Business Navigator

• Provide country management with analysis, expert insights, and business information to guide decision-making, challenge strategies, and drive growth, optimal performance, and long-term profitability
• Ensure timely and relevant information is communicated effectively to stakeholders, inspiring meaningful decisions and actions that support business goals
• Partner with units on financial performance and providing support and challenging where necessary, while overseeing financial submissions to global retail business navigation and managing specific P&L lines to support targets and improve performance
• Contribute to the country pricing process, identifying commercial opportunities to maximize gross margins and support financial objectives
• Identify new business opportunities and collaborate with units and SO functions to implement tools, processes, and best practices to enhance customer experience and retail foundation
• Conduct functional reviews, supporting units in improving performance, competence, and customer experience, while ensuring performance measurement systems and KPI improvements through operational workshops and benchmarking activities
• Present to the Country and Global Board on key topics.

• An experienced leader with prior store experience, solid commercial business knowledge and cross-functional understanding of IKEA
• Store and/or Service Office Business Navigation experience an advantage
• Equipped with excellent analytical and numerical skills with the ability to recognise trends and translate them into business opportunities
• Able to translate and impart financial and technical information and present this in a clear and informative manner to a diverse range of stakeholders
• Equipped with strong communication skills and ability to foster relationships with a wide variety of business partners, with demonstrated ability to influence decisions.

Store and/or Service Office Business Navigation experience an advantage.

• 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
• 15% Co-worker discount
• Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
• Free Co-worker parking
• Free benefits membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers)
• Bonus programme (where eligible)
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible).