Business Information Analyst – Purchasing Development

Company Description
Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing and food products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them.
IKEA Supply is part of the Inter IKEA Group and is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.
Job Description
By maximising the use of existing reports, and creating new reports/tools where needed, the purpose is to provide timely, relevant information and analysis to support the business navigators and other stakeholders in the organization. Through this, the function contributes to profitable growth, better decision making as well as a strengthened performance culture.
You will support overall Purchasing Development and IKEA Supply business performance that is beneficial to people & planet and protects and adds value to our assets, securing profitable growth and financial independence. By providing services, supporting a strong compliance framework, and effective governance to enable entrepreneurship and safeguard our people, customers and businesses.
You will:
• provide relevant, user-friendly business information, promoting standardised reporting and securing competence in the organisation to allow for analysis and understanding of performance and for making optimal decisions
• perform data analysis to identify trends, opportunities and potential risks, and present them in an understandable and actionable manner at a country level
• support supply business navigation partners in achieving a healthy profits and loss through key performance analysis and evaluation
• use the understanding of how information is applied today, to determine the future needs of reporting at store and country level
• secure the multi-dimensional view of the business ,when conducting the necessary analysis, to evaluate retail performance with the customer in focus
• apply understanding of the goals, business priorities to follow through on commitments and achieve results in line with the IKEA vision and values
Qualifications
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. You have proven track record in delivering under time pressure and are fluent in English and local language, both written and spoken. You are computer/smart device literate, tech savvy.
You have proven analytical skills combined with an ability to communicate figures in an understandable and inspiring way. You have ability to take in new information, compile, organise, analyse and make relevant
conclusions from substantial amounts of data combined with strong and well proven collaboration skills. Further you have ability to make things happen in a fast and flexible way during change. On top this, you have an eye for detail and accuracy.
You have knowledge in the following areas:
• understanding of the business/operations and its main drivers, major business changes and its consequences, scenario thinking
• good understanding of data science, new technologies, analytics and their wide ranging application in business context
Additional information
The position will be based in Älmhult (Sweden).
We look forward to receiving your application in English. 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. Please apply latest 2nd April 2022.
For more information, please contact Zuzana.vackova1@inter.ikea.com.
We look forward to receiving your application!