Who you are
We believe your backpack consists of:
- Strategic business partner, with analytical skills able to translate business needs into financial consequences and solutions.
- Good communication skills with ability to influence and create energy and commitment within the organization.
- Strong sense of urgency and result orientation.
- Ability to recognize outside trends relevant for your local market and translate them into business opportunities.
- Steer the business towards long term growth and profitability.
- Constantly look for more effective ways of working.
- Degree in Business/Finance/Economics or related field
- Experience of leading teams in retail environment
- Communication skills
- High level of integrity and maturity
- Budget and business steering
- Good overview of IKEA operations.
**Responsibilities**:
In this role, you will:
- Lead the RCMP Business Plan process together with the RCMP manager and management team, and proactively working with markets data to understand people's life at home and our customers experience
- Drive and coordinate the financial business planning process and secure that the financial dimensions are aligned with the RCMP challenges and priorities while involving and creating commitment among stakeholders when setting goals.
- Together with the sales team identify commercial opportunities and promote the use of business case thinking when evaluating and acting on these.
- Having the full understanding of the Profit & Loss for the RCMP
- Optimize and develop the RCMP results and performance continuously by implementing best practices, using close the gap to identify opportunities and follow-up benchmarks KPIs.
- Provide relevant, user-friendly business information, promoting standardized reporting and securing competence in the organization to allow for analysis and understanding of performance to make optimal business decisions.
- Secure that all investments are done with a proper analysis or business ROI considering all aspect of the different projects
- Lead and develop leaders and teams in the areas of responsibility of the BNO function.
Identify and develop talents and secure succession planning.
- Provide a safe, secure and compliant environment for our customers, suppliers and co-workers.
Secure implementation of relevant rules and guidelines in the areas of Risk and compliance, accounting rules etc.
About this work area
In this position you steer the RCMP towards growth, optimal performance and sustained long term profitability, in line with the IKEA objectives.
You are also a proactive business partner in strategic and operational development, closely connected to the
business and contributing to improved customer experience.
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IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global workplace.
And as the world's leader at life at home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us.