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Company Description

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21 000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years.

Job Description

Shape the future of energy.

Are you ready to challenge the status quo, bring fresh perspectives and contribute to solving one of society's most important challenges? We are looking for talented graduates to join the Vattenfall International Trainee Programme. This is your opportunity to accelerate your development, build a strong network across Vattenfall and contribute to the energy transition from day one.

About the traineeship.

This traineeship offers you a unique opportunity to kickstart your career in sustainable business. Each of the trainee positions is distinct, tied to a department within a specific business area and working location. This means that each position has its own tailored responsibilities, challenges and matching profile.

What you will experience

• Personal and professional growth: Accelerate your development through structured learning, reflection, networking opportunities and real business challenges.
• Cross-functional network: Connect with trainees and colleagues across Vattenfall's different markets, business areas and locations through programme activities, site visits and cross-functional collaboration.
• Meaningful contribution: Take on real responsibilities from day one, contribute fresh perspectives and help shape the future of fossil free living.

As Joakim, a former International Trainee based in Stockholm, explains, “I expected beforehand that working at a corporate would mean only serious business. We do focus on learning and growth and bringing new perspectives to the company, but we also have fun and add humor and lightness. I feel like we are the change the company wants to see.”

Your role as a Trainee – Business Engineer

As a Trainee Business Engineer you will join Customer Relations and Connections B2B within Vattenfall Eldistribution, where we partner with some of Sweden’s largest energy producers and large consumers. Here, you will have the chance to contribute to the energy transition and gain hands-on experience in supporting the large-scale electrification of society.

In this role, you will gain hands-on experience working with customer connection projects, strategic customer relationships, and sustainable energy solutions. You will collaborate with customers, technical specialists, project managers and colleagues across the business, gradually taking on increasing responsibility for your own customer portfolio. This is an opportunity to develop expertise in key account management, customer engagement and electricity distribution while contributing to the energy transition and supporting solutions that create value for customers, Vattenfall, and society.

Your responsibilities:

• Support customer connection projects from initial dialogue through planning and implementation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with industrial customers and key stakeholders.
• Contribute to commercial discussions, customer agreements, and business development activities.
• Analyze customer needs and identify opportunities that support electrification and sustainable growth.
• Prepare business cases, cost estimates, and customer presentations.
• Support the development of innovative ways of working through digitalization and automation.
• Support the business in leveraging data, analytics, and reporting to improve decision-making across Vattenfall Eldistribution.

Qualifications

Your qualifications as a Trainee - Business Engineer

• University degree in Industrial Engineering and Management, Engineering, Business or a related field.
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both written and spoken.
• An interest in technical systems and to work with cost estimates and financial calculations.

We are looking for someone who is curious, driven, and eager to learn. You enjoy taking initiative, challenging existing ways of working, and contributing with new perspectives. As a person, you combine analytical thinking with strong interpersonal skills and thrive in environments where collaboration and continuous improvement are key.

You enjoy building relationships and communicating with different stakeholders, creating trust through a service-minded and professional approach. You are interested in business, enjoy presenting ideas, and can navigate constructive discussions with both customers and colleagues. An interest in innovation, digitalization, AI, and continuous improvement is highly valued, as we are constantly looking for new ways to improve processes and create better solutions.

Whether you aspire to become an energy specialist, project manager, digital expert, engineer or future leader, the International Trainee Programme offers opportunities to explore your potential and build a meaningful career.

As Cato, a former International Trainee based in Amsterdam, mentions, “I feel we are part of leading the change in the energy transition. At Vattenfall we can contribute by adding our individual competencies and core values. I learn how to build relations and be resilient in an international organization.”

To be considered for our traineeship, you should:

• Have completed, or expect to complete, an academic degree before the programme starts in March 2027
• Have no more than one year of relevant work experience after graduation, excluding internships and working-student roles
• Be available for the full-time programme from its start date
• Have the right to work in the country where the position is based, or meet the stated work-permit requirements
• Be open to mobility opportunities and collaborating across different locations.
• Demonstrate curiosity, initiative and growth mindset while sharing our values: Active, Open, Positive and Safe.

Location:

You will be working in the department Customer Relations and Connections B2B and located in Solna (Sweden).

In Category Food Logistics Services, we source, procure, optimise, manage and operate cold chain transportation, warehousing and logistics services for IKEA Food. Together with our service providers, we secure the storage, handling and delivery of food products across different temperature needs. We develop solutions that support availability, affordability, quality, food safety and sustainability.

About the role

We are looking for a Business Developer who wants to develop our food logistics business together with service providers and colleagues across the IKEA value chain. You will take end-to-end ownership of sourcing and managing relationships with assigned cold chain logistics service providers. You will turn business needs into practical solutions, strengthen long-term partnerships and improve performance across transportation, warehousing and related logistics services. The role reports to the Business Development Manager.

In this role you will:

• Take overall responsibility for the business and performance of an assigned portfolio of service providers and a defined business scope.
• Turn business needs and market insights into logistics solutions and lead the procurement process from business case and tender through negotiation, agreement and development actions.
• Challenge and support service providers to improve cost, capacity, quality, operational performance, food safety, compliance and sustainability together with relevant IKEA colleagues.
• Use facts, market knowledge and cost understanding to find opportunities, manage risks and recommend solutions that create the best total value for IKEA.
• Secure agreements and follow up that service providers meet relevant requirements for IWAY, supply chain security, financial screening, food safety and operational compliance.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a university degree in logistics, economics or business administration, or a strong track record from a similar role.
• Understands the food logistics value chain end to end and has experience working with the complexity of global sourcing and logistics. Can balance cost, capacity, performance and sustainability when making business decisions.
• Brings strong negotiation, project management, analytical and financial skills. Can work with cash flow, profit and loss, cost breakdowns and fact-based business cases.
• Has a proven entrepreneurial approach in materializing ideas to solutions together with Service Providers.
• Communicates clearly in written and spoken English and can present complex business topics in a simple, engaging way.
• Shares our IKEA values, enjoys finding new business opportunities and has the curiosity and drive to turn ideas into practical improvements.

Together, we can build food logistics services that keep IKEA Food available, safe and affordable while preparing our network for tomorrow.

The role works across cultures and time zones and includes regular travels.

With us, you will have room to lead your assignment, learn with colleagues and develop business together with experienced service providers. We trust people to take responsibility, test ideas and learn along the way.

We are currently looking for one Business Developer to join our team and welcome your application. We look forward to receiving your application by the 28th of September, 2026.

We always recruit based on values, competence, potential and diversity. Once competence

requirements are met, we will first consider impacted co-workers employed in IKEA Supply Services (Sweden) AB and secondly impacted co-workers at Inter IKEA Group.

Bring your business curiosity, logistics experience and partnership mindset, and help us create better food logistics solutions for the many people.