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Ikano Retail

Retail and consumer solutions provider

IT Specialist

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/14/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines
In Person
IT OperationsIT Service Desk & End User Support

About the job

Requirements
  • A diploma in an IT-related professional discipline, such as Computer Science or Information Technology, is required.
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience in an IT support role is required.
  • Practical knowledge and experience supporting super users, system support, and system testing are required.
  • Practical IT support experience, including Service Desk operations, system monitoring, backup and restore, patching, and malware protection, is required.
  • IT support experience in a retail environment, including Microsoft Navision, LS Retail, point-of-sale systems, customer relationship management, and SQL databases, is required.
Responsibilities
  • Perform day-to-day IT operations and support activities in the store to ensure IT systems maintain high availability, performance, and security.
  • Investigate, troubleshoot, follow up on, and communicate with store users about IT support incidents and service requests through resolution, closure, work-around, or escalation.
  • Perform store IT support according to IT policies, standards, and standard operating procedures.
  • Support IT audits, compliance activities, and security reviews and assessments.
  • Support implementation of local store IT project activities within planned scope, schedule, and budgets.
  • Support store super users in testing, training, implementation, and upgrading store IT systems, including associated technical documentation.
  • Coordinate with SO IT on system security patches and antivirus updates for store IT systems as needed.
  • Maintain inventory records for hardware, software licenses, and support contracts.
  • Support IT hardware, software, license, and subscription compliance through physical checks and tools, including Service Desk and SCCM.
  • Coordinate on-site work with authorized vendors during rebuilds, relocations, or repairs.
  • Support SO IT and Store BN in IT budget preparation and contract renewal for store IT hardware, software licenses, application support, subscriptions, and other IT services procurement with due diligence.
  • Support system and data backup and recovery procedures to ensure effective and timely recovery of business data and IT services in an emergency or disaster.
  • Provide IT support to shopping centres, where applicable.
  • Provide standby weekend and after-office support when required or rostered.

About the company

Ikano Retail is part of Ikano Group, an international company network with about 8,000 employees across 11 countries. It operates in real estate, production, insurance, data analytics and retail, and focuses on making everyday life easier by providing relevant, affordable, and sustainable solutions built on fair terms. The company works by developing and delivering services and products across its diverse businesses to meet people’s needs and simplify their lives. What sets Ikano apart from competitors is its family-owned heritage (owned by the Kamprad family) and its broad, multi-sector approach that ties real estate, manufacturing, finance, data analytics and retail together under a shared mission, aiming for long-term sustainability rather than a single-product focus. Ikano’s goal is to create possibilities for better living for many people through collaboration and fair, affordable, sustainable solutions.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Luxembourg

Founded

1988

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What believers are saying

  • FY25 report on December 18, 2025 cited record visitation and record Philippines sales.
  • March 31, 2026 dining hubs at IPC and Toppen add 71,000 square feet.
  • IKEA Chiang Mai Order Point and Mexico expansion keep opening new demand capture points.

What critics are saying

  • Ikano Insight closed April 9, 2026 after weak viability and intense competition.
  • Retail formats face IKEA and marketplace competition, compressing traffic and margins by 2027.
  • Parent complexity spans banking, property, and retail, distracting management from execution.

What makes Ikano Retail unique

  • IKEA-anchored omnichannel retail model across stores, centres, and order points.
  • Ikano Centres mixes shopping, dining, and leasing, deepening dwell time and tenant density.
  • Local-market expansion in Mexico, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines diversifies revenue.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Vacation
  • Parental Leave
  • Employee Discounts
  • Meal Benefits
  • Performance Bonus
  • Training Programs

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