Business Area Manager

Company Description
Here it is. Your chance to lead business development and create optimal conditions for sustainable growth and good financial result in the most influential small town in the world.
Can you really reach out to the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the middle of nowhere? In Älmhult you can. Älmhult, Sweden is home to IKEA Range & Supply. IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA retail channels with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces 2,000 new products in the 420 IKEA stores and other multichannel touchpoints around the world. The total range is almost 10,000 products. So what happens in Älmhult definitely doesn't stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe.


Job Description
Are you a passionate senior leader with the ability, curiosity and courage to lead people, strategic business development and actions in a way that empowers People and Business to grow together? Do you want to contribute to create beautiful, functional, sustainable, high quality solutions for life at home at low prices for the many? Then we are looking for you!
Right now we are looking for a Business Area Manager to lead our Business Area KBA, kitchen, bathroom and appliance. Our business is about helping the many people getting ready for life. We are a diverse group of professionals from across the world that are passionate about working together to create business results. To continue to be the leader in life at home, it is a necessity to utilise our curiosity and explore how to fulfil dreams and solve every day needs using both new and proven solutions.
About the assignment
You lead a Business Area with co-workers together with senior leaders in your management team. We want you to truly contribute in leading in line with our values, where togetherness, giving and taking responsibilities and simplicity in everything we do is key to success. We have a strong business foundation to build from and lots of competent co-workers, fully engaged to grow and develop further. Together with your team you set out the direction towards further innovation where learning, joy and performance work hand in hand for a better IKEA.
Your main tasks and responsibilities will be:
Sustained excellence in daily operations through trust, encouragement and people focused leadership
Competence development and evolvement of the unique IKEA Culture
Further development and execution of business plans in the long term perspective, creating optimal conditions for growth and innovation in a multichannel business environment
Contribution and support of the total IKEA agenda within IKEA of Sweden, Range & Supply, and other relevant IKEA organisations. Collaborate across the company to lead common topics for business and people development
Collaboration with the material categories to create the optimal conditions for full availability at lowest cost, optimal sourcing and close cooperation in the product development process



About you
As Business Area Manager you need to have a deep understanding and honest belief in the values of the IKEA Culture and a strong passion and curiosity in people and how they live their “Lives at Home”. Furthermore, you need to have a strong interest in supplying and product development. In order for you to be successful in the job as Business Area Manager, you also need to have;
Proven record of passionate and strong senior leadership – developing, inspiring, leading, coaching and influencing other senior leaders and specialists
Proven record of successful business development and performance over time – business planning, setting and implementing action plans, providing clear direction and following up as well as consistently meeting agreed budgets and goals
Strong communicative skills and great passion in leading, inspiring and empowering co-workers as well as other stakeholders, in a complex and fast paced organisation
Strong networking capabilities inside and outside of IKEA and the ability to engage a variety of receivers by creating a passion for our business and action plan
Proven ability to prioritise and organise your own work as well as the work of others in order to make the most efficient use of time available
Curiosity driven problem solver with a playfulness in everything you do