Sales & Market Manager - IKEA Components

About the company
Inter IKEA is a group of companies that connects IKEA retailers with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. It consists of three Core businesses: Retail concept, Range and Supply.

IKEA Supplyis responsible to source, manufacture and distribute IKEA products to the IKEA retailers. This to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.

IKEA Components is one of 7 business units in Supply and is responsible to developing, sourcing, packing and supplying furniture components, furniture materials and IKEA retail equipment, in areas where it benefits IKEA and the IKEA customer. We are approx. 1200 co-workers based in 31 different locations. Three locations are IKEA Components legal sites (Nantong, CN, Malacky, SK, Älmhult, SE) where we also run packaging and distribution production, meanwhile other locations are mainly IKEA Supply Areas and IKEA Industry sites. IKEA Components work on assignment from IKEA Range, IKEA Supply and Retail Concept and are together with more than 2000 business partners aiming towards the wished position “Together in IKEA Components we have significantly increased IKEA competitiveness to be the leader in life at home.”

About the assignment

We are in exiting times where the IKEA Components assignment and the impact on IKEA has grown over the past years. There is a strong strategic need to increase presence towards our many stakeholders within IKEA but also towards IKEA Components partners. The Market function at IKEA Components is the one point of entry for all buyers.We are responsible to lead business implementation and be the preferred business partner with the task to develop, improve and maintain the purchase for the buyers.

We are looking for a Sales & Market Manager

As Sales & Market Manager you are responsible to lead and develop the total Market operation and organization within IKEA Components. Secure that the development and it’s performance is according to IKEA Component overall goals and direction.The Market organization consists of more then 100 co-workers and managers, and has its own management team which you, in this role, will be leading.

In the Sales & Market manager role you will report to IKEA Components Managing Director and be part of the IKEA Components management team.

Within this role we see you acting as a strategic and tactical partner to define and enable the overall goals for IKEA Components. You and your team will contribute to the implementation of business strategies, priorities and processes by leading development and implementation across functions and organizations in IKEA.

You will:

• Lead and develop business leaders competenceand based on the Demands, Needs and Expectations from the Home Furnishing Suppliers, create a clear direction on how to develop the market function.
• Interact with stakeholders, mostly on the level of Managing Director, both internally within IKEA and externally to discuss business challenges in running operations and to explore new business opportunities.
• Support Market Managers by establish strong relations and cooperation with other IKEA units.
• Be a role model for the IKEA culture and our values

You are a strong business minded person with some experience from the area of sales, you have passion for both business and people. <you are used to meet Company Directors and discuss and solve problems on a strategic level.

You dare to think differently, and you have an agile approach and adapt as you go. You are interested in finding new ways of working and are highly motivated to do this by leading our business agenda through people and collaborate and interact with many different stakeholders, creating new relations and networks.

You are senior in your leadership with the ability to communicate verbally, visually and in writing in an inspirational way in an IKEA tone of voice. Furthermore, you have a high professional integrity and an ability to plan and handle multiple topics and changing priorities and deadlines. We offer you a position in a fast paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of development opportunities!

Sounds interesting?
We continuously look for better ways of working, following our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people. It is in our culture to work together and to be open, straightforward, and inclusive.

Due to summer vacations this process may take a little bit longer time than usual. We will contact you in the middle of August.

If this sounds like an environment you could enjoy working in, please send your CV and Cover Letter (in English) where you tell us more about yourself and why you believe you fit in to this job. Please send your application via our recruitment system Smart Recruiters, no later than August 18th 2024.

The position is based in Älmhult, Sweden and will require travelling.
If you have questions about the role or the role, please contact johan.andreasson@inter.ikea.com. and if you want to know about the recruitment process, please contact Christina Appelqvist, +46-766-113408