As a person you are passionate about people, business, IKEA’s purpose and continuously driving better performance. You are energized by increasing customer value, driving business growth and contributing to overall success and results through people as well as motivated by leading and developing people.
This function contributes to the business of IKEA by navigating the growth of IKEA and steer the business towards sustained long term profitability, including securing financial business performance and compliance with policies and standards. The job contributes to the purpose of the function, using my knowledge of IKEA and our local market to work together with the management group and team, in an inspiring, supportive and challenging way and steer the store towards growth, optimal performance and sustained long term profitability, in line with the IKEA objectives. Be a proactive business partner in strategic and operational development, closely connected to the business and contributing to improved customer experience.
You should have a degree in Business/Finance/Economics or related field and a good overview of IKEA operations and a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. You should be able Leading business through people.
- Steer the business towards long term growth and profitability.
- Constantly look for more effective ways of working.
- Interest in home furnishing and understanding of IKEA values and what it means for people´s everyday life at home.
You should be Strategic business partner, with analytical skills able to translate business needs into financial consequences and solutions and have good communication skills with ability to influence and create energy and commitment within the organisation with a strong sense of urgency and result orientation. You will need an ability to recognise outside trends relevant for your local market and translate them into business opportunities.
Your responsibilitiesJob specific key tasks and responsibilities are as follows:
- Lead the store Business Plan process together with the store manager and management team and proactively working with local market data to understand people’s life at home and our customers experience in our different touch points to provide relevant insight.
- Drive and coordinate the financial business planning process and secure that the financial dimensions are aligned with the store challenges and priorities while involving and creating commitment among stakeholders when setting goals.
- Together with the commercial team identify commercial opportunities and promote the use of business case thinking when evaluating and acting on these.
- Having the full understanding of the Profit & Loss for the store and steer actions to provide a store in shape as new, reducing costs and considering all impact on the P&L. Follow up the result and create forecasts and (if needed) activate scenario plans.
- Optimise and develop the store results and performance continuously by implementing best practices, using close the gap to identify opportunities and follow-up benchmarks KPIs.
- Provide relevant, user-friendly business information, promoting standardised reporting and securing competence in the organisation to allow for analysis and understanding of performance to make optimal business decisions.
- Secure that all investments are done with a proper analysis or business ROI considering all aspect of the different projects
- Lead and develop leaders and teams in the areas of responsibility of the BNO function. Identify and develop talents and secure succession planning.
- Provide a safe, secure and compliant environment for our customers, suppliers and co-workers. Secure implementation of relevant rules and guidelines in the areas of Risk and compliance, cash administration routines, accounting rules etc.
- I am seen by co-workers in all functions as an approachable, trustworthy and knowledgeable speaking partner who leads by example and taking a multidimensional approach to steering the business.
We see ourselves as influencers – we steer the IKEA business by finding the truth behind the figures. Together we secure compliance with local and international laws and reporting standards; we assure that accounting processes are efficient and that tax compliance meets business needs. We’re a diverse group of people driven by providing reliable financial data to a wide variety of stakeholders. At the end of the day, that’s one of the foundations to make IKEA even better!
At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us!
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.