IKEA moving office to Bangalore to sourcing products from India

Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is moving its purchasing office from Gurugram to Bengaluru from May 1st, 2023 to a buying office that sources products for its global supply chain from India. Ikea, which opened its fourth store in India earlier this week, wants its purchasing office to be close to other entities, said a company statement.

With expanding business development, our outlook in India is positive and we want to be close to other IKEA entities like Retail, Global Business Operations and the many customers. It said that we are moving our Gurgaon office from 1st May 2023 to Bangalore.

The company will provide relocation support to employees who choose not to move to Bangalore under the relocation policy'' If a co-worker chooses not to move to Bangalore, they will do their utmost to support them in finding job opportunities within IKEA such as IKEA retail India or other IKEA units outside India. It will follow the recruitment process and relocation support as per the relocation policy.

It said if a co-worker won't be able to find a job within IKEA, we will support with external job coaching from our career transition service provider.

Ikea has been sourcing products for its global supply chain from India since the 1970s.

Swedish furniture retailer sources from a wide range of industries, including textile, carpet, mattress, home accessories, plastic and metal products.