Business Risk & Compliance Leader

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In short

IKEA Milton Keynes is looking for a Business Risk and Compliance Leader to promote a strong culture of compliance, safety, and risk awareness across the store. This role involves coaching managers, influencing stakeholders, and ensuring adherence to IKEA policies and legal requirements.

Responsibilities

Promote risk management in the unit and develop risk-aware decision-taking.
Coordinate external vendors for proactive risk mitigation.
Create a Risk & Compliance culture by developing leadership and implementing systems to detect, analyze, and reduce business loss.
Plan and ensure Crisis Management trainings and ways of working are in place.
Coordinate the Unit Crisis Management Team for emergency cases.
Conduct internal investigations and analyze unit processes and data.

Requirements

Experienced retail manager with a proven track record of leading teams and delivering exceptional customer service.
Proven leadership skills with the ability to make well-balanced decisions in a fast-paced omni-channel environment.
Skilled communicator with good stakeholder management skills, ability to set clear priorities and delegate responsibility.
Ability to assess and mitigate risks in a business environment.
Proficient analytical skills to understand performance tracking using KPIs.
Leadership skills to inspire, motivate, encourage and engage co-workers and the wider management team.

Benefits

Start Date of employment will be: November 2026
Starting salary of £31,130 per annum, based on competence and experience.
39 Hours, working 5 days per week and includes alternate weekends
Flexibility to match your life and our business needs can be discussed.
15% IKEA discount & discount portal helping you save £100’s on High-street retailers.
Life Assurance of 4 times your pay, enhanced statutory pension contributions & interest free loans.
iBenefits – Rewards & discount portal.
Free healthy meal option, salad bar, fruit, and hot/cold drinks

Skills

Risk ManagementComplianceStakeholder ManagementLeadershipKPIsInvestigative Skills

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About IKEA

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment. The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Our value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with our customers. The IKEA retail business…

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