Range Area Manager

We are looking for Range Area Managers
In IKEA Core Business Range, we are ready to put in the next gear of moving IKEA and making us better together. We have decided that we will focus, simplify and concentrate going forward by putting the product in the center – with a full focus on the core of our assignments.
Our business is about developing products, it’s at the center of all that we do, our daily job. We are looking for you, who are very familiar with working with the IKEA range, passionate about Home furnishing and the business we’re in and interested in solving real needs in people’s homes.
The outside world has changed with conflicts and tension, climate change, inequality, inflation. Inside IKEA things have also changed, with rising costs and lower volumes. Our business model is put in reverse and the many people cannot afford our products. These are challenging times, and we like challenges. You will be important in our journey where we have decided to dare to be IKEA, optimize for relevance and rethink low price.
We’re looking for a Range Area Manager (RAM) and one of your main responsibilities is to create the best pre-conditions for delivering better products at lower cost. Each Range Area (RA) is a big business unit where you lead and work together with a unit of 50 – 90 people. Range Areas are divided into Furniture, HFA (Home Furnishing Accessories) and Food and you report to Manager for Furniture, Manager for HFA or Manager for Food Business areas.
The Range Area Manager:
• Is an experienced leader with proven record of range and business development and performance over time in a similar context
• Lead the creation of the HFB portfolio and secure that it drives growth and positioning
• Lead the Range Area business in an efficient and effective way by collaborating with other RA’s and other relevant stakeholders throughout the whole value chain
• Is used to prioritizing and simplifying for your teams and organization, for best use of time
Your values-based leadership, leading by example every day, staying close to your team, and knowing your business are pre-requisites to lead, build and develop the RA. You have a development mindset, and you are comfortable exploring and not having all the answers. Leading with trust and give space for people to take own initiatives comes naturally to you. At the same time, you can give clarity, direction and you are confident taking both easy and challenging decisions.
The Range Area Manager is crucial for our product development business, and we believe that your presence with the team and working majority of the time in the office is important.
Additional information
To simplify and have good speed in the recruitment process, you apply for the role by uploading your CV in Smart Recruiters, including your answers to these five questions (no motivational letter needed):
• What do you believe is your contribution to this position?
• What values and strengths will come through in your leadership?
• How will you lead the Range Area across the total IKEA value chain?
• Imagine the Range Areas in 2025, what would it look like?
• What Range Areas do you have passion in?
Please keep your answers short and concise.
Everyone is welcome to apply but candidates from IKEA will be prioritized. We will have an ongoing selection and interview process and will close the recruitment when we’ve found the candidate for this role.
Last application date is November 27th, 2022.