Real Estate Management Leader

Posted: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
Valid Thru: Thursday, 05 March 2026
Index Requested on: 02/03/2026 19:56:03
Indexed on: 02/03/2026 19:56:03

Location: Zaventem, VBR, 1930, BE

Industry: Retail
Occupational Category: 11-9000.00 - Management
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME

IKEA is hiring!

Description:

YOUR RESPONSABILITIES

As Real Estate Management Leader, you will develop, implement, and optimise standards for facility and property management to ensure safe, compliant, sustainable, and cost efficient solutions across BE & NL. You drive operational excellence and support initiatives that contribute to Ingka’s sustainability goals.

You will:
Support the full lifecycle management of assets by ensuring safety, compliance, maintenance, and innovation
Advise and mentor local Real Estate teams, promoting collaboration, best practices, and continuous improvement
Ensure compliance with local and global regulations, including permits, certifications, and reporting
Drive innovation through digital tools, new ways of working, and process improvements
Contribute expert insights to real estate planning, budgeting, and cost efficient decision making
Support an inclusive IKEA culture that encourages entrepreneurial thinking and identifies opportunities for sustainable business improvement

Responsibilities:

Please review the job description.

Educational requirements:

  • high school

Desired Skills:

WHO YOU ARE

At IKEA, we believe in creating spaces that inspire and support the everyday lives of the many. As part of our Real Estate team, you will help secure, maintain, and evolve our physical locations—ensuring they are safe, sustainable, and ready to meet the needs of our customers and co workers across both Belgium and the Netherlands.

We’re looking for a Real Estate Management Leader who is curious, hands on, and passionate about making a difference. Someone who sees the big picture, leads with purpose, and brings people together to deliver smart, cost conscious, and innovative property solutions.

To succeed in this role, we believe you have:
Experience in leading processes and/or projects
A background in project management, engineering, or real estate
An academic degree in engineering, business, economics, or similar
Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
Fluency in Dutch or French and English to communicate with units and stakeholders across NL & BE
B driving licence to visit IKEA units and partners

You are structured, collaborative, and forward thinking, with a passion for improving how we manage our buildings and supporting the long term success of our Real Estate portfolio.

Benefits:

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

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