About this role
Here it is. Your chance to lead business development and create optimal conditions for sustainable growth and good financial result in the most influential small town in the world. Can you really reach out to the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the middle of nowhere? In Älmhult you can. Älmhult, Sweden is home to IKEA Range & Supply. IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA retail channels with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces 2,000 new products in the 420 IKEA stores and other multichannel touchpoints around the world with the turnover of 38.3 BEUR. The total range is almost 10,000 products. So what happens in Älmhult definitely doesn't stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe. With textiles your home comes to life, bringing variety, vitality, inspiration, comfort, warmth and expression to the entire home. Textiles are functional and decorative, personal and universal; they are all over the home to create better life at home. Job Description Are you a passionate senior leader with the ability, curiosity and courage to lead people, strategic business development and actions in a way that empowers People and Business to grow together? Do you want to contribute to create beautiful, functional, sustainable, high quality solutions for life at home at low prices for the many? Then we are looking for you! When some see a throw, we see warmth, relaxation and a cozy night in. We like to think that textiles makes home a home. Right now we are looking for a Business Area Manager to lead our Business Area Textiles. Our business is about helping the many people making their homes come alive through textiles. We are a diverse group of professionals from across the world that are passionate about working together to create business results. To continue to be the leader in life at home, it is a necessity to utilise our curiosity and explore how to fulfil dreams and solve every day needs using both new and proven solutions. The time ahead in Textiles is very exciting. Both through taking on the responsibility for contributing to and coordinating the Home Furnishing Accessories agenda across our businesses. As well as the continuous journey to become even more relevant for our customers, in all dimensions, building upon our proven strengths. About the assignment You lead a Business Area with approximately 100 co-workers together with senior leaders in your management team. We want you to truly contribute in leading in line with our values, where togetherness, giving and taking responsibilities and simplicity in everything we do is key to success. We have a strong business foundation to build from and lots of competent co-workers, fully engaged to grow and develop further. Together with your team you set out the direction towards further innovation where learning, joy and performance work hand in hand for a better IKEA. You will report to Deputy Managing Director, IKEA of Sweden AB, Jeanette Skjelmose. Your main tasks and responsibilities will be: -Sustained excellence in daily operations through trust, encouragement and people focused leadership -Competence development and evolvement of the unique IKEA Culture -Further development and execution of business plans in the long term perspective, creating optimal conditions for growth and innovation in a multichannel business environment -Contribution and support of the total IKEA agenda within IKEA of Sweden, Range & Supply, and other relevant IKEA organisations. Collaborate across the company to lead common topics for business and people development -Collaboration with the material categories to create the optimal conditions for full availability at lowest cost, optimal sourcing and close cooperation in the product development process About you As Business Area Manager you need to have a deep understanding and honest belief in the values of the IKEA Culture and a strong passion and curiosity in people and how they live their “Lives at Home”. Furthermore, you need to have a strong interest in supplying and product development. In order for you to be successful in the job as Business Area Manager, you also need to have; -Proven record of passionate and strong senior leadership – developing, inspiring, leading, coaching and influencing other senior leaders and specialists -Proven record of successful business development and performance over time – business planning, setting and implementing action plans, providing clear direction and following up as well as consistently meeting agreed budgets and goals -Strong communicative skills and great passion in leading, inspiring and empowering co-workers as well as other stakeholders, in a complex and fast paced organisation -Strong networking capabilities inside and outside of IKEA and the ability to engage a variety of receivers by creating a passion for our business and action plan -Proven ability to prioritise and organise your own work as well as the work of others in order to make the most efficient use of time available -Curiosity driven problem solver with a playfulness in everything you do