Meeting the customer specialist -TESEC

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 of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. We are here to offer 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.

Business Area TESEC (Textiles, Social Entrepreneurship & Collections) is a very exciting business area with a mission to reach more of the many people. We have ambitious plans, exciting range and a strong position in people and planet positive.

Right now, we are looking for a Meeting the Customer Specialist to join our team

As BA (Business Area) Meeting the Customer Specialist you ensure that the sales related requirements for a successful meeting with the customer are incorporated within the development of a defined business for both NEWs and running range.

Your main responsibilities include to lead the sales contribution for new range development into the development/project teams. You will also be responsible for market input to secure the Meeting the Customer requirements for the defined business. Another thing is the content of the Meeting the Customer Sales components of the projects including easy buying easy selling, pricing, business case and to be responsible for value-based pricing for respective HFB.

Among other tasks, we wish you to competitive monitoring and the follow-up of pricing KPIs and be responsible to define the needs and requirements for supporting tools in order to support the buying process and:
•  be responsible to identify the need for range related services, after sales and spare parts
• contribute to the development of Range and product communication by identifying the need and setting the requirements for an easy buying and selling process
• be responsible for Range and product knowledge content related to easy buying and selling to retail partners
• secure that the selling requirements of the IKEA retail system are met within defined range offer.

Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. Please note that we will review applications as they come through so do not delay, send in your application today! The last day to send your application is 14 of October 2021.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Juha Vasenius , juha.vasenius@inter.ikea.com For questions regarding the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Christina Appelqvist, +4676613408