AdressThe answer is simple: You can. This is what motivates us at IKEA. We are constantly searching to find new ways to be better. We use insights from real life at home all over the world, learning about the needs and dreams of people. We use our home furnishing knowledge to help inspire people with ideas and solutions that will help them live the life they want.
At IKEA Marketing & Communications AB, we are people-centric, have a passion for making great stuff, and we aim to be the best communication partner for the whole of IKEA. We work closely and together with our colleagues across IKEA, creating state-of-the-art communication at the lowest price. Located in Älmhult, Sweden, we are melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Because to make things better for the many, we want to involve people from all parts of the world. Nonetheless, we never forget our Swedish heritage that forms the backbone of who we are today.
We are on the lookout for passionate doers, idea makers, creative thinkers - people who want to find answers to everyday problems in people's lives, for society and the planet.
Job Description
Our wished position is to be a dynamic center of excellence in marketing and communication, today and tomorrow,
and we are looking for a Business performance Manager who will play an important part to develop and lead a healthy and sustainable business for IMC.
This can be an opportunity for you to learn and grow in a multi dimensional environment. We are looking for a person with passion for performance, who want to be part of building this capability for IMC and has the drive, the 'can do' attitude and the capability to make the complex and scattered to be straight forward and simple.
You have the responsibility to lead and develop the performance framework for IMC with common and aligned objectives and goals, building on IMC's assignment and other IKEA performance frameworks. You work in close collaboration with business stakeholders to translate business plans and prioritized movements to measurable goals and KPI's. You enable fact based decision making and support in identifying opportunities and risks.
The team of five to six members and consists of Business Performance Leaders and Business Performance Analysts.
In your role you will ensure that the team is constantly developing and growing, while solving complex challenges that deliver business value.
You will:
- Lead the translation of strategies into goals, KPIs, insights and actions
- Develop and manage the Business Performance framework, i.e. secure an overview of the total IMC Business Performance and goalsetting process
- Secure relevant Business Performance reporting
- Contribute with insights in business plan processes
- Make business insights available and inspire to fact-based decisions and actions for stakeholders within and outside IMC
- Identify potentials for business improvement, new opportunities, and business risks, and challenge status quo with the intent to improve existing solutions and processes.
- Lead a team of leaders and specialists, ensuring we are constantly developing and performing, while solving complex problems and tasks that deliver value
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in business, business management or equivalent
- Managerial experience from international contexts
- Recent experience working in another part of the IKEA or from a large organization in a relevant industry
- Ability to concretize and structure complex topics and data
- High level of integrity and good judgment and ability take sound decisions
- Strong ability to prioritize, communicate and provide clear directions
You believe in people and their ability to do a great job, their potential to perform and learn and grow. You have a positive attitude, are solution-oriented and have a strong drive with a good ability to collaborate and enable co-creation.
You enjoy work in a fast-changing and complex environment, with simplicity in focus. You can lead across functions and organizations. You lead with authenticity and make values-based decisions to contribute to an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embrace diversity.
Additional Information
Please send your application - CV and motivation letter, in English - by 2 February -24. Please note that we are continuously interviewing candidates and may close the ad earlier.
In your motivation letter please elaborate around the two questions below:
- With your experience, what will you contribute with in this role?
- Tell us about your leadership and how this will fit into the role!
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reach out to People and Culture Recruiter Jonas Levin at jonas.levin@inter.ikea.com. For questions about the role, please contact hiring manager, Lisa Ronlan Moog at lisa.ronlan3@inter.ikea.com
