Business Navigation Leader, IKEA

IKEA

Location:
Malaysia, Johor Bahru

Category:
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Contract Type:
Employment contract

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Job Description:

Support the Business Navigation & Operations Manager in navigating the growth and securing sustained profitability of IKANO. Drive the business navigation processes, including staff cost and productivity development. Be a pro-active, trustworthy business partner to the Country Business Navigation Manager, Finance Managers and store steering team by steering and challenging the actual business performance for the assigned area of responsibility.

Job Responsibility:

Provide store steering team with information, analysis, and expert insight to support, challenge, and steer the store towards growth, optimal performance, and sustained long-term profitability
Promote standardised dashboards and secure competence in the store to allow for analysis and understanding of performance and for making optimal decisions
Contribute to new ways of measuring and steering the business performance in an omnichannel environment, including productivity goals and productivity measurements to ensure performance
Have a full overview of store profit & loss and take responsibility for cost development and gross margin management, as well as for specific lines of the profit & loss, supporting Store and Country Business Navigation Manager in achieving a healthy profit & loss through key performance analysis and evaluation
Responsible for overall forecasting and monitoring, including the execution of working hours and staff cost structure, as well as budget, to ensure that set targets are met
Contribute with business navigation expertise in driving projects and business initiatives forward to secure the budget frame and healthy cost development
Develop and drive short-, mid-, and long-term resource planning, together with the HR manager to ensure cost efficiency
Conduct the necessary analysis, while securing a multi-dimensional view of the business, to evaluate retail performance with the customer in focus
Contribute with input and coordinate the financial business planning, budgeting, and follow-up for the assigned areas of responsibility to ensure goals are met
Responsible for commercial sales navigation on the sales floor to secure sustained profitability
Contribute with input and provide expertise to the store boards to enable performance

Requirements:

Possess at least minimum 1-3 years of experience in a retail market, preferably from store or country company level, with a good understanding of how the commercial and financial processes work
Possess at least minimum 1-3 years of experience of developing new ways of working and implementing proven solutions for efficiency purposes
Possess at least minimum 1-3 years of experience in data analysis, developing metrics and projections based on analysis results
Proven track record in delivering under time pressure
Able to work on computer/smart device literate, tech-savvy
Able to speak fluently in English, both written and spoken

What we offer:

IKEA discounts
Flexi benefits
Maternity and paternity leave
Gifts
Work environment
Incentive plan

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 08, 2025

Expiration:
August 31, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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Business Navigation Leader

IKEA

Location:Malaysia, Johor Bahru

Category:-

Contract Type:Employment contract