Peter Brundenius
Peter Brundenius in discussion with colleagues

About

Sweden, China, IKEA — and seeing the whole picture.

Most of my career has been spent inside large, complex international organisations.

For more than fifteen years at IKEA, I worked across supply chain, retail, commercial and digital organisations — from operational roles close to customers and the business to global initiatives involving multiple countries, functions and partners.

I also spent more than ten years living and working in China. Learning Mandarin, leading teams and navigating different business cultures gave me a perspective that relatively few European business leaders have.

Later in my IKEA career, I worked internationally with connected products, digital customer experiences, partnerships and major product launches.

After IKEA, I built and operated my own international e-commerce business, managing everything from product development and sourcing in Asia to marketplaces, branding, customer experience and business operations.

Together, these experiences have taught me to look beyond individual functions. Business challenges rarely sit neatly inside one department. They happen where customers, people, processes, commercial priorities, technology and decisions meet.

That end-to-end perspective is what I bring to the organisations I work with.

Experience

Experience across the value chain.

International Leadership

10+ years living and working in China, leading teams and working across cultures, markets and international organisations.

Supply Chain & Operations

Experience within supply chain, planning, forecasting, inventory management and operational execution in international environments.

Retail & Commercial

Leadership experience in retail, sales, business development, commercial performance and customer-facing organisations.

Product Development & Digital

Work within the organisation developing the IKEA range, plus international work within IKEA Home smart, connected products, omnichannel customer experiences and external partnerships.

Programs, Partnerships & Transformation

Leading complex cross-functional initiatives involving multiple countries, organisations, teams and external partners, including major international initiatives and product launches.

Entrepreneur & E-commerce

Built and operated an international e-commerce business covering product development, sourcing, branding, marketplaces, supply chain, customer experience and business operations.

Career snapshot

A career across markets, functions and businesses.

15+ years

IKEA

10+ years

China

50+ markets

International business exposure

End to end

Supply Chain → Product Development → Retail → Commercial → Digital → E-commerce

International

Product launches & partnerships

Entrepreneurship

International e-commerce