Job Description

Company Description

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand \xe2\x80\x93 and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.

We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.



About the job

You will optimize the IKEA Shopping experience in your area of responsibility to secure satisfied customers and increase sales through your knowledge of the IKEA range, life at home and the local market competition in all sales channels and the customer\xe2\x80\x99s ever changing shopping behavior. You are to lead your multi skilled frontline team to contribute to maximizing sales potential, turnover, volume and profit by securing the easy buying experience of the customers.

Your assignment

• Understand customers\xe2\x80\x99 shopping behavior, retail trends & life at home and use the knowledge to make informed business decisions that give us a competitive advantage
• Ensure sales and profitability is secured through sales steering and range efficiency to maximize growth
• Securing your area of responsibility in excellent shape as new, fully stocked with high level of merchandising basics in place
• Analyze and follow up on forecast adjustments to optimize product availability when sales patterns change
• Take responsibility to achieve goals set for my area of responsibility and communicate the action plans clearly to my team
• Work closely with Floor Manager to analyze and follow up on qualitative and quantitative performance; securing commercial opportunities and priorities in a multichannel environment.

• You have the ability to lead business through people by demonstrating strong leadership capabilities.
• You have the ability to make things happen by championing flexibility, speed and simplicity.
• You have a through thought process to be a considered decision maker.
• You have the ability to align customer needs and expectations with business needs
• You are confident in approaching and communicating clearly with different people in various situations
• You have a flexible and hands-on approach to responsibilities as well as the ability to meet deadlines.

Ikano