New Retail Business Development Leader

WHO ARE YOU
You see things a little differently? So do we! We believe in discovering and developing the talent in each of us. We offer positions that challenge your skills and inspire you to grow. Come see things a little differently with us.
We believe that you have a lot of energy and that you know how to navigate in ambiguity – even finding comfort driving “Change into the unknown”. You have an open and transparent approach to communication, are able to “fill in the gaps” where needed, and support and understand that we learn and adapt as we go along! You lean into a challenge, approach complex situations with an open and flexible mind-set, while maintaining a both caring and professional approach.
You want to be part of this journey, where people will experience a new IKEA: more affordable, accessible and sustainable. We will continue to build on our strengths and admit and learn from our mistakes. We will be closer to where people are, go fully digital hand-in-hand with services, become circular, and take a stand on equality. And that’s just to name a few.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
· 10 year experience in leading other leaders and senior competences as well as developing new potentials and business.
· Proven success in obtaining good results in managing a profitable business
· Experience from Ideation, exploration and development to deployment
· Proven track record of interdependent leadership - leading business agendas across IKEA and external stakeholders in a collaborative way and delivering results through others
· Experience from leading and/or ordering large global projects
· You are fluent in spoken and written English
· And just as important, you are someone who would share and naturally reflect the IKEA values in your everyday work. You constantly seek better ways to inspire and clarify a vision and you get energized by the diversity in a fast-paced changing retail environment.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
In the position New Retail Business Development Leader, your overall scope is to lead, deploy, accelerate and scale specified New Retail Business Development initiatives to create growth. You will drive an open and sharing climate, being a role model of the IKEA values where our co-workers are informed, engaged, and empowered.
Key assignments in this role will be to:
· Lead the specific new retail business initiative in connection to approved business and deployment case.
· Lead the creation and establishment of clear go-to-market and acceleration/scaling plans.
· Together with other functions, stakeholders and partners lead the continuous development and detailing of new business opportunities and how it supports to expand the business.
·Identify relevant partners across industries for exploring opportunities and build long term business relations.
· Lead development of complete competence need to deploy, scale and drive connected business initiative in our business landscape.
· Lead establishment with relevant stakeholders of needed business and regulatory agreements to ensure business viability.
ABOUT THIS WORK AREA
About New Retail Business Development: The function ensures that new business opportunities can be developed, deployed, accelerated and scaled into the retail landscape into viable businesses and thereby creating new revenue opportunities.
About New Retail Business Development Team:
The New Retail Business Development team deploys, accelerates and scales specified New Retail Business Development initiatives to create growth.
QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT? LET'S CONNECT!
Ingka Group offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global marketplace. And as the world’s leader at life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us. The position will be located in Malmö, Sweden.
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Julia Schnittger at julia.schnittger@ingka.ikea.com.