Market Specific Leader – BA CHILI (Children’s IKEA and Lighting)

Can you really reach out to the whole world, creating a better everyday life for the many people?

In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA core business Range and Core business Supply. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to customers all over the world. We offer only products we love which is a wide range of well- designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. That is our promise, and we do this every day with great passion and energy.

Right now we are looking for a Market Specific Leader to our BA CHILI, who would like to achieve the wished position for Market Specific Range – Making IKEA truly market relevant supporting the core range and by that generate extraordinary growth and a great customer experience. By listening and understanding the need of the consumer on each market. Together with the retailer and the Range & Product team develop complementary and competitive market relevant range for each market.

In BA CHILI we are a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “to create a better everyday life for the many people”. We develop safe and affordable products for a beautiful, playful and more convenient life at home. Everything we do is based on a spirit of togetherness and enthusiasm, and now we are looking for someone who share our positive attitude and values.

As a Market Specific Leader you use requests and inputs from Retail, Range & Product teams (HFB), material and category areas and market trends in order to support the retailer in co-creating and securing a locally relevant offer and contributing with proven business possibilities to the global IKEA business. 

You are responsible for leading, growing and optimising the market specific potential in the HFB dimension and thereby contribute to create extraordinary growth and speed to market. You identify new potential business opportunities by working in close collaboration with the countries, market clusters and Range & Product teams. Opportunities that not only will create market specific growth but also will challenge and optimise the total development plan for the HFB portfolio.

You create alignment with Range & Product teams in the HFBs in order to ensure that the Market Specific Range will deliver complementary range and extra growth in relation to running range, and not act as competition.
Furthermore you will be responsible for:
Maintaining and refreshing the Market Specific Range, from a supply, quality and trend development perspective
Connecting markets in their needs and supporting the markets in identifying common needs and opportunities driving volume up and purchase price down

This role is full-time role and can be based in Malmo or Delft. At IKEA we believe that we’re better when we’re physically together for collaboration, dialogues, and conversations. We believe in the power of human interactions; the informal chats, the energy, belonging, and creativity generated by people being in the same place. Our approach is that we spend most of our time in the IKEA workplace and with the flexibility to work from home when relevant. 

In this role you will report to the Group Manager of Security Operations and Incident Response in Shared Data & Technology and work closely with Cybersecurity leaders across Inter IKEA Group to lead towards uniformity and commonality, contributing to the Inter IKEA security and privacy approach to secure IKEA in a connected value chain.  

Creating long term success for IKEA, together 

We want to become an even more affordable, sustainable and accessible home furnishing retailer in an omni-channel reality. We bring business and data & technology together to improve how we work and meet customers, and enable us to focus on creating value. So we can continuously improve and scale IKEA, together with our partners and the many people.  

IKEA Shared Data & Technology builds up, delivers, serves and supports shared data and technology for the IKEA value chain. Together we build a digital foundation to enable our core business partners and franchisees to work more efficiently and create a rewarding customer experience in an omnichannel world. 

Another thing fuelling our success is our values-based culture. While we are unique individuals with endless differences, something we share is our commitment to lead by example, work together, find better ways and to get things done. We believe in life-long learning, where we all play a part in helping each other (and our business) grow. 

Read more about us at https://about.ikea.com  

 
Does this sound like your next challenge?

Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. The last day to send your application is the 28th of September 2022

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Sales Manager Robert Becker at robert.becker@inter.ikea.com For questions regarding the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Recruiter Marie Sandman on +46 768545309.