Sales Responsible (Bedroom&Bathroom)

SALES RESPONSIBLE, Business Area Bedroom&Bathroom
IKEA of Sweden, Älmhult

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.

Right now we?re looking for a Sales Responsible to join Commercial team in Business Area Bedroom&Bathroom.

The Sales Responsible is a key position within IKEA and plays a major role in the product development processes by securing the link between our sales channels and IKEA of Sweden. As Sales Responsible, you initiate and propose activities to secure sales results and range potentials on the global market.

The Sales Responsible is responsible for:

- Feeding the product development process with customer behavior and needs from global market;
- Providing competitor information and market trends for the specific home furnishing areas;
- Providing detailed sales reports and analytics for the specific home furnishing areas;
- Leading and influencing different stakeholders from a retail and customer perspective to secure commercial success and acceptance of the range in the IKEA sales channels.

To be able to deliver in this role, the Sales Responsible should have:

- Solid commercial retail knowledge and insights in the various sales channels
- Solid knowledge on the sales competence areas (planning, steering, pricing etc.)
- Strong insights in the customer needs, behaviors and decision journey in the various sales channels from global perspective
- Strong analytical and financial competence

Interested?

The Sales Responsible position is a challenging and rewarding position with enormous impact on the many people around the world but it needs something to be successful. Experience in project management and stakeholder alignment is needed. A strong business sense paired with excellent communication and influencing skills is required. This position evolves around identifying and collaborating on innovations: innovation management is therefore also an absolute need. We love what we do and we seek people who love their work too and who share our values in their professional and everyday life.

Please send your application to: recruitment.team.SE@ikea.com