, drive sustainability initiatives, and help ensure that our units remain safe, efficient, and ready for the future—all while contributing to a strong, collaborative Real Estate community.

Apply now

At IKEA, we like to give you the space to take control of your own development and growth. We believe in entrepreneurship and initiative and want to make it easy for you. In the first few weeks/months, you will be offered a 5-step development plan to get you started, with enough personal space to create the learning moments you need.

We offer this structure and a supportive network of colleagues who will make sure you feel comfortable in this situation and give you time to learn, make mistakes and develop.

In addition to a competitive remuneration, we offer:

• Eco-vouchers
• End-of-year bonus, holiday pay and sector premiums
• An additional allowance if you come by bike
• Private leasing of an electric bike, we are happy to give you a boost
• Comprehensive hospitalization insurance
• A private accidents insurance
• Pension savings
• We also offer extra-legal holidays, seniority holidays and for full-time colleagues 6 extra days off
• A canteen where you can eat delicious food at very democratic prices
• IKEA Tack Loyalty reward, an additional deposit into your retirement savings based on our global results and your loyalty to IKEA
• ONE IKEA Bonus: an additional bonus based on your shop's results
• IKEA Benefits at work: a portal offer you great discount for well-known stores and brands
• IKEA staff discount 15% on all your purchases
• Team outings & staff parties, because togetherness is very important to us
• A nice extra in case of legal cohabitation/marriage/birth/retirements to celebrate these beautiful moments