Business Navigator

Company Description
At Business Area Food we are passionate food lovers that develop and provide delicious, desirable, healthy and sustainable food for the many people around the world. Food that is accessible and affordable for the many people. No doubt food matters, to people and the planet and to the IKEA business. Our Food business is a strong contributor to the IKEA brand and business growth and we have the ambition to drive positive change in the food industry.
The journey ahead in Food is very exciting. Over the next years, we will continue to strengthen the core of what we do -developing food that is good for people and the planet. We dare to challenge ourselves, living our values, every day and we embrace the future and face the opportunities to enable success.
Now we are looking for a Business Navigator to want to strengthen our Food team with someone who shares our passion for food and our values.

The position will be based in Malmö until August 2023 then in Älmhult. At the heart of IKEA in Älmhult we will create the IKEA Food Hub where we will come together across IKEA to deliver on more healthy, sustainable & delicious food.
Job Description
This is a role which is leading and steering the performance management process and project portfolio management from planning to execution within the area of responsibility, in order to ensure goal achievement.
Lead the business performance management process and the translation of business plans into goals, secure relevant performance reporting & follow-up within financial and other given frames.
Lead project and development portfolio management including follow up to ensure a balanced portfolio with the right priorities in relation to plans and ambitions.
Lead fact-based decision making by being an active business partner giving insights, analytics, scenarios and recommendations.
Translate business needs into business solutions and ensure cooperation with expertice function.
Ensure s strong performance culture where deviations are detected early and acted upon.
Ensure a strong low-cost culture through leadership by example and challenging unnecessary costs.
Identify opportunities & risks for business development by using Business Information and Analytics tools and provide relevant performance and business insights as well as market and consumer intelligence.
Take a holistic business view when leading, coordinating and developing effective processes in a connected value chain.
Communicate business results, insights and recommendations in a clear and inspiring way, making business analysis available and actionable.
Contribute to the development of working methods and tools and share best practice.

Qualifications
Lead business through people, facilitate meetings and reaching decisions.
Be a strategic business partner, to coach and challenge across topics.
Set direction, follow-up and secure plans.
Think ahead, understand how decisions impact the totality, see potentials and risks in processes and projects.
Analyse, draw conclusions and act on deviations.
Analyse and navigate in the known and unknown.
Strong communication skills, inspires and creates confidence, build networks and strong relations.
Proactively lead stakeholder management.
Good knowledge about project- and project portfolio management.
•Good knowledge about business navigation and business analytics.
Good knowledge of data visualization, communication, facilitation and presentation skills
Good knowledge of business intelligence tools.

Additional information
Sounds interesting?
Please send us your application in English – CV and motivation letter – no later than 1st Dec. 2021. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit. 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, please contact Business Navigation Manager Riccardo Franzini at riccardo.franzini@inter.ikea.com. If you have questions regarding this role or recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Katie Pettersson on +46 702 99 42 48.
We are looking forward to your application!