Within IKEA Purchasing & Logistics we endeavor to lead the business and create growth and strong business performance in a simplified way, based on our culture and values and with customers and people always in focus. One IKEA Purchasing aims to ensure that our ways of working enables IKEA to grow and develop according to Growing IKEA Together 2020 and beyond.

In the Business Navigation team we navigate and steer the business towards sustained long term profitability by being driven by the IKEA business idea, culture and values, with a focus on sustainable profitability. We support business leaders with right information at the right time. We support and lead the development of the future report landscape, report applications, KPI’s, system solutions and ways to steer and follow up business performance.

We are now looking to recruit a Business Navigator to Purchasing Development to join our exciting journey!

ABOUT THE JOB

As Business Navigator you will initiate, lead and support the development of new ways of working, with focus on simplicity, providing relevant and user friendly business information standardized for all Purchasing Development. You will take part and lead in the design and development of Purchasing Development future report applications, KPI’s, system solutions and ways to steer and follow up business performance. You will be reporting to the Business Navigation Manager for Purchasing Development and work in a matrix function for Business Navigation across the Category Areas.

ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT

Your main responsibilities as a Business Navigator are:
• Take part and lead in the design and development of Purchasing Development future report landscape, report applications, KPI’s, system solutions and ways to steer and follow up business performance.
• You will lead and take part in development projects in close co-operation with stakeholders from Category Business teams, Business Navigation matrix, business solution and business units within Purchasing and Logistic organization.
• Support performance management of the Category Areas across Purchasing Development through analyzing and creating insights, identifying opportunities and improvement areas and actively sharing these.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for goal oriented persons with the ability to lead and support development projects, implement, deliver results and follow up. Leadership potential, ability to create clarity and strong analytical skills is a must, as is having both a holistic view and an eye for details. You have easy to build good relations and are good in communication. You will partner with the business to make an impact on the current and future business of home furnishing. You are humble, have willpower and the ability to create togetherness and enthusiasm around you. You are flexible, used to handling changes and are always striving for simplicity in everything you do. You work proactively, take initiative and have the creative ability to find new solutions and optimize and challenge the existing ones.

In the role of Business Navigator we expect you to have:
• Experience from working with performance management.
• An academic degree within finance, business administration, economics or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of calculation systems, MS office package, reporting tools and business information tools such as Qlikview.
• Fluent in English.

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact Business Navigation Manager Peter Larsson, +46 70 993 64 36. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist Olivia Håkansson, +46 734 223 166. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates.

We look forward to receiving your application in English, at the latest March 12th.

IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA store with home furbishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduce 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products.