Want to be part of an exciting future and create growth together?

As a deputy Category manager, you will be in charge of developing and leading the category together with the category manager and the management team of Category Protein based products. You will contribute to the development of Category Area Food, sharing best practices and developing synergies across all dimensions. You have a proven track record of leading business and people, you identify with our values and enjoy creating an environment where the IKEA values are a strong and living reality. The agenda covers everything from operational excellence to development of the strategic approach on the business.

IKEA Food is serving 680 million customers each year through our restaurants, bistros and Swedish Food markets in 53 markets!
The vision of IKEA Food is to create unique IKEA setup together with high performing suppliers that enable step changes in price, quality, sustainability, form and function. Category Protein Based products has 50+ co-workers located in 5 different locations around the globe and handle +70 suppliers. 

If you are the right person for this position, we can offer you an assignment in a global organization with great development potential, where your ideas are heard and where the goal always is “to create a better everyday life for the many people”!

About the job

• Actively contribute to and lead the development of the category plan and sourcing strategy
• To set & implement the business direction, with clear Action Plan(s) to improve and develop business and supplier performance, and deliver to Category Plan, using the Supplier Development Process as a base
• Identify, optimize and secure a competitive supply matrix today and tomorrow
• To lead and/or contribute to projects on behalf of the overall category or category area
• To secure planning and execution to fulfil the sourcing assignment and pro-actively work together with Business area Food to integrate opportunities and act on deviations
• To be accountable for professional and long term relationship with suppliers through IKEA way of doing business, based on a shared business model, trust and transparency
• Responsibility for driving the leadership and competence agenda within your teams; to identify needs and gaps, and build leadership and competence plans to meet the short and long term business needs
• Responsible for recruitment, development, performance management, retention and succession plans for co-workers directly in your teams

A fluent communication in written and spoken English is a pre-requisite for this role with an ability to work with multicultural teams. Project management and stakeholder management will be a key success factor for this business. The position includes travelling.

Who are you?

With extensive knowledge and experience in the field of purchasing/quality/logistics, you have a strong capability to identify and capture business opportunities and deliver excellent results. You are comfortable to lead in both the known and unknown. You are able to perform business analysis, risk assessment, scenario planning and draw conclusions to support the right business decisions. You build trust and enjoy working on and with both internal and external stakeholders in all dimensions.

You come with good track record in current & previous positions, in leading and developing both business and people. You lead by example and have the ability to bring out the best in your team. You inspire and empower your team to perform and continuously develop in their assignments. You thrive from delivering results and succeeding together with your team.

As part of the Category Management team and reporting to the Category Manager, you will actively contribute to the development of the long term Category sourcing strategy.

f you think this sounds interesting and as your next career step, please submit your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English latest 25th of March 2022. 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 candidate.  

If you have any questions regarding the position or recruitment process, please contact Recruiter, Marie Sandman on +46 76854539