Market Manager

Do you want to work together with the Home Furnishing Suppliers with common goals and plans to optimize our value chain? Then you may be the one we are looking for!
We are looking for a Market Manager leading business and people together.
The role of the Market Manager is to lead and develop market operations and organization and to secure that the development and performance is according to market overall goals and directions.
It is the responsibility of the Market function at IKEA Components to be the one point of entry and to meet with our different buyers. Market is taking lead in implementing new business and work in close cooperation with our other functions. In the meeting with the buyers, it is the responsibility of Market to manage, develop and improve the purchase of components, materials, and equipment to reduce total cost, secure availability, sustainability, and the right quality. It is also the responsibility of the Market function to collect demands, needs and expectations from the market and provide IKEA Components with this market knowledge.
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”!
Please note that this is a temporary position for 13 months who will start in August 2022.
As Market Manager your main assignments will be to develop the business and deliver excellent result on all agreed KPI´s. Set the business direction with clear Action Plan to improve and develop the business based on professional relations, trust and transparency. Take the lead for global business projects and support co-workers to establish strong and professional relations and cooperation with both buyers as well as IKEA Purchasing development.
Furthermore, you will:
· Lead co-worker and develop their competence
· Build a high performing team
· Budget and cost responsible within the team
· Compensation and benefit responsible for co-workers within the team
· Being a member of the Market Management
· Be part of develop the market roles and way of working
With knowledge and experience in the field of business development you have a strong capability to identify and capture business opportunities and deliver excellent results. You can lead on an operational/tactical level with the business strategy in mind. Your strong analytical skills and fact-based business leadership capabilities support making the right decisions and implementation. Your eagerness to build trust and partnership to reach common goals is remarkable. You are highly interested in understanding the markets we are working in as well as the reality of our buyers.
You come with good track record in current and previous positions, in leading and developing both business and people, you lead by example and can bring out the best in your team and the people and organizations you encounter. You identify very much with our values and enjoy creating an environment where the IKEA values are a strong and living reality.
Please note that we have a preferred candidate for this position. If you have questions regarding the recruitment please contact recruitment specialist Christina Appelqvist, +46-766-113408.